The Walt Disney Co.’s $71 billion deal for 21st Century Fox assets will close “soon,” Disney CEO Bob Iger told shareholders on Thursday – and he expects hit the ground running after Fox’s film and TV studio, FX and Nat Geo nets are in the Mouse House. “Our new corporate structure is designed to integrate […]
People who need People will soon be able to find it in on syndicated TV. A daily half-hour show based on the celebrity/entertainment magazine will launch in fall 2020 on the 17 local stations owned by parent company Meredith. In-house production company Four M Studios will produce. “People is a cultural force, and this is […]
Arrow’s upcoming eighth season will be its last. Series star Stephen Amell announced the news on social media. Executive producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Beth Schwartz addressed the show’s end in a joint statement: “This was a difficult decision to come to, but like every hard decision we’ve made for the past seven years, […]
After portions of Gayle King’s interview with R. Kelly, which aired on Tuesday’s CBS Evening News and Wednesday’s CBS This Morning, set Twitter ablaze, CBS News announced it will broadcast a one-hour primetime special showing more of King’s 80-minute sit-down with the embattled R&B singer. The Gayle King R. Kelly Interview is set to air […]
NBC renewed Superstore for a fifth season. The comedy is averaging a 1.4 rating among A18-49 and 4.4 million viewers on Thursdays in Live+7 Nielsens, deriving 44% of its Live+7 demo from non-linear sources.
Craig Hunegs will take the role of president, Disney Television Studios, after the close of the 21st Century Fox, Inc. acquisition. Hunegs most recently served as President, Business and Strategy, Warner Bros. Television Group, and president, Warner Bros. Digital Networks.
Luke Perry, hospitalized after suffering a massive stroke on February 27, died yesterday, March 4, surrounded by close family and friends. He was 52. Perry shot to fame for his role on 1990s drama Beverly Hills, 90210, and was starring on Riverdale at the time of his death. The CW shut down production for the […]
Netflix tips a hat to 1967-1973 sketch comedy series Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In with a special to be taped March 8 in Hollywood, with original cast member Lily Tomlin performing. Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate will feature appearances by Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris, Taye Diggs, Michael Douglas, Jay Leno, Rita Moreno, John […]
Netflix could be playing by different rules (or not at all) in the next Oscars race. After Roma, which had a three-week exclusive theatrical run before streaming and a massive marketing budget, won three Academy Awards, rules changes will be considered at the Academy’s April meeting. Steven Spielberg is among those who think Roma should […]
Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) will star opposite Al Pacino in Amazon drama The Hunt… Seth Rogen is set to star in an episode of CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone. Revival premieres April 1…Olivia Thrilby (Goliath) landed the lead in ABC’s romantic drama pilot Until the Wedding, based on the Israeli series…Michael […]