Author: Madiha Ahmed

  Fresh from splashing out $2.2BN on Endemol Shine Group, it seems that Banijay’s hunger for acquisitions is not yet sated, as it enters talks to acquire Australia’s Seven Studios. Deadline understands that France’s Banijay is in early talks with Seven Network’s parent company Seven West Media over a potential deal. The Australian Financial Review reported that … Continue reading Banijay In Talks To Acquire Australia’s Seven Studios After Closing Endemol Shine Deal Continue Reading →

Netflix Netflix has announced The Witcher: Blood Origin, a limited series from The Witcher universe. Blood Origin will be a six part, live-action limited series, and a prequel to the streamer’s series The Witcher. Set in an elven world 1,200 years before the world of The Witcher, the show will chart the origins of the very first Witcher, and the events that … Continue reading Netflix Sets Prequel Series ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ Continue Reading →

Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Google employees will work from home at least until next July due to the coronavirus pandemic, a decision that makes the search engine company the first major U.S. corporation to commit to the year-long stay-at-home plan. According to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal, Google’s plan affects nearly all of the company’s 200,000 full-time … Continue reading Google Employees To Work At Home Until Next July Due To Pandemic – Report Continue Reading →

David Buchan/Variety The Paley Center for Media said that PaleyFest LA will go virtual for the first time because of the coronavirus pandemic, setting its 2020 edition for August with a guest lineup for 10 series that includes Cate Blanchett, Justin Bieber and Dolly Parton and moderators including Stacey Abrams and Martha Raddatz. The event was originally scheduled to take place … Continue reading PaleyFest LA To Go Virtual, Sets 2020 Lineup For Annual TV Showcase; Stacey Abrams, Justin Bieber Among Names Continue Reading →

Energize! The third season of Star Trek: Discovery has set a date to beam down to CBS All Access. New episodes from the 13-episode third season will be available on the streamer weekly on Thursdays starting on October 15. The premiere date for season 3 was unveiled with a video of Commander Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) planting a tattered … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Sets Season 3 Premiere Date On CBS All Access Continue Reading →

The creators of Rick & Morty held their own Comic-Con@Home-esque event over the weekend, during which they shared a first rough look at unvarnished footage from the popular animated series’ upcoming fifth season. Watch it above. No date on when s5 will be on screens, it usually takes two years between seasons so don’t expect it any … Continue reading Adult Swim Drops Surprise Japanese-Language ‘Rick And Morty Vs Genocider’ Short & Season 5 Teaser Continue Reading →

Advertising fills an intersection in Tokyo.Sergi Reboredo / VWPics via AP Images Advertising spending is due to decline 9.1% in 2020 due to COVID-19, according to a new forecast by media agency Zenith. That would be a slightly less severe downturn than the 9.5% drop experienced during the 2009 global recession, the company noted. In 2021, with … Continue reading Global Ad Spending To Shrink 9% In 2020, But Digital Bouncing Back: Study Continue Reading →

Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Mark and Jay Duplass, creators of HBO’s Room 104 and Netflix’s Wild Wild Country, are the latest creatives to sign up to Spotify to create original podcasts. The pair, who also created HBO’s Togetherness and produced Netflix’s Evil Genius, have struck a first-look development deal via their Duplass Brothers Productions (DBP) banner. They will produce both scripted and unscripted podcast series. They … Continue reading Mark & Jay Duplass Strike Spotify Podcast Deal Continue Reading →

Hasbro; eOne Giant toymaker Hasbro, parent of eOne, missed revenue forecasts as supply chains, sales and entertainment production were disrupted by COVID-19 last quarter, but its CEO said he believes “the outlook improves from here.” Chief executive Brian Goldner particularly noted that the Pawtucked, R.I.-based company expects to see the benefit of synergies from the acquisition of … Continue reading Hasbro 2Q Earnings Glum But CEO See Uptick Coming In Toys, Entertainment & eOne Synergies Continue Reading →

Kerry TaylorViacomCBS ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has expanded the roles of four executives in its youth and entertainment team, reporting to Kerry Taylor, executive vice president of youth and entertainment brands. Kelly Bradshaw, vice president and brand lead for MTV UK, Northern and Eastern Europe, will become vice president of brand and content strategy, VCNI youth … Continue reading ViacomCBS Networks International Promotes Four Youth & Entertainment Executives Continue Reading →