Chris Leo Palermino
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Chris Leo Palermino is a music, tech, business, and culture journalist based between New York and Boston. He also contributes to Billboard, Myspace, and Paste Magazine. He's passionate about new technology, the new music and media business, good coffee, and under-the-radar musicians.
BBC hires red-hot writer for The Golden Compass TV adaptation
Prolific screenplay scribe Jack Thorne has been hired by the BBC to adapt Philip Pullman's epic His Dark Materials book trilogy.
Miley Cyrus to star alongside Woody Allen in his new Amazon series
The celebrated filmmaker and actor wrote the script and will direct the untitled show, which also stars Elaine May, set in the 1960s.
Straight Outta Compton's Corey Hawkins lands lead role in 24: Legacy
Corey Hawkins will play Eric Carter, a former Army Ranger who runs into some serious trouble from his past in the military after returning to the U.S.
New ABC series will go inside the head of key player in the Watergate scandal
The new series, Watergate, will be told through the eyes of former White House counsel member John Dean who was a key player in revealing the scandal.
Academy plans ‘historic action’ to make itself more diverse
The initiative is in response to backlash from this year's all-white Oscar acting and directing nominations.
Kevin Smith to star, direct in pot TV comedy ‘Hollyweed’
Mallrats and Clerks director and star Kevin Smith has finished a TV comedy about two potheads who manage a pot business in L.A. with help from a porn star.
Vimeo to fund five female-directed films this year to help close gender gap
The projects chosen for Vimeo's new Share the Screen initiative will receive financing in the "millions," educational workshops, and on-site promotions.
HBO serves up seven plus hours of Godfather glory like you’ve never seen it before
The Godfather Epic is a chronological, 424-minute long version of Francis Ford Coppola's epic crime saga.
Tracy Morgan out of traction and back in action in planned FX comedy
Morgan will play a career criminal who has to reintegrate into society after 15 years in prison. Jordan Peele and John Carcieri co-wrote the FX comedy.
Netflix viewers may be rewarded with The Punisher as a standalone series
Jon Bernthal's The Punisher may be coming to Netflix as a standalone series -- at some point.
Watch Sean Penn speak on El Chapo interview, Mexican government retaliation
Sean Penn believes the Mexican government is retaliating on Penn finding El Chapo before them by crediting him with helping re-capture the fugitive.
YouTube launches in Pakistan even though it’s still banned there
The YouTube ban could be soon overturned in Pakistan according to reports.
Hairspray will be NBC’s next live holiday musical this December
The follow-up to The Wiz Live! was picked largely because of its "focus on race relations and diversity."
CW Network could bail on Netflix and Hulu in favor of its own standalone streaming service
A new streaming service would come as CW winds up current deals with Netflix and Hulu, and likely cost $2 to $4 per month.
VLC finally lands on Apple TV, with Plex support, and so much more
VLC has debuted a mobile app with compatibility on the Apple TV, VLC for Mobile.
Amazon sets air dates for four series including Bosch, and The New Yorker Presents
New Yorker Presents (February 16), Mad Dogs (January 22), Bosch (March 11), and Catastrophe (April 8) highlight Amazon Prime's original shows this spring.
Time Warner wants pay TV customers to be able to binge watch shows
Time Warner hopes to make full seasons of more of its shows available on-demand to its TV consumers.