Commercial classroom news service Channel One News is closing its doors. “Our last broadcast aired in May, and we will be winding down operations,” said Houghton Mifflin on its website. The news had some cheering the end of the 28-year-old operation. “This is a landmark day for children, and a testament to the tireless advocacy […]
After cancelling freshman comedy Ghosted, its last remaining show waiting on word of renewal, FOX released premiere dates for its new and returning series. Programming kicks off on Sunday, September 9 with a sneak preview of comedy Rel at 8p, following an NFL doubleheader. Breakout procedural 9-1-1 bows its sophomore season on Sunday, September 23 […]
MGM upped Emmy-award winning producer Mark Burnett to Chairman of its Worldwide Television Group, with global responsibility for television creative and production, and extended his contract through 2022. “Marks is a one-of-a-kind creative individual with an incredible eye for talent and content and a long track record of success,” said Kevin Ulrich, CEO Anchorage Capital […]
Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment is teaming with production company Electus to develop a docu-style travelog about and starring women. Friends in Strange Places (working title) spotlights the global adventures of female comedians and their famous friends. The series will be exec produced by Latifah and Shakim Compere; Electus’ Chris Grant and Drew Buckley; Allison […]
BET Networks, in partnership with Clifford “T.I.” Harris’ Grand Hustle Productions and 51 Minds will debut reality series The Grand Hustle on Thursday, July 19 at 10p. Set in the streets of Atlanta, 16 hopeful contestants use the city to prove they have what it takes to outsmart the rest.
NBC Sports Group will gas up its promotion for the launch of the 2018 NASCAR on NBC season via a consumer engagement campaign that spotlights new family member Dale Earnhardt Jr. The “Same Dale. New View” campaign will see NBC Sports surround the start of its fourth season of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing […]
Charter Communications stepped up its original programming giving a 13-episode straight-to-series order to former CBS drama pilot L.A.’s Finest, starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. The Sony Pictures TV production, executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, is set to premiere in 2019 exclusively on Charter’s Spectrum as the platform’s first major original series.
Meanwhile, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced the ensemble cast of new original drama David Makes Man, including Phylicia Rashad. The project marks the television debut of Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight), who wrote the coming-of-age drama and will serve as an EP with Mike Kelly and Melissa Loy (Revenge), Michael B. Jordan (Creed), and Oprah Winfrey. […]
Courteney Cox, with her new shingle Hopper Productions, signed a co-production partnership with Ample Entertainment. Ample is the production house behind upcoming Facebook doc series Nine Months, for which Cox serves as an exec producer. Cox and the Hopper team will create, develop and produce unscripted and scripted content with an initial focus on high-end […]
Grammy winner Gloria Estefan will guest opposite Rita Moreno in an episode of the upcoming third season of Netflix’s One Day At A Time. Estefan is also the voice behind the series’ Cuban-flavored theme song… Rory Kinnear (Skyfall) and John Heffernan (The Crown) join Benedict Cumberbatch-fronted drama special Brexit (working title)… Acorn TV is casting […]
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