A new docuseries about the Gilgo Beach serial killer – arrested in 2023 and charged with multiple murders on Long Island – is in development at Prime Video. Produced by Nacelle Company and Empress Films, the so-far-untitled project follows Gilgo Beach true-crime explorations from Netflix, Peacock, and ID.

NBC is testing a pilot for a game show based on Wordle, the NY Times word game. “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie is hosting the pilot, and Jimmy Fallon’s Electric Hot Dog will produce the series alongside the Times and Universal Television Alternative Studio.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that turns down the volume on commercials that are louder than the primary video content being watched. Building on Congress’ Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act passed in 2010, which applied to broadcast television stations and cable operators, the California law will also apply to streaming services. “We heard Californians loud and clear, and what’s clear is that they don’t want commercials at a volume any louder than the level at which they were previously enjoying a program,” said Newsom. “By signing SB 576, California is dialing down this inconvenience across streaming platforms.”

Onboard for Prime Video animated series “Kevin” are Aubrey Plaza, who is also executive producing; Jason Schwartzman (“Isle of Dogs”); Whoopi Goldberg; John Waters (“Hairspray”); Aparna Nancheria (“The Great North”), Gil Ozeri (“Big Mouth”); and Amy Sedaris (“Bojack Horseman”). The show centers on a cat who moves into a rescue after the break-up up of his human owners.

Zoo 55, part of ITV Studios, has teamed up with British space media company Sen (Space Exploration Network) to launch FAST channel Space Live. The channel will feature live 4K footage of Earth captured by Sen’s cameras aboard the International Space Station. Space Live debuts on ITVX on Wednesday, October 15, and will roll out to additional FAST platforms in the coming weeks.

The husband of a “Real Housewives of Miami” star is suing Bravo Media, NBCUniversal Media and Purveyors of Pop Productions for defamation. Todd Nepola alleges the show used his likeness without permission to produce stories that were “exaggerated, staged or even outright fake,” making it appear he was in financial distress. Nepola is seeking $11 million in compensatory relief for damages.

Ho ho ho! Cynopsis is gearing up for our annual Holiday Programming Guide – dropping November 3 and delivered straight to all Cynopsis subscribers. If your network has holiday programming airing from November 3 through January 1, please send your listing to janetdilauro@gmail.com and Lynn@cynopsis.com no later than October 22 with the subject line: Holiday Guide. To be included, programs must be listed by date, title of program, and start times, in the following format: “Thursday, November 19: Network Name: My One Christmas Wish at 9a, Paper Angels at 11a, 12 Days of Giving at 1p”. Holiday-related programs only! A confirmation email will be sent following each submission (if you don’t receive a confirmation email, please resubmit).

FreeWheel and Roku announced an expansion of their partnership that enables Roku’s CTV supply to be activated through the FreeWheel Streaming Hub with better demand signals, more transparency, and more efficient monetization. “At Roku, we want to create better outcomes for all of our advertisers and content partners, with more transparency and streamlined workflows,” said Miles Fisher, Senior Director, Strategic Advertising Partnerships, Roku. “This collaboration with FreeWheel is a great opportunity to represent supply to buyers and deliver a more efficient, data-rich environment.”

Cint and Affinity Solutions announced a strategic partnership that combines Cint’s audience network with Affinity Solutions’ real-time transaction data from over 150 million credit and debit cards, to deliver enhanced value to clients across Retail, Travel, and QSR. “This partnership represents a significant step in our commitment to measure real business outcomes for our clients,” said Kevin Evers, Managing Director, Data Solutions and Measurement at Cint. “Affinity’s deterministic, granular purchase data, combined with Cint’s global reach, opens up exciting possibilities for the future of measurement insights.”

Main Street Sports Group, operating as FanDuel Sports Network, announced that the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild have extended their rights agreements with the network. “These agreements further validate FanDuel Sports Network’s position as the industry’s leader in local sports, combining scale, innovation, and fan-first accessibility to deliver unmatched value to teams, leagues, partners and fans,” said David DeVoe, President of Main Street Sports Group.

The 2026 World Baseball Classic will again be televised and streamed in the US by FOX Sports. FOX is set to air seven games, including three Pool B games featuring the US team, two Quarterfinals games and the World Baseball Classic Championship Game on Tuesday, March 17. WBCI is owned by Major League Baseball and jointly operates the tournament with the Major League Baseball Players Association.

The New York Jets have announced three new UK-based partnerships with Helix Wireless, Hershey’s, and Topman. The team’s newest international sponsors will be joined in market by existing partners Avery Dennison, Choose NJ, Nike, and Visa, for a lineup of activations and programming ahead of their game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on October 12.

M+C Saatchi Group has acquired The Women’s Sports Group Limited, the specialist advisory and media rights consultancy. WSG will maintain its brand and operate as WSG, part of M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment. Rachel Knight and Steph Harries will become co-MDs of the division, reporting to Robin Clarke, Global CEO, M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment.

tvScientific has appointed Teddy Jawde as Senior Vice President of Product Management. Jawde was Co-founder, Head of Product at Yieldmo.

Tenetic has named Michael Drankwalter as its Vice President of National Sales. Drankwaiter most recently served as Head of Media Sales at Verisk Marketing Solutions.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
On “Friends” (1994-2004), why was Phoebe afraid of going to the dentist? She thought she was cursed, and people she knew would die if she went to the dentist. Kudos to: Maryam Ramassamy-Glance – Médiamétrie/Paris; Nicole Langella-Two Twelve Direct/Manalapan, NJ; LaKendra Kennedy-Sinclair, Inc./Baltimore; Natalie Collat-“FBI”/NYC; Jason Kerns-Reelz/NYC; Jean Edhlund-Cooperative Network Services/Minneapolis; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA

Today’s Trivia Question
No Googling Week: On which very short-lived comedy series did Laurie Metcalf star opposite Nathan Lane? (Email trivia@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone.)