Former CBS CEO Les Moonves isn’t going away without a fight, despite having left the company under a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations. In December, the CBS board cited findings of its internal investigation as justification for Moonves not being eligible for the $120 million exit package in his contract. In a regulatory filing on […]
Imagine Kids & Family, the recently formed division under Imagine Entertainment and Meredith Corporation’s in-house television production company, Four M Studios, have partnered to develop premium children’s television programming from the archives of LIFE magazine. LIFE for Kids, executive-produced by Imagine Entertainment Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Imagine Kids & Family President Stephanie Sperber […]
Sinclair Broadcast Group launched 24/7 ad-supported streaming service Stirr. The service offers location-based content as well as 20 national networks -Cheddar, Buzzr and Dove Channel among them – with plans to carry over 50 nets by the end of 2019. “We are entering a new era of broadcast television and our number one priority at […]
National Parker, a half-hour comedy from Jenna Fischer (Splitting Up Together) and writer Alexandra Henrikson (Maniac), is in development at Freeform. From Warner Horizon Scripted Television, series follows social media-obsessed Parker Adams, who decides to leave the big city to become a park ranger in Alaska after a bad breakup. Fischer will serve as exec […]
TBS dropped a trailer for the second season of Tracy Morgan- and Tiffany Haddish-starring The Last O.G. and set a premiere date of Tuesday, April 2, at 10:30p. Among season 2 guests are hip hop artists Method Man, Rev Run, Talib Kweli and Rakim.
NBCUniversal is launching an ad-supported streaming service in early 2020 that calls for a shakeup in the executive suite. Cable vet Bonnie Hammer will pivot to head the effort as Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises, while Mark Lazarus, supervisor of NBC Sports and stations, will expand his role to become Chairman, NBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, […]
Matthew Rhys (The Americans) landed the lead in prospective HBO limited series Perry Mason… Nancy Cartwright (The Simpsons) will reprise her role as the voice of Rufus the Naked mole-rat in the Kim Possible Disney Channel movie premiering Friday, February 15, at 8p… DeWanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have It) and Jessica Williams (2 Dope Queens) […]
The divorce is final between Megyn Kelly and NBC – and the former Today anchor is leaving with about $30 million, the balance of her three-year contract, sources tell the New York Times. Kelly’s last Today appearance was in October, after her comments about dressing up in blackface on Halloween drew criticism; lawyers had been […]
CBS renewed Criminal Minds for a final 10-episode season 15. The procedural, currently shooting season 14, will stay in production to complete its run.
Wheelhouse Entertainment, founded last year by Brent Montgomery, and Jimmy Kimmel’s Kimmelot, announced an investment and partnership deal with digital content studio Portal A, named as Cynopsis Digital Studio of the Year. Founded by Nate Houghteling, Kai Hasson and Zach Blume, Portal A’s content has generated more than 1 billion views for clients including Amazon, […]