CBS Television Distribution is launching DABL, a multiplatform, ad-supported lifestyle network, on September 9. The diginet will feature project-based, feel-good content around cooking, home renovation, design, DIY, pets and travel, with an initial lineup of programming from the libraries of lifestyle experts including Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse, among others. “The strength of our distribution […]
NBCUniversal is expanding its relationship with Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a 10-year plan to redevelop an empty warehouse into two soundstages and offices. The new facility will be used produce scripted productions for platforms including broadcast and cable channels, and is expected to bring 330 full-time jobs and have an economic impact in the area […]
The Tick creator Ben Edlund was unable to find a new home for his show, canceled by Amazon after two seasons. “I’m sorry we could not reward your glorious support with better news,” he told fans via Twitter. “I am so proud of the show, of the cast and crew and writers….We will look for […]
MTV Studios tapped Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish) to star in and executive produce Jodie, the first in a series of spinoffs based on MTV’s Daria franchise. The adult animated comedy will satirize the post college workplace and personal adventures of Gen Z
Orphan Black is being resurrected. Temple Street Productions, the production company behind the show, inked a pact with premium digital fiction startup Serial Box to create a new installment of the sci-fi thriller, Orphan Black: The Next Chapter, that will continue the story of the clone sisterhood. Tatiana Maslany, who portrayed numerous clones on the […]
Anderson Cooper Full Circle is moving from Facebook Watch, where it debuted in July 2017, to CNN. The daily new program is leaving the social platform next month and will begin running on CNN’s own digital properties in September. CNN has set a new show for Facebook Watch, though – Go There, a single-topic daily […]
Jude Law is heading back to HBO. The Young Pope star is set to headline HBO and Sky drama The Third Day. Produced by Sky Studios and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and written by Dennis Kelly (Utopia), the series follows Sam (Law), who is drawn to a mysterious island off the British Coast, then […]
Seth Meyers will make judicious use of the lead-in from the first Democratic presidential debates on NBC by going live with his Late Night program each of the two nights. NBC News announced that the moderators for the two-night event would be Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow and José Diaz-Balart.
Disney+ is rebooting its classic Chip ‘n Dale characters for an original series at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. The streaming service will create 39 7-minute episodes of the chipmunks and their various antics.
First Lady Michelle Obama will lead a USA dodgeball team versus James Corden’s Team UK crew when CBS’s The Late Late Show broadcasts from London for four days, starting Monday, June 17. Also suiting up are Melissa McCarthy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Harry Styles, Kate Hudson, Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Lena Waithe, John Bradley and Reggie Watts.