Author: Madiha Ahmed

Hamilton director Thomas Kail and film/TV producer Jennifer Todd have teamed to form a new television company with a multi-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV. Under the pact, which began in February, the duo are developing for all platforms under Kail’s Old 320 Sycamore Pictures banner. The agreement covers the pair’s development of television projects only and does not include the … Continue reading Thomas Kail & Jennifer Todd Launch TV Company, Ink Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV Continue Reading →

In HBO’s Euphoria, music supervisor Jen Malone found one of the most rewarding and challenging projects of her career—a frenetic series calling for wall-to-wall music, in a diversity of styles. Created by Sam Levinson, the teen drama centers on Rue (Zendaya), a 17-year-old recovering drug addict struggling to find her place in the world, following her and her high school … Continue reading ‘Euphoria’ Music Supervisor Jen Malone On The Clearance Challenges Of Sam Levinson’s “Intense, Special Project” Continue Reading →

ABC’s game-show trio of Holey Moley, newcomer Don’t and To Tell the Truth swept their respective time slots Thursday, giving the network overall victories for the night in both the adults 18-49 demographic and viewers as the lineup returned from a week off. Don’t continued to be the biggest draw, with the show scoring a night-leading 0.7 rating in the demo … Continue reading ABC Game Shows Sweep Thursday Ratings; ‘Burden Of Truth’, ‘In The Dark’ Wrap Even Continue Reading →

Could Walt Disney be next? Really? Let me explain: Most industry people I know were drawn to Hollywood by the prospect of creating things, not cancelling things. Now the dialogue has shifted, whether about airports (John Wayne), statues (Teddy Roosevelt) or movies (Gone With the Wind). Could logos be next? Walt Disney was a man who did great things … Continue reading Peter Bart: Will Hollywood Icons Topple Like Confederate Statues In Current Cancel Culture? Continue Reading →

The reboot of Battlestar Galactica is one of Peacock’s big drama bets and the NBCU streamer’s originals chief says that the sci-fi drama is “progressing nicely.” Bill McGoldrick, President of Original Content at NBCU Entertainment Networks and Direct-to-Consumer, told Deadline that the company is hot on the project, which is being led by Little Drummer Girl showrunner Michael Lesslie. “I have … Continue reading ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Is “Progressing Nicely”, Says Peacock Originals Chief Continue Reading →

UPDATED at 2:50PM PT with Nielsen restoring previous plan. Nielsen, bowing to pressure from major TV networks, has reversed course and will once again aim to include out-of-home viewership with overall TV ratings starting this fall. “After speaking with many clients and learning more about your specific agreements for the upcoming season, it became clear that we had … Continue reading Nielsen Reverses Course, Will Add Out-Of-Home To National TV Ratings This Fall – Update Continue Reading →

Roswell, New Mexico co-showrunner Carina Adly MacKenzie is exiting the series ahead of the third season “due to fundamental differences”, MacKenzie said Friday in a statement posted on social media. In her statement which reads in part, MacKenzie said, “I have made the difficult decision to resign from my role on Roswell, New Mexico. I do not take … Continue reading ‘Roswell, New Mexico’ Co-Showrunner Carina Adly MacKenzie Exits Ahead Of Season 3 Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Garnett’s Content Cartel is partnering with Village Roadshow Television, Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions and Marc Levin’s Blowback Productions to develop Lo Lifes: Stealing The American Dream, a scripted series based on the story of the 1980s Brooklyn street crew. The Lo Lifes formed in 1988 from the marriage of two shoplifting crews from Brooklyn: Ralphie’s Kids from … Continue reading Series Based On Brooklyn’s Lo Lifes In The Works By Kevin Garnett, Village Roadshow & Happy Madison Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: We can tell you that CAA has inked New York Times bestselling author Tara Westover in the area of film and TV rights. She will continue to be represented by Tina Bennett in the publishing area.  Westover is known for her 2018 memoir Educated about a young girl who, kept out of school, who leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn … Continue reading CAA Signs ‘Educated’ Author Tara Westover Continue Reading →

Shout! Factory and Mill Creek Entertainment have formed a multi-year distribution alliance to bring Tsuburaya Productions’ Ultraman superhero library to streaming services in North America.   The roots of Ultraman go back to the mid-1960s, when the original TV series first aired in Japan. It has since added many incarnations and spinoffs, maintaining popularity amid the global superhero boom in pop culture. The multi-year distribution … Continue reading ‘Ultraman’ Flies To North American Streaming In Sweeping Shout! Factory-Mill Creek Distribution Deal Continue Reading →