ABC News is restructuring around three units: 24/7 live and breaking news; signature shows, including “GMA,” “World News Tonight,” “The View,” “Tamron Hall,” and “This Week”; and longform storytelling built around “20/20,” “Nightline,” and ABC News Studios. That info came from ABC News head Almin Karamehmedovic, who wrote in a note to staff that the priorities for the news division include a mission to “preserve and expand our audience by reaching our viewers wherever they are”; “streamline and strengthen our operations to collaborate better in service of the news”; and “execute and deliver for our audience with excellence.” “We were called to journalism because we believe in its value in society,” he wrote. “The role of an independent press is essential, and we cannot take this for granted.”

Director Carl Erik Rinsch was indicted by federal prosecutors for defrauding Netflix, after he took over $11 million from the streamer by claiming it would be used to complete production of sci-fi show “Conquest.” Instead, the money was used to “finance lavish purchases and personal investments,” said FBI Assistant Director Leslie Backschies, who added, “The FBI will continue to reel in any individual who seeks to defraud businesses.” Netflix wrote off the $55 million it spent on the project.

Authentic Holdings is acquiring Goliath Motion Pictures Entertainment, owner of content including “In Living Color” and “The Cosby Show,” for $11 million. “To date ‘Goliath’ has been licensing to Maybacks Global Entertainment all of its content for the 35 channels it distributes globally on our streaming platforms and Over the Air broadcasting networks,” said Chris Giordano, Chairmen and President of Authentic Holdings. “After careful examination of the relationship, the parties agreed that the strategic acquisition of the 40,000+ titles owned by Goliath was a natural metamorphosis between Maybacks and Goliath.”

Meanwhile, Future Today is expanding its content library with the “Ultraman” franchise through a partnership with Mill Creek Entertainment. As part of the collaboration, Future Today will onboard 19 “Ultraman” movies and 8 specials, part of a superhero franchise that originated in Japan in 1966. “This partnership with Mill Creek Entertainment allows us to expand our content library with an iconic franchise that has a long-standing global fan base,” said Soma Sengupta, Head of Partner Relationships, Future Today. “By bringing ‘Ultraman’ to our platform, we are providing more diverse entertainment choices that appeal to a broad audience.”

Toonz Media Group is collaborating with 1st Place to launch a global animation anime production service. The strategic partnership aims to attract projects from entertainment companies by offering cost-effective and high-quality solutions for anime production and 3D CG creation.

A comedy starring Brooke Shields and David Spade is in development at Fox, reports Deadline. “Almost Paradise,” centered on a married couple stranded on a desert island, comes from Danny Zuker (“Modern Family”) and Kapital Entertainment.

The Chuck Lorre spinoff of “The Big Bang Theory,” in development at Max, has a name: “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.” It would be the third series in the “Big Bang” universe, after “Young Sheldon” and “George & Mandy’s First Marriage.”

HGTV’s “100 Day Dream Home” returns Tuesday, April 15 at 8p. On its last run, the renovation series attracted 12 million viewers.

Season two of AMC+’s “Black Snow” launches with two episodes on Thursday, April 24. The drama filmed in Queensland, Australia and is set in the Glasshouse Mountains.

Competition series “Glam Golf with Blair O’Neal” premieres Tuesday, March 25 on GolfPass. In the show, Blair and Sabrina Andolpho, founder of the social media influencer group Golf Girl Games, captain teams in a 2 versus 2, 9-hole match.

As part of Great American Media’s “40 Days of Lent: A Journey of Faith And Reflection,” Great American Family and streaming service, Pure Flix are airing traditional faith-filled programming through Easter. Among the offerings are annual Great American Family tradition “The Passion Play,” live from Shepherd Church Los Angeles returns on Good Friday, April 18 at 3:45p, and “Forty-Seven Days With Jesus” at 8p. Pure Flix will feature videos from Great American Media talent speaking to their personal faith journey or favorite scripture, faith-based films, and daily gratitude elements.

With over 40 million views on the web comic platform Tapas, “The Beginning of the End,” following a former king reincarnated into a world of magic and monsters, starts streaming Wednesday, April 2 on Crunchyroll.

HBO comedy special “Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life” will debut in April. “We all know Brett as an incredibly gifted writer and actor, but his roots are in stand up,” said Nina Rosenstein, EVP, HBO Programming, Late Night and Specials, of the “Ted Lasso” star. “He has a razor sharp, dark sense of humor and is the perfect combination of British gentleman and cheeky troublemaker.”

The Heroes & Icons Network is adding “NCIS” to its Monday-Friday lineup. The long-running CBS series will air as a two-hour block weeknights from 6-8p, beginning Monday, March 31.

Inconsistent data standards and fragmented technology and teams are a challenge for many companies, but by implementing Claravine’s Data Standards Cloud, Colgate has achieved nearly 100% taxonomy compliance, up from 20%. That’s according to Claravine, which noted Colgate’s challenges in maintaining consistency across its numerous marketing campaigns due to collaboration from multiple agencies and teams that interpreted brand taxonomy independently. What was the fix? “This collaboration established a cohesive framework that met both brand and agency requirements, and facilitated complex data analysis and seamless collaboration across multiple regions,” said Verl Allen, CEO, Claravine. “Colgate’s achievements are a testament to the value of standardized data.”

Fox’s LiveNOW hit 717.3 million US minutes watched (across YouTube and Facebook) in February, up 110% month-over-month, and nearly 600% year-over-year. US viewers watched 9.1 minutes of LiveNOW videos on average.

Cadent + AdTheorent has named Doug Rozen as President and Jeff Driskill as Chief Financial Officer. Rozen was most recently CMO at ecommerce tech company Rokt, while Driskill was previously CFO of Analytics Partners.

VA Media, the media and content monetization company based in Australia, announced the creation of a US entity, including the establishment of a dedicated LA-based office. CEO Mark Ashbridge has named Kristen Bedno COO of VA Media US; she will also continue her current role as Head of Partnerships & Acquisitions based in LA. In Australia, Hannah Barnes, former Director of Unscripted Content, will assume the role of Content Director TV & AVOD.

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