USA Network ordered the Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us)-led limited series Evel, based on the story of daredevil Evel Knievel and his historic Snake River Canyon jump. From UCP, Etan Frankel (Shameless) will write and exec produce. Serving as executive producers are McG, Mary Viola, and Steven Bello of Wonderland Sound & Vision; Alex Gartner, […]
Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) will play Margaret Thatcher in season four of Netflix’s The Crown. Season three launches November 17…Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth) has joined the season two cast of Netflix series The End of the F***ing World…Tucker Albrizzi was upped from recurring to series regular on Netflix comedy Mr. Iglesias.
While the NFL completes the first week of their historic 100th season, history of a little different kind begins in Philadelphia, as longtime NHL exec Jessica Berman begins her first official day as Deputy Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League, making the Brooklyn native and Michigan and Fordham Law grad the highest-ranking woman at a […]
Saturday saw ESPN open the doors to twelve new commercials from the famed This is SportsCenter franchise, marking the first time ESPN has debuted this many new TISC spots at once as the network celebrates its 40th anniversary. Several spots will debut across TV, digital and social while others will be seen primarily on digital […]
Discovery’s new joint venture with Chip and Joanna Gaines is setting its senior leadership team under President Allison Page. Donna MacLetchie, co-founder of Jane Street Entertainment, has been named GM, Programming; Julie Morris, most recently VP for Brand Strategy for HGTV, Food Network and Travel Channel, has been named SVP, Brand Strategy and Operations; and […]
Buffalo Wild Wings is making a big move into sports wagering, announcing a multiyear deal with MGM Resorts International and its sports betting venture Roar Digital where odds and point spreads will appear on screens at select Buffalo Wild Wings. The companies will launch Picks and Props, a free-to-play, mobile-only football game that mimics sports […]
Lino Garcia, who served as founding General Manager of ESPN Deportes TV, Radio and Digital, will oversee a new sports radio network that will hit the airwaves on Monday following ESPN Deportes Radio’s final transmission. The network, titled Unanimo Deportes Radio, will retain most of the ESPN Deportes talent from its airwaves, who will be […]
Netflix ordered a 16-episode seventh and final season of Grace and Frankie, which will make it the streamer’s longest-running series. “It’s thrilling and somehow fitting that our show about the challenges, as well as the beauty and dignity of aging, will be the oldest show on Netflix,” said co-creators and showrunners Marta Kauffman and Howard […]
Hulu is also developing Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments,” sequel to the author’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” with MGM. Handmaid’s Tale showrunner Bruce Miller is involved in the discussions. “The Testaments” comes out September 10.