Jamie Foxx is returning to once again host Fox’s musical game show “Beat Shazam,” after he took last season off in the wake of his hospitalization for a still-undisclosed medical emergency. Nick Cannon took over as host last season.
Foxx’s daughter, Corinne Foxx, is also back as the show’s co-host DJ, after she was temporarily replaced last season by Kelly Osbourne. Scroll down to see a first look.
Jamie Foxx is also executive producer on “Beat Shazam,” which premieres its Season 7 on Tuesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. Et on Fox (and streaming on Hulu). This season’s themed episodes will include teams of fathers, siblings, teachers, heroes and mothers.
“Jamie and Corinne are the heart and soul of Beat Shazam,” Fox Entertainment unscripted prexy Allison Wallach said in a statement. “As our undeniably dynamic father-daughter hosting team, they bring a relationship like no other to a show like no other,...
Foxx’s daughter, Corinne Foxx, is also back as the show’s co-host DJ, after she was temporarily replaced last season by Kelly Osbourne. Scroll down to see a first look.
Jamie Foxx is also executive producer on “Beat Shazam,” which premieres its Season 7 on Tuesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. Et on Fox (and streaming on Hulu). This season’s themed episodes will include teams of fathers, siblings, teachers, heroes and mothers.
“Jamie and Corinne are the heart and soul of Beat Shazam,” Fox Entertainment unscripted prexy Allison Wallach said in a statement. “As our undeniably dynamic father-daughter hosting team, they bring a relationship like no other to a show like no other,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Jamie Foxx is returning to Fox’s game show Beat Shazam after missing the show’s most recent season following a health scare.
The network announced Monday that Foxx and daughter Corinne will resume hosting duties on the music-based game show, whose seventh season premieres May 28. After a medical issue during filming of Netflix’s movie Back in Action in April 2023, Foxx was hospitalized and underwent a long recovery process.
Foxx hasn’t disclosed the nature of the medical issue, but in his first public appearance since then — at a Critics Choice Association event in December — he hinted at some serious effects: “I couldn’t do that six months ago, I couldn’t actually walk to [the stage],” he said at the time. He also joked that “I saw the tunnel, I didn’t see the light. It was hot in that tunnel too — I don’t know where I was going.
The network announced Monday that Foxx and daughter Corinne will resume hosting duties on the music-based game show, whose seventh season premieres May 28. After a medical issue during filming of Netflix’s movie Back in Action in April 2023, Foxx was hospitalized and underwent a long recovery process.
Foxx hasn’t disclosed the nature of the medical issue, but in his first public appearance since then — at a Critics Choice Association event in December — he hinted at some serious effects: “I couldn’t do that six months ago, I couldn’t actually walk to [the stage],” he said at the time. He also joked that “I saw the tunnel, I didn’t see the light. It was hot in that tunnel too — I don’t know where I was going.
- 3/4/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jamie Foxx and his daughter Corinne Foxx are returning to Fox’s interactive music game show Beat Shazam for Season 7.
Jamie Foxx will serve as host and executive producer with Corinne Foxx set to co-host and deejay when the show premieres on Tuesday, May 28 at 8 Pm Et/Pt on Fox and will stream on Hulu. Nick Cannon hosted Season 6 as Jamie Foxx was hospitalized due to “medical complications.”
Beat Shazam is a game show that pits teams of two against the clock and each other, as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the most money banked will outlast the competition and go against the app Shazam for the chance to win $1 million. Throughout its six previous seasons, the show has given away more than $10 million. This season, Beat Shazam will feature special themed episodes that include teams of fathers,...
Jamie Foxx will serve as host and executive producer with Corinne Foxx set to co-host and deejay when the show premieres on Tuesday, May 28 at 8 Pm Et/Pt on Fox and will stream on Hulu. Nick Cannon hosted Season 6 as Jamie Foxx was hospitalized due to “medical complications.”
Beat Shazam is a game show that pits teams of two against the clock and each other, as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the most money banked will outlast the competition and go against the app Shazam for the chance to win $1 million. Throughout its six previous seasons, the show has given away more than $10 million. This season, Beat Shazam will feature special themed episodes that include teams of fathers,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Realm, the industry-leading audio entertainment studio and one of the world's fastest-growing independent podcast networks, announced today the addition of Peter Levin, a trailblazer in the podcast and interactive software industries, to its Board of Advisors. Levin, a Managing Director and co-founding partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, brings with him a deep understanding of how to grow media franchises into global powerhouses and sees podcasts as a key touchstone with fans.
With a distinguished career spanning various roles at the intersection of gaming and media, Levin has continually pushed boundaries and helped shape the industry. As the former President of Interactive Ventures, Games, & Digital Strategy at Lionsgate, and the Co-Founder and CEO of Nerdist Industries (subsequently acquired by Legendary Entertainment), Levin was a leader in the earliest days of podcasting. Since then, he’s been integrally involved in adapting gaming intellectual property into traditional media form factors. These properties include...
With a distinguished career spanning various roles at the intersection of gaming and media, Levin has continually pushed boundaries and helped shape the industry. As the former President of Interactive Ventures, Games, & Digital Strategy at Lionsgate, and the Co-Founder and CEO of Nerdist Industries (subsequently acquired by Legendary Entertainment), Levin was a leader in the earliest days of podcasting. Since then, he’s been integrally involved in adapting gaming intellectual property into traditional media form factors. These properties include...
- 2/27/2024
- Podnews.net
Realm, the industry-leading podcast studio and one of the world's fastest-growing independent podcast networks, proudly announced the addition of Tim Ditlow, a distinguished figure in children's audiobook publishing, to its Board of Advisors. Ditlow, with over four decades of experience in the children’s audio industry, will bring invaluable insights to Realm's new leadership in the Kids and Family sector.
Tim Ditlow's deep roots in the recording industry, coupled with a lifelong passion for stories, make him an unparalleled authority in children's audio and book publishing. His impressive career includes leadership roles at Listening Library, Random House, Brilliance Audio, and Amazon Children's Publishing, where he played pivotal roles in acquiring, producing, and overseeing a multitude of iconic audio titles, including the internationally acclaimed Harry Potter series. His contributions to the industry have been recognized with multiple Grammy nominations and awards, as well as commendation from the White House for his...
Tim Ditlow's deep roots in the recording industry, coupled with a lifelong passion for stories, make him an unparalleled authority in children's audio and book publishing. His impressive career includes leadership roles at Listening Library, Random House, Brilliance Audio, and Amazon Children's Publishing, where he played pivotal roles in acquiring, producing, and overseeing a multitude of iconic audio titles, including the internationally acclaimed Harry Potter series. His contributions to the industry have been recognized with multiple Grammy nominations and awards, as well as commendation from the White House for his...
- 2/12/2024
- Podnews.net
National CineMedia shares are popping today in a down market as the cinema advertising company emerged from Chapter 11 and named former top executives of NBCUniversal, HBO and Fox to a reconstituted, and pretty impressive, board of directors.
Lauren Zalaznick, formerly EVP & Chair, Entertainment & Digital Networks, Comcast NBCUniversal, is now board chair. “We on the board commend the Ncm team for navigating through this important process without disruption to its operations or customer relationships,” she said in a statement. “With the successful completion of the restructuring, Ncm is laser-focused on its best-in-class, full-funnel advertising solutions and innovative data technology, empowering advertisers to reach moviegoing audiences with scale and measurability.”
Zalaznick currently works with companies on content, marketing, sales and direct-to-consumer strategies and is a senior advisor to Boston Consulting Group’s Global Tmt Practice. She sits on the boards of Rtl Group and GoPro.
Other directors now include: Bernadette Aulestia, former President,...
Lauren Zalaznick, formerly EVP & Chair, Entertainment & Digital Networks, Comcast NBCUniversal, is now board chair. “We on the board commend the Ncm team for navigating through this important process without disruption to its operations or customer relationships,” she said in a statement. “With the successful completion of the restructuring, Ncm is laser-focused on its best-in-class, full-funnel advertising solutions and innovative data technology, empowering advertisers to reach moviegoing audiences with scale and measurability.”
Zalaznick currently works with companies on content, marketing, sales and direct-to-consumer strategies and is a senior advisor to Boston Consulting Group’s Global Tmt Practice. She sits on the boards of Rtl Group and GoPro.
Other directors now include: Bernadette Aulestia, former President,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Over two decades, Bravo’s Top Chef has introduced viewers to nearly 300 food luminaries — making and breaking careers with what the culinary community has come to regard as the most prestigious (or at least the most taxing) cooking competition.
THR spent months speaking with dozens of the executives, producers, talent and chefs who’ve worked on the show over its 20-season run, and the result is a definitive oral history of the landmark reality competition. Previously untold anecdotes about that frantic first season and early days of “too much” reality drama and testimonials of its reshaping of food media — “Food Network should be paying Bravo residuals!” — and incalculable impact on American dining tell the story of how Top Chef elevated itself from mere genre TV to become an institution.
“But You Can’T Taste The Food …”
Amid a flurry of mergers and acquisitions, Barry Diller’s Universal Television portfolio is...
THR spent months speaking with dozens of the executives, producers, talent and chefs who’ve worked on the show over its 20-season run, and the result is a definitive oral history of the landmark reality competition. Previously untold anecdotes about that frantic first season and early days of “too much” reality drama and testimonials of its reshaping of food media — “Food Network should be paying Bravo residuals!” — and incalculable impact on American dining tell the story of how Top Chef elevated itself from mere genre TV to become an institution.
“But You Can’T Taste The Food …”
Amid a flurry of mergers and acquisitions, Barry Diller’s Universal Television portfolio is...
- 5/18/2023
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nick Cannon will fill in as the host of Fox’s “Beat Shazam” while Jamie Foxx is remains hospitalized after experiencing an undisclosed “medical complication” in April.
“Beat Shazam,” an interactive game show hosted by Foxx and his daughter Corinne, pits two teams against each other as they are tasked with identifying the biggest hit songs of all time. The winning team with the most money banked will then compete against the Shazam app for an opportunity to win $1 million.
“Beat Shazam has been an unscripted mainstay on the Fox schedule for six seasons and counting,” the show posted on Instagram. “This season, not wanting fans of the game show to miss a minute of the fun, Nick Cannon has offered to fill in as guest host for his friends, Jamie and Corinne Fox.”
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In addition to Cannon,...
“Beat Shazam,” an interactive game show hosted by Foxx and his daughter Corinne, pits two teams against each other as they are tasked with identifying the biggest hit songs of all time. The winning team with the most money banked will then compete against the Shazam app for an opportunity to win $1 million.
“Beat Shazam has been an unscripted mainstay on the Fox schedule for six seasons and counting,” the show posted on Instagram. “This season, not wanting fans of the game show to miss a minute of the fun, Nick Cannon has offered to fill in as guest host for his friends, Jamie and Corinne Fox.”
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In addition to Cannon,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Nick Cannon is expected to fill in as a guest host for season six of the game show Beat Shazam following Jamie Foxx’s ongoing hospitalization.
“This season, not wanting fans of the game show to miss a minute of the fun, Nick Cannon has offered to fill in as guest host for his friends, Jamie and Corrine Foxx. Kelly Osbourne will be filling in as guest DJ,” a statement posted to the show’s Instagram story said. “Everyone at Fox Entertianment wishes Jamie well as he continues his recovery, and we greatly appreciate Nick’s willingness to jump in and help this summer.”
Foxx regularly hosts and executive produces Beat Shazam, which also features his daughter Corrine (also an activist, CEO and producer) as the series’ deejay. On April 12, Corinne responded to reports that her father had been hospitalized while filming the upcoming Netflix film Back in Action in Atlanta.
“This season, not wanting fans of the game show to miss a minute of the fun, Nick Cannon has offered to fill in as guest host for his friends, Jamie and Corrine Foxx. Kelly Osbourne will be filling in as guest DJ,” a statement posted to the show’s Instagram story said. “Everyone at Fox Entertianment wishes Jamie well as he continues his recovery, and we greatly appreciate Nick’s willingness to jump in and help this summer.”
Foxx regularly hosts and executive produces Beat Shazam, which also features his daughter Corrine (also an activist, CEO and producer) as the series’ deejay. On April 12, Corinne responded to reports that her father had been hospitalized while filming the upcoming Netflix film Back in Action in Atlanta.
- 5/3/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nick Cannon is filling in for Jamie Foxx as guest host of Fox game show Beat Shazam after the latter remains hospitalized.
The Masked Singer host will step into Foxx’s shoes for Season 6 of the interactive music show, which is filmed in Ireland.
Cannon knows something about guest hosts after Niecy Nash-Betts stepped into his role on The Masked Singer during the fifth season after he tested positive for Covid.
Foxx was hospitalized three weeks ago with a medical complication, revealed by his daughter Corrine Foxx. “We know how beloved he is and appreciate your prayers,” she said.
Beat Shazam is an interactive game show that pits teams of two against the clock, and each other, as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. The team with the most money banked will compete against the Shazam app for a chance to win $1 million.
The series...
The Masked Singer host will step into Foxx’s shoes for Season 6 of the interactive music show, which is filmed in Ireland.
Cannon knows something about guest hosts after Niecy Nash-Betts stepped into his role on The Masked Singer during the fifth season after he tested positive for Covid.
Foxx was hospitalized three weeks ago with a medical complication, revealed by his daughter Corrine Foxx. “We know how beloved he is and appreciate your prayers,” she said.
Beat Shazam is an interactive game show that pits teams of two against the clock, and each other, as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. The team with the most money banked will compete against the Shazam app for a chance to win $1 million.
The series...
- 5/3/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox on Wednesday revealed summer premiere dates for shows including Crime Scene Kitchen, Beat Shazam, Don’t Forget The Lyrics, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars and MasterChef.
Dates for So You Think You Can Dance and Domino Masters are among the titles yet to be announced.
Joel McHale returns for a special two-hour season premiere of the baking competition series Crime Scene Kitchen on Monday, May 22 (8-10 p.m. Et/Pt). The following week, on May 29, it will air in its regular time slot at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Crime Scene Kitchen follows bakers as they taste test various desserts and attempt to decode what they’re tasting to re-create the recipe for celebrity judges chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp. Stone and Gampp then decide who made the tastiest treat that was most similar to the original.
Crime Scene Kitchen is produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment and Fly on the Wall Entertainment.
Dates for So You Think You Can Dance and Domino Masters are among the titles yet to be announced.
Joel McHale returns for a special two-hour season premiere of the baking competition series Crime Scene Kitchen on Monday, May 22 (8-10 p.m. Et/Pt). The following week, on May 29, it will air in its regular time slot at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Crime Scene Kitchen follows bakers as they taste test various desserts and attempt to decode what they’re tasting to re-create the recipe for celebrity judges chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp. Stone and Gampp then decide who made the tastiest treat that was most similar to the original.
Crime Scene Kitchen is produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment and Fly on the Wall Entertainment.
- 4/5/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
In the new Whitney Houson biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Houston’s mother has police escort her daughter from her home (in front of her young daughter, Bobbi Kristina) after finding Houston in a drug-fueled stupor following her father’s death. We next see Houston in tranquil recovery at a rehab center, and later, a recreation of her emotional comeback performance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2009. The film excises most of the 2000s from Houston’s story, including her starring role in 2005’s disturbing reality series Being Bobby Brown.
- 1/1/2023
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
Realm, the largest independent fiction podcast network, today announced its board of advisors as well as plans to adapt several of their audio projects for television.
The board, appointed as Realm celebrated its one-year anniversary in Spring 2022, includes change makers from the entertainment, technology, and media sectors whose counsel will guide the company into the future. They are Lauren Zalaznick, who has advised Gimlet and Ira Glass’ Serial Productions; Michael Smith, NPR’s Chief Marketing Officer; Russell Binder, President of IP accelerator Striker Entertainment; and Marci Wiseman, award-winning producer and former Co-President of Blumhouse TV.
The company also announced the expansion of Realm IP into the Film/TV marketplace, formalizing deals with creatives like Wendy Calhoun (Empire), who is developing a TV adaptation of the Webby winner, If I Go Missing the Witches Did It with writer Pia Wilson; as well as executive producers Teri Weinberg and Danielle Claman Gelber (OneChicago), developing First Street, Realm’s timely Supreme Court drama; and Janet Zucker who is developing a TV adaptation of Bullet Catcher with writer Stephen Susco (The Grudge).
Realm has added several third-party content partners acquiring titles from Leviathan Audio Productions, Fool & Scholar, Observer Pictures, Storytellers Ink, and Violet Hour Media, whose show Hollow hit #2 this month on the Apple Fiction Charts.
“I’m delighted to announce this talented board of advisors with deep experience in audio, entertainment, and innovative brand building. Lauren, Michael, Russ, and Marci are exceptional leaders in their own right; their business acumen, vision and long-standing relationships will be essential to Realm’s growth as we continue to engage listeners with our award-winning, chart-topping series,” said Realm co-founder and CEO Molly Barton. “We are also truly excited about the opportunity to align with Wendy, Teri, Danielle and Janet to adapt our compelling storytelling for TV and bring some of our most popular and immersive franchises to life in a whole new way.”
Recently, Realm released the podcast Power Trip, an original dark comedy starring and executive produced by She-Hulk and Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany with appearances by Grammy winner Lisa Loeb and Locke & Key’s Brendan Hines. Other releases include The Co-Founder, a Silicon Valley workplace comedy starring Sunita Mani and Alexandra Shipp (with vocal performances from skating legend Tony Hawk) and Marigold Breach, the cyberpunk action-romance podcast starring The Good Place co-stars Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto which rose to No. 2 in the fiction charts upon its debut.
Realm launched in April 2021. Nearly 90 percent of its shows have reached the top 100 of the most popular fiction podcasts in the U.S.
The board, appointed as Realm celebrated its one-year anniversary in Spring 2022, includes change makers from the entertainment, technology, and media sectors whose counsel will guide the company into the future. They are Lauren Zalaznick, who has advised Gimlet and Ira Glass’ Serial Productions; Michael Smith, NPR’s Chief Marketing Officer; Russell Binder, President of IP accelerator Striker Entertainment; and Marci Wiseman, award-winning producer and former Co-President of Blumhouse TV.
The company also announced the expansion of Realm IP into the Film/TV marketplace, formalizing deals with creatives like Wendy Calhoun (Empire), who is developing a TV adaptation of the Webby winner, If I Go Missing the Witches Did It with writer Pia Wilson; as well as executive producers Teri Weinberg and Danielle Claman Gelber (OneChicago), developing First Street, Realm’s timely Supreme Court drama; and Janet Zucker who is developing a TV adaptation of Bullet Catcher with writer Stephen Susco (The Grudge).
Realm has added several third-party content partners acquiring titles from Leviathan Audio Productions, Fool & Scholar, Observer Pictures, Storytellers Ink, and Violet Hour Media, whose show Hollow hit #2 this month on the Apple Fiction Charts.
“I’m delighted to announce this talented board of advisors with deep experience in audio, entertainment, and innovative brand building. Lauren, Michael, Russ, and Marci are exceptional leaders in their own right; their business acumen, vision and long-standing relationships will be essential to Realm’s growth as we continue to engage listeners with our award-winning, chart-topping series,” said Realm co-founder and CEO Molly Barton. “We are also truly excited about the opportunity to align with Wendy, Teri, Danielle and Janet to adapt our compelling storytelling for TV and bring some of our most popular and immersive franchises to life in a whole new way.”
Recently, Realm released the podcast Power Trip, an original dark comedy starring and executive produced by She-Hulk and Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany with appearances by Grammy winner Lisa Loeb and Locke & Key’s Brendan Hines. Other releases include The Co-Founder, a Silicon Valley workplace comedy starring Sunita Mani and Alexandra Shipp (with vocal performances from skating legend Tony Hawk) and Marigold Breach, the cyberpunk action-romance podcast starring The Good Place co-stars Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto which rose to No. 2 in the fiction charts upon its debut.
Realm launched in April 2021. Nearly 90 percent of its shows have reached the top 100 of the most popular fiction podcasts in the U.S.
- 7/28/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
“Beat Shazam” has been picked up for a fourth season at Fox. Jamie Foxx will return as host and executive producer, while his daughter Corinne will also return as the show’s deejay.
The game show pits three teams of two against the clock and each other as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the most money banked will outlast the competition and go against Shazam, the popular song identification app, for the chance to win one million dollars.
Per Fox, the series averaged 3.2 million viewers per episode in multi-platform viewing in its third season. It was created by Jeff Apploff and Wes Kauble and is produced by Apploff Entertainment and MGM Television in association with Shazam. Foxx, Apploff, Mark Burnett, Barry Poznick, and Lauren Zalaznick serve as executive producers.
The renewal comes as Fox makes more of a push into the unscripted space.
The game show pits three teams of two against the clock and each other as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the most money banked will outlast the competition and go against Shazam, the popular song identification app, for the chance to win one million dollars.
Per Fox, the series averaged 3.2 million viewers per episode in multi-platform viewing in its third season. It was created by Jeff Apploff and Wes Kauble and is produced by Apploff Entertainment and MGM Television in association with Shazam. Foxx, Apploff, Mark Burnett, Barry Poznick, and Lauren Zalaznick serve as executive producers.
The renewal comes as Fox makes more of a push into the unscripted space.
- 1/31/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Fox is bringing back interactive music game show Beat Shazam for a fourth season. Jamie Foxx will return as host and executive producer, along with EPs Mark Burnett, Jeff Apploff, Barry Poznick and Lauren Zalaznick. Foxx’s daughter Corinne Foxx, also will return as deejay.
Beat Shazam has been solid ratings-wise. The show averaged 3.2 million multi-platform viewers in its third season and ranked among summer’s Top 25 broadcast programs among adults 18-49. Also strong on social media, Beat Shazam has garnered 3 million total engagements across all social channels.
The game show pits three teams of two against the clock and one another as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the most money banked will outlast the competition and go against Shazam, the popular song-identification app, for the chance to win $1 million. The series has featured numerous celebrity guest stars,...
Beat Shazam has been solid ratings-wise. The show averaged 3.2 million multi-platform viewers in its third season and ranked among summer’s Top 25 broadcast programs among adults 18-49. Also strong on social media, Beat Shazam has garnered 3 million total engagements across all social channels.
The game show pits three teams of two against the clock and one another as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the most money banked will outlast the competition and go against Shazam, the popular song-identification app, for the chance to win $1 million. The series has featured numerous celebrity guest stars,...
- 1/31/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox has renewed interactive music game show Beat Shazam for a third season. Jamie Foxx will return as host and executive producer for Season Three, along with executive producers Mark Burnett, Jeff Apploff and Barry Poznick. Corinne Foxx, daughter of Jamie Foxx, also will return as deejay.
Beat Shazam has done well ratings-wise. It’s averaging three million multi-platform viewers and ranks among the summer’s Top 20 broadcast programs among Adults 18-49. It also is this summer’s most social broadcast game show with 19 million total engagements across all social channels.
“I am beyond excited that Beat Shazam is getting picked up for a third season,” said Foxx. “Huge thank you’s to our creator, Jeff Apploff, and to Mark Burnett and MGM, as well as the team at Fox for believing in us and giving us the opportunity to help change more peoples’ lives through our shared love of music.
Beat Shazam has done well ratings-wise. It’s averaging three million multi-platform viewers and ranks among the summer’s Top 20 broadcast programs among Adults 18-49. It also is this summer’s most social broadcast game show with 19 million total engagements across all social channels.
“I am beyond excited that Beat Shazam is getting picked up for a third season,” said Foxx. “Huge thank you’s to our creator, Jeff Apploff, and to Mark Burnett and MGM, as well as the team at Fox for believing in us and giving us the opportunity to help change more peoples’ lives through our shared love of music.
- 8/21/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox has given a third season order to “Beat Shazam,” the musical quiz show hosted by Jamie Foxx.
The summer game show produced by MGM Television was inspired by the popular music-centric app Shazam. The series pits contestants through multiple rounds of questions about popular songs for the chance to win $10,000 and a shot at the ultimate $1 million prize.
“Beat Shazam” is a modest performer in linear ratings for Fox but the show drives a fair amount of social media engagement, which is a key measure for networks particularly during the summer months when viewership overall tends to be lower. The show during its summer run to date has averaged about 3 million viewers across linear and on-demand platforms.
Foxx is set to return as host for season three. Corinne Foxx, his daughter, serves as the show’s DJ. Viewers are encouraged to play along at home by firing up the Shazam app.
The summer game show produced by MGM Television was inspired by the popular music-centric app Shazam. The series pits contestants through multiple rounds of questions about popular songs for the chance to win $10,000 and a shot at the ultimate $1 million prize.
“Beat Shazam” is a modest performer in linear ratings for Fox but the show drives a fair amount of social media engagement, which is a key measure for networks particularly during the summer months when viewership overall tends to be lower. The show during its summer run to date has averaged about 3 million viewers across linear and on-demand platforms.
Foxx is set to return as host for season three. Corinne Foxx, his daughter, serves as the show’s DJ. Viewers are encouraged to play along at home by firing up the Shazam app.
- 8/21/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
The Weinstein Co. is no more. Last week, the production studio finalized its deal to sell to Lantern Entertainment, handing over the keys to its indie kingdom, including a slate of unreleased films and a handful of employees.
But following more than 30 years worth of accusations of sexual harassment and assault against former boss Harvey Weinstein, from a multitude of women, the company swiftly atrophied into a shell of its former self.
So what did Lantern exactly get out of its purchase?
The company paid $289 million to acquire TWC and its assets out of bankruptcy. It walked away with three unreleased films after haggling with filmmakers and producers over the rights to some of the projects, and a whole lot more.
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“The Upside,” a remake of the 2011 French drama “The Intouchables,” starring Brian Cranston, Kevin Hart and Nicole Kidman is arguably...
But following more than 30 years worth of accusations of sexual harassment and assault against former boss Harvey Weinstein, from a multitude of women, the company swiftly atrophied into a shell of its former self.
So what did Lantern exactly get out of its purchase?
The company paid $289 million to acquire TWC and its assets out of bankruptcy. It walked away with three unreleased films after haggling with filmmakers and producers over the rights to some of the projects, and a whole lot more.
Also Read: Weinstein Co $289 Million Sale to Lantern Closes
“The Upside,” a remake of the 2011 French drama “The Intouchables,” starring Brian Cranston, Kevin Hart and Nicole Kidman is arguably...
- 7/23/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
New venture now controls hallowed Weinteins content library.
Lantern Entertainment confirmed on Monday (July 16) it has completed the $289m acquisition of “certain assets” of The Weinstein Company (TWC).
The company, owned by Dallas private equity firm Lantern Capital, got the go-ahead last week from a Delaware bankruptcy court and inherits the hallowed Weinsteins content library as it seeks to build out its entertainment venture and distance itself from Harvey Weinstein.
The disgraced former Hollywood mogul faces up to life imprisonment if found guilty of one of several charges stemming from numerous allegations of sexual assault, rape, and sexual harassment. Weinstein denies any non-consensual sex.
Lantern Entertainment confirmed on Monday (July 16) it has completed the $289m acquisition of “certain assets” of The Weinstein Company (TWC).
The company, owned by Dallas private equity firm Lantern Capital, got the go-ahead last week from a Delaware bankruptcy court and inherits the hallowed Weinsteins content library as it seeks to build out its entertainment venture and distance itself from Harvey Weinstein.
The disgraced former Hollywood mogul faces up to life imprisonment if found guilty of one of several charges stemming from numerous allegations of sexual assault, rape, and sexual harassment. Weinstein denies any non-consensual sex.
- 7/16/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Lantern Entertainment, a new division of the private equity firm that bought The Weinstein Co. and its assets for $289 million, said on Monday it’s finalized the sale.
The company, in introducing itself to the industry, said Lantern’s mission is “to be one of the preeminent homes for creative talent with an unwavering commitment to compelling content creation and a culture of diverse professionals who will operate this company with the absolute highest level of ethics and standards.”
Lantern bought TWC out of bankruptcy following the studio’s plunge into turmoil in the aftermath of revelations of former head Harvey Weinstein’s 30 years of alleged sexual harassment, assault and rape.
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Lantern co-presidents Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic are now focused on turning the company’s assets around under a new banner.
“Over the last several months, we...
The company, in introducing itself to the industry, said Lantern’s mission is “to be one of the preeminent homes for creative talent with an unwavering commitment to compelling content creation and a culture of diverse professionals who will operate this company with the absolute highest level of ethics and standards.”
Lantern bought TWC out of bankruptcy following the studio’s plunge into turmoil in the aftermath of revelations of former head Harvey Weinstein’s 30 years of alleged sexual harassment, assault and rape.
Also Read: Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to New Sexual Assault Charges
Lantern co-presidents Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic are now focused on turning the company’s assets around under a new banner.
“Over the last several months, we...
- 7/16/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
The Weinstein Co. on Wednesday let go of the remainder of its employees, as it prepares to close a $289 million sale out of bankruptcy to Lantern Capital.
A person familiar with the situation told TheWrap that the company terminated the remaining 70 or so employees who were still at TWC. But Lantern Capital, which is buying the studio out of bankruptcy, has offered contracts to roughly two-thirds of TWC’s former employees, amounting to roughly 20 TWC workers who have been laid off.
What was once a 140-person staff has been reduced to no more than roughly 70 as of earlier this week.
TWC has been in turmoil, and was forced to file for bankruptcy in March after accusations against the former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s amounted to 30 years of alleged sexual harassment and assault, which began to come to light last fall.
Also Read: Quentin Tarantino Wants to Block Weinstein Co.
A person familiar with the situation told TheWrap that the company terminated the remaining 70 or so employees who were still at TWC. But Lantern Capital, which is buying the studio out of bankruptcy, has offered contracts to roughly two-thirds of TWC’s former employees, amounting to roughly 20 TWC workers who have been laid off.
What was once a 140-person staff has been reduced to no more than roughly 70 as of earlier this week.
TWC has been in turmoil, and was forced to file for bankruptcy in March after accusations against the former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s amounted to 30 years of alleged sexual harassment and assault, which began to come to light last fall.
Also Read: Quentin Tarantino Wants to Block Weinstein Co.
- 7/11/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
More than 20 staffers at The Weinstein Company were laid off Wednesday, the same day a U.S. Bankruptcy judge ruled on a final sale price for Lantern Capital to acquire Harvey Weinstein’s former film and TV company. Those laid off will be paid through Friday.
The layoffs came in the PR, marketing and mainly distribution, representing about a third of the remaining staff. The last of the TV creative execs is among those exiting. All this came after Lantern met with all the employees. Technically, everyone was terminated by TWC, but two-thirds of the staff is being rehired by Lantern and will remain in place. Such are the technicalities of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
As high profile creditors from Quentin Tarantino to Meryl Streep and George Clooney continue to make noise about getting paid for past work, there are many questions of exactly what the new company is going to be when Lantern takes possession.
The layoffs came in the PR, marketing and mainly distribution, representing about a third of the remaining staff. The last of the TV creative execs is among those exiting. All this came after Lantern met with all the employees. Technically, everyone was terminated by TWC, but two-thirds of the staff is being rehired by Lantern and will remain in place. Such are the technicalities of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
As high profile creditors from Quentin Tarantino to Meryl Streep and George Clooney continue to make noise about getting paid for past work, there are many questions of exactly what the new company is going to be when Lantern takes possession.
- 7/11/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Weinstein Co. is laying off more than 20 employees on Wednesday, two days before it closes its $289 million bankruptcy sale to Lantern Capital.
The layoffs are in the areas of PR, marketing, and distribution, according to a source familiar with the situation. The company had been hemorrhaging employees since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke last fall, and had dwindled from 140 staffers to less than 70 as of this week. The layoffs represent nearly a third of the remaining workforce.
Technically, the entire Weinstein Co. staff is being terminated. About two-thirds of the staff are being offered jobs with the new company, Lantern Entertainment. The employees who are leaving will be paid through Friday, with no severance beyond that.
Lantern Entertainment co-presidents Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic hinted that there would be attrition during a town hall meeting at the Weinstein Co. offices on June 1. At the meeting, Mitchell and Brajovic indicated...
The layoffs are in the areas of PR, marketing, and distribution, according to a source familiar with the situation. The company had been hemorrhaging employees since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke last fall, and had dwindled from 140 staffers to less than 70 as of this week. The layoffs represent nearly a third of the remaining workforce.
Technically, the entire Weinstein Co. staff is being terminated. About two-thirds of the staff are being offered jobs with the new company, Lantern Entertainment. The employees who are leaving will be paid through Friday, with no severance beyond that.
Lantern Entertainment co-presidents Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic hinted that there would be attrition during a town hall meeting at the Weinstein Co. offices on June 1. At the meeting, Mitchell and Brajovic indicated...
- 7/11/2018
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Ahead of finalizing its $289 million deal to buy The Weinstein Co., Lantern Entertainment has tapped industry veterans Steve Beeks, Alexa Platt and Lauren Zalaznick to consult for the company as it looks to revive the film studio.
Lantern Capital co-founders Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic, which owns and operates Lantern Entertainment, said in a statement that in their roles as advisors, they will “help position the new company for a creative and strategic future in the development, production and delivery of quality content across all platforms.”
“As we close this transaction in the coming days, these industry experts will help us implement a thoughtful strategy to launch Lantern Entertainment,” Mitchell and Brajovic said. “We have such tremendous respect for Alexa, Lauren and Steve. This further underscores our commitment to engage the best in the business in this formative stage of the new company.”
Also Read: Quentin Tarantino Wants to Block Weinstein Co.
Lantern Capital co-founders Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic, which owns and operates Lantern Entertainment, said in a statement that in their roles as advisors, they will “help position the new company for a creative and strategic future in the development, production and delivery of quality content across all platforms.”
“As we close this transaction in the coming days, these industry experts will help us implement a thoughtful strategy to launch Lantern Entertainment,” Mitchell and Brajovic said. “We have such tremendous respect for Alexa, Lauren and Steve. This further underscores our commitment to engage the best in the business in this formative stage of the new company.”
Also Read: Quentin Tarantino Wants to Block Weinstein Co.
- 7/10/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Lantern Entertainment announced Tuesday that it has picked three industry veterans to help consult on the turnaround of the Weinstein Co.
Lantern Capital, a Dallas-based private equity fund, expects to close the $289 million purchase of the bankrupt studio on Friday. The company will be led, at least for the time being, by Lantern co-founders Milos Brajovic and Andy Mitchell. The pair are veterans of finance, but have no background in entertainment.
In order to bolster their relationships in Hollywood, they have hired Steve Beeks, Lauren Zalaznick, and Alexa Platt as consultants. Beeks was a longtime Lionsgate executive, where he served as co-president of the motion picture group. Zalaznick served as a top exec at NBCUniversal for a dozen years, where she developed Bravo into a reality TV powerhouse. Platt was CFO of Open Road Films and head of finance at AwesomenessTV, and started her career at the Weinstein Co.
“As...
Lantern Capital, a Dallas-based private equity fund, expects to close the $289 million purchase of the bankrupt studio on Friday. The company will be led, at least for the time being, by Lantern co-founders Milos Brajovic and Andy Mitchell. The pair are veterans of finance, but have no background in entertainment.
In order to bolster their relationships in Hollywood, they have hired Steve Beeks, Lauren Zalaznick, and Alexa Platt as consultants. Beeks was a longtime Lionsgate executive, where he served as co-president of the motion picture group. Zalaznick served as a top exec at NBCUniversal for a dozen years, where she developed Bravo into a reality TV powerhouse. Platt was CFO of Open Road Films and head of finance at AwesomenessTV, and started her career at the Weinstein Co.
“As...
- 7/10/2018
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Lantern Entertainment has enlisted three industry veterans — Steve Beeks, Alexa Platt and Lauren Zalaznick — as advisors to help prepare for the launch of the new company to be formed from its acquisition of The Weinstein Company’s assets.
Co-founders of corporate parent Lantern Capital, Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic, said they sought the entertainment expertise to position the company for a future in developing, producing and delivering content across multiple platforms.
“As we close this transaction in the coming days, these industry experts will help us implement a thoughtful strategy to launch Lantern Entertainment,” said Mitchell and Brajovic in a statement. “We have such tremendous respect for Alexa, Lauren and Steve. This further underscores our commitment to engage the best in the business in this formative stage of the new company.”
Paving the way to close on the asset acquisition, Lantern Entertainment said it recently resolved concerns raised about the...
Co-founders of corporate parent Lantern Capital, Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic, said they sought the entertainment expertise to position the company for a future in developing, producing and delivering content across multiple platforms.
“As we close this transaction in the coming days, these industry experts will help us implement a thoughtful strategy to launch Lantern Entertainment,” said Mitchell and Brajovic in a statement. “We have such tremendous respect for Alexa, Lauren and Steve. This further underscores our commitment to engage the best in the business in this formative stage of the new company.”
Paving the way to close on the asset acquisition, Lantern Entertainment said it recently resolved concerns raised about the...
- 7/10/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
As it closes its deal to acquire The Weinstein Co., Lantern Entertainment has engaged Steve Beeks, Alexa Platt and Lauren Zalaznick as consultants, it was announced Tuesday by Lantern Capital Partners’ co-founders Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic.
Beeks, a former co-president and co-coo of Lionsgate Entertainment; Alexa Platt, who was previously CFO of Open Road Films; and Zalaznick, who has served as an executive vp at NBCUniversal, will advise the company as its gears up its development, production and distribution operations.
The Weinstein Co. sale to Lantern cleared a final hurdle on Thursday when TWC reached an agreement with unsecured creditors,...
Beeks, a former co-president and co-coo of Lionsgate Entertainment; Alexa Platt, who was previously CFO of Open Road Films; and Zalaznick, who has served as an executive vp at NBCUniversal, will advise the company as its gears up its development, production and distribution operations.
The Weinstein Co. sale to Lantern cleared a final hurdle on Thursday when TWC reached an agreement with unsecured creditors,...
- 7/10/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As it closes its deal to acquire The Weinstein Co., Lantern Entertainment has engaged Steve Beeks, Alexa Platt and Lauren Zalaznick as consultants, it was announced Tuesday by Lantern Capital Partners’ co-founders Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic.
Beeks, a former co-president and co-coo of Lionsgate Entertainment; Alexa Platt, who was previously CFO of Open Road Films; and Zalaznick, who has served as an executive vp at NBCUniversal, will advise the company as its gears up its development, production and distribution operations.
The Weinstein Co. sale to Lantern cleared a final hurdle on Thursday when TWC reached an agreement with unsecured creditors,...
Beeks, a former co-president and co-coo of Lionsgate Entertainment; Alexa Platt, who was previously CFO of Open Road Films; and Zalaznick, who has served as an executive vp at NBCUniversal, will advise the company as its gears up its development, production and distribution operations.
The Weinstein Co. sale to Lantern cleared a final hurdle on Thursday when TWC reached an agreement with unsecured creditors,...
- 7/10/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Vulture Watch When will the fat lady sing? Has the Beat Shazam TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Fox? The television vulture is watching for the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Beat Shazam season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? Airing on the Fox television network, Beat Shazam is an interactive, musical game show hosted by Jamie Foxx. Jeff Apploff created the series and executive produces with Rich Riley, Lauren Zalaznick, and Foxx. Beat Shazam features a group of two-player teams, who race against the clock, and each other, to identify song selections. In each round, Foxx presents a choice of two musical categories. The object is...
- 9/12/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture Watch When will the fat lady sing? Has the Beat Shazam TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Fox? The television vulture is watching for the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Beat Shazam season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? Airing on the Fox television network, Beat Shazam is an interactive, musical game show hosted by Jamie Foxx. Jeff Apploff created the series and executive produces with Rich Riley, Lauren Zalaznick, and Foxx. Beat Shazam features a group of two-player teams, who race against the clock, and each other, to identify song selections. In each round, Foxx presents a choice of two musical categories. The object is...
- 8/19/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: Fox. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: May 25, 2017 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Jamie Foxx. TV show description: An interactive, musical game show hosted by Jamie Foxx, the Beat Shazam TV series features a group of two-player teams, who race against the clock, and each other, to identify song selections. Jeff Apploff created the series and executive produces with Rich Riley, Lauren Zalaznick, and Foxx. In each round, Foxx presents a choice of two musical categories. The object is to be the first team to correctly identify the song's title. While low-scoring teams are eliminated, the team which banks the most money will ultimately advance to compete against the Shazam app, for a chance at...
- 5/26/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Jamie Foxx has been tapped to host Beat Shazam, as Deadline reports. Produced by The Voice's Mark Burnett, Don't Forget the Lyrics creator Jeff Appleoff and Shazam Entertainment Limited, the interactive musical game show is based on the Shazam app, the popular app that identifies songs. It will air on Fox.
Foxx will also serve as an executive producer, alongside Burnett, Appleoff, Rich Riley and Lauren Zalaznick.
“Jamie is a quadruple-threat and creative genius,” Burnett said in a statement, via Deadline. “He is an incredible actor, comedian, singer and dancer.
Foxx will also serve as an executive producer, alongside Burnett, Appleoff, Rich Riley and Lauren Zalaznick.
“Jamie is a quadruple-threat and creative genius,” Burnett said in a statement, via Deadline. “He is an incredible actor, comedian, singer and dancer.
- 1/12/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Fox’s newest game show will test your ear, your reflexes — and possibly your phone’s battery life.
The network on Wednesday announced Jamie Foxx as the host an interactive game show called Beat Shazam, in which teams of two race to identify some of music’s biggest hits. Whichever team racks up the most points moves on to face Shazam — a mobile app programmed to recognize tracks — for the chance at a fat cash prize.
Premiering this summer, Beat Shazam‘s executive-producing team includes Foxx, Mark Burnett...
The network on Wednesday announced Jamie Foxx as the host an interactive game show called Beat Shazam, in which teams of two race to identify some of music’s biggest hits. Whichever team racks up the most points moves on to face Shazam — a mobile app programmed to recognize tracks — for the chance at a fat cash prize.
Premiering this summer, Beat Shazam‘s executive-producing team includes Foxx, Mark Burnett...
- 1/11/2017
- TVLine.com
Lauren Zalaznick has been appointed to GoPro’s Board of Directors, the company announced Thursday. Zalaznick currently sits on the board of directors at Nielsen, Shazam, and Penguin Random House and is an advisor to Greycroft Partners LLC, Refinery29, and Venture For America. “It’s a delight to join the GoPro board of directors,” said Zalaznick. “GoPro represents everything that excites me in a digital media company: deeply respected products and an inspiring, globally recognized brand; profoundly engaging content available on multiple platforms, and an incredibly passionate audience. I have tremendous respect for Nick, the GoPro team, and the other board members,...
- 7/7/2016
- by Rasha Ali
- The Wrap
Refinery29’s newest original project puts the focus front and center on women making an impact around the world. The digital media brand aimed at a millennial, female-based audience released its newest documentary series A Woman’s Place: The Frontlines of Feminism on October 6, 2015.
Executive produced by former NBCUniversal Evp and current Refinery29 advisor Lauren Zalaznick, A Woman’s Place highlights global leaders and activists working on female-centric initiatives in locations like Brazil, Turkey, Ecuador, Egypt, Sweden, and the U.S. The first episode of A Woman’s Place tells the story of a transgender woman Maki from the Philippines, who is fighting for the trans community’s rights in her country. Zalaznick worked on the documentary series with Kassidy Brown and Allison Rapson, co-founders of the women-skewing media firm We Are the Xx.
“I was inspired by Allison and Kassidy’s unwavering mission to champion women around the world,...
Executive produced by former NBCUniversal Evp and current Refinery29 advisor Lauren Zalaznick, A Woman’s Place highlights global leaders and activists working on female-centric initiatives in locations like Brazil, Turkey, Ecuador, Egypt, Sweden, and the U.S. The first episode of A Woman’s Place tells the story of a transgender woman Maki from the Philippines, who is fighting for the trans community’s rights in her country. Zalaznick worked on the documentary series with Kassidy Brown and Allison Rapson, co-founders of the women-skewing media firm We Are the Xx.
“I was inspired by Allison and Kassidy’s unwavering mission to champion women around the world,...
- 10/6/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
Doug Herzog, Tig Notaro and Chris DeWolfe are among the keynote speakers scheduled for June’s PromaxBDA: The Conference, organizers announced on Thursday. The conference invites creatives, marketers, strategists, designers and thought leaders from the entertainment industry to share insights and secrets with colleagues from around the world. Viacom Music & Entertainment Group president Herzog, comedian Notaro and Sgn CEO DeWolfe (and co-founder of Myspace) are among seven speakers slated for this year’s conference. The other speakers include: author and graphic designer Chip Kidd, former Bravo head Lauren Zalaznick, filmmaker Scott Thomas and Medici Group founder Frans Johansson. Also Read:...
- 4/16/2015
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Held on October 25 in New York City, the panel -- The Ms. Factor: The Power of Female-driven Content -- was held on October 25 in New York City, as part of the Inaugural Produced By: NY event sponsored by the Producers Guild of America.
Panel Description: Audience demographics and buying power are changing. The power of females at the box office reigned supreme this past summer in terms of on-screen presence and audience turnout. A look at the 100 highest-earning movies of 2013 reveals that on average, movies with a female protagonist earned 20% more than movies with a male protagonist. So why the overall shortage of female protagonists and women filmmakers? What hurdles or opportunities does the current environment present for producers seeking to tell stories about girls or women?
The panel moderated by Cathy Schulman ("Crash;" "The Illusionist;" President, Mandalay Pictures & Women In Film La) featured Kelly Edwards (VP Talent Development, HBO), Lydia Dean Pilcher ("Cutie and the Boxer;" "The Lunchbox;" "The Darjeeling Limited;" Vice President: Motion Pictures, Producers Guild of America), Stacy Smith (Director, Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative, USC Annenberg), and Lauren Zalaznick ( "Kids;" "Zoolander;" Media Executive Founder & Curator, The Lz Sunday Paper).
The printed information sheet ‘Females in Film & TV Facts: On Screen Behind the Camera, and Career Barriers Faced’ was available to attendees from panelist Stacy L. Smith.
An Overview:
Onscreen Portrayals
Prevalence of Females across 100 Top Films from 2007 to 2013:
Percentage of female characters in 2007: 29.9% and in 2013: 29.2%
Percentage of films with gender parity in 2007: 12% and in 2013: 16 %
Percentage with female lead/co-lead in 2007: 20% and in 2013: 28%
Behind the Camera
Prevalence of Female Filmmakers across 100 Top Films from 2007 to 2013
Percentage of female directors in 2007: 2.7% and in 2013: 1.9%
Percentage of female writers in 2007: 11.2% and in 2013: 7.4%
Percentage of female producers in 2007: 20.5% and in 2013: 19.6%
Gender ratio in 2007: 5 to 1 and in 2013 5.3 to 1
Independent Film Behind the Camera
Prevalence of Females Behind the Camera at Sundance Film Festival 2002-2012
Director: Narrative 16.9% Documentary: 34.5%
Writer: Narrative: 20.6% Documentary 32.8
Producer: Narrative: 29.4% Documentary 45.9%
Cinematographer: Narrative: 9.5% Documentary: 19.9%
Editor: Narrative: 22% Documentary: 35.8%
The Prevalence of Female Filmmaker across 120 Global Films from 2010 to 2013 in the United Sates:
Directors: 0, Writers: 11.8%, Producers 22.7% and the Gender Ratio 3.4 to 1.
For more information on these reports: http://annenberg.usc.edu/pages/DrStacyLSmithMDSCI
Moderator Cathy Schulman opened the discussion with the goal for the panel -- to discuss some of the myth-busting in the industry and the deep set cultural ennui.
Cathy Schulman: How do we break the status quo?
Lydia Dean Pilcher: There is a perception in our industry that female-driven content is not commercial. We see that’s not true. Women are driving the conversation. We have a responsibility to debunk perception. Finance models are driven by foreign sales estimates and the myth is prevalent among foreign sales agents. We have new data for female-driven content internationally.
Cathy Schulman : Statistically 93 percent of foreign sales buyers are men,
Stacy L. Smith: On screen, less than one-third of the speaking characters are girls and women, and if you are trying to appeal to the women audience, you’ve lost proportion. Behind the camera, there’s a fiscal cliff; very few women are attached as directors in narrative films. Women are perceived as less confident to lead a production crew. Internationally, female-driven films made more money. The audience is there, but authenticity is lacking due to who’s behind the camera.
About Television and Cable
Lauren Zalanick: In television there is some movement that may be systemic or cyclical, we don’t know. The most powerful showrunner today is not the most powerful female showrunner, it’s the most-powerful showrunner -- Shonda Rhimes. The heat around television programming now is based on strong female characters.
Cathy Schulman : Kelly, what are you seeing in cable TV, how does it compare? Also, you’ve been involved in diversity, can you speak to those factors?
Kelly Edwards: We (at HBO) are charged with bringing ethnic and gender to our network. I find the ennui comes often with people relying upon who’s in your circle; people hire who’s in their contact list and who’s in arm’s reach. My job is to make sure that list is expanded upon. There is that bias. We keep having the same conversation over and over again. For example, regarding cinematographers, I brought in 10 DPs and maybe five were white directors, the list of cinematographers is so tiny. There are 900 in the local 600 (union) in Los Angeles. What we realized was that they weren’t connected (to the producers and directors).
The Good News and the Other News
Cathy Schulman : Where are the women in power in all this? Who’s making the decisions?
Kelly Edwards: The good news is, in television we do have more power; women are in creative roles, they are strong and not afraid to showrun.
Lydia Dean Pilcher: I produce for a lot of women directors. I feel in my work, pitching female-driven content and female directors, there is institutional resistance. I always understood that women tell stories differently than men do in a positive way, but these (the statistics) are abysmal numbers. This resistance -- this is why we have to debunk the myth of the power of the audience. It translates to money.
Lauren Zalanick : Anyone with the purse strings will dictate.
On the Young Adult Audience
Lydia Dean Pilcher: I’ve produced for teen girls and I became frustrated that there was no distribution; the indie producers don’t distribute teens. I was thrilled when Fault of Our Stars came out. The trend is that the Hollywood model is breaking down. There’s a different methodology with the new platforms, including VOD (video on demand).
I asked the panel: What advice can you give to female film and screenwriting students soon to be graduating and trying to break into the industry when males are still holding the purse strings?
Kelly Edwards: If you’re in college now, you need to be doing an internship. Studios, companies want to see on your resume that you’ve already done something in the industry. All studios now have paid internships year-round. There are always opportunities. When students are just out of college, network.
The other panelists jumped in with additional advice to join and research organizations, including the Women in Film and Television chapters, and the new programs at Sundance and the Independent Feature Project. They all agreed: “Don’t quit. Persevere.”
Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Susan Kouguell teaches screenwriting at Purchase College Suny, and presents international seminars on screenwriting and film. Author of Savvy Characters Sell Screenplays! and The Savvy Screenwriter, she is chairperson of Su-City Pictures East, LLC, a consulting company founded in 1990 where she works with writers, filmmakers, and executives worldwide. www.su-city-pictures.com, http://su-city-pictures.com/wpblog...
Panel Description: Audience demographics and buying power are changing. The power of females at the box office reigned supreme this past summer in terms of on-screen presence and audience turnout. A look at the 100 highest-earning movies of 2013 reveals that on average, movies with a female protagonist earned 20% more than movies with a male protagonist. So why the overall shortage of female protagonists and women filmmakers? What hurdles or opportunities does the current environment present for producers seeking to tell stories about girls or women?
The panel moderated by Cathy Schulman ("Crash;" "The Illusionist;" President, Mandalay Pictures & Women In Film La) featured Kelly Edwards (VP Talent Development, HBO), Lydia Dean Pilcher ("Cutie and the Boxer;" "The Lunchbox;" "The Darjeeling Limited;" Vice President: Motion Pictures, Producers Guild of America), Stacy Smith (Director, Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative, USC Annenberg), and Lauren Zalaznick ( "Kids;" "Zoolander;" Media Executive Founder & Curator, The Lz Sunday Paper).
The printed information sheet ‘Females in Film & TV Facts: On Screen Behind the Camera, and Career Barriers Faced’ was available to attendees from panelist Stacy L. Smith.
An Overview:
Onscreen Portrayals
Prevalence of Females across 100 Top Films from 2007 to 2013:
Percentage of female characters in 2007: 29.9% and in 2013: 29.2%
Percentage of films with gender parity in 2007: 12% and in 2013: 16 %
Percentage with female lead/co-lead in 2007: 20% and in 2013: 28%
Behind the Camera
Prevalence of Female Filmmakers across 100 Top Films from 2007 to 2013
Percentage of female directors in 2007: 2.7% and in 2013: 1.9%
Percentage of female writers in 2007: 11.2% and in 2013: 7.4%
Percentage of female producers in 2007: 20.5% and in 2013: 19.6%
Gender ratio in 2007: 5 to 1 and in 2013 5.3 to 1
Independent Film Behind the Camera
Prevalence of Females Behind the Camera at Sundance Film Festival 2002-2012
Director: Narrative 16.9% Documentary: 34.5%
Writer: Narrative: 20.6% Documentary 32.8
Producer: Narrative: 29.4% Documentary 45.9%
Cinematographer: Narrative: 9.5% Documentary: 19.9%
Editor: Narrative: 22% Documentary: 35.8%
The Prevalence of Female Filmmaker across 120 Global Films from 2010 to 2013 in the United Sates:
Directors: 0, Writers: 11.8%, Producers 22.7% and the Gender Ratio 3.4 to 1.
For more information on these reports: http://annenberg.usc.edu/pages/DrStacyLSmithMDSCI
Moderator Cathy Schulman opened the discussion with the goal for the panel -- to discuss some of the myth-busting in the industry and the deep set cultural ennui.
Cathy Schulman: How do we break the status quo?
Lydia Dean Pilcher: There is a perception in our industry that female-driven content is not commercial. We see that’s not true. Women are driving the conversation. We have a responsibility to debunk perception. Finance models are driven by foreign sales estimates and the myth is prevalent among foreign sales agents. We have new data for female-driven content internationally.
Cathy Schulman : Statistically 93 percent of foreign sales buyers are men,
Stacy L. Smith: On screen, less than one-third of the speaking characters are girls and women, and if you are trying to appeal to the women audience, you’ve lost proportion. Behind the camera, there’s a fiscal cliff; very few women are attached as directors in narrative films. Women are perceived as less confident to lead a production crew. Internationally, female-driven films made more money. The audience is there, but authenticity is lacking due to who’s behind the camera.
About Television and Cable
Lauren Zalanick: In television there is some movement that may be systemic or cyclical, we don’t know. The most powerful showrunner today is not the most powerful female showrunner, it’s the most-powerful showrunner -- Shonda Rhimes. The heat around television programming now is based on strong female characters.
Cathy Schulman : Kelly, what are you seeing in cable TV, how does it compare? Also, you’ve been involved in diversity, can you speak to those factors?
Kelly Edwards: We (at HBO) are charged with bringing ethnic and gender to our network. I find the ennui comes often with people relying upon who’s in your circle; people hire who’s in their contact list and who’s in arm’s reach. My job is to make sure that list is expanded upon. There is that bias. We keep having the same conversation over and over again. For example, regarding cinematographers, I brought in 10 DPs and maybe five were white directors, the list of cinematographers is so tiny. There are 900 in the local 600 (union) in Los Angeles. What we realized was that they weren’t connected (to the producers and directors).
The Good News and the Other News
Cathy Schulman : Where are the women in power in all this? Who’s making the decisions?
Kelly Edwards: The good news is, in television we do have more power; women are in creative roles, they are strong and not afraid to showrun.
Lydia Dean Pilcher: I produce for a lot of women directors. I feel in my work, pitching female-driven content and female directors, there is institutional resistance. I always understood that women tell stories differently than men do in a positive way, but these (the statistics) are abysmal numbers. This resistance -- this is why we have to debunk the myth of the power of the audience. It translates to money.
Lauren Zalanick : Anyone with the purse strings will dictate.
On the Young Adult Audience
Lydia Dean Pilcher: I’ve produced for teen girls and I became frustrated that there was no distribution; the indie producers don’t distribute teens. I was thrilled when Fault of Our Stars came out. The trend is that the Hollywood model is breaking down. There’s a different methodology with the new platforms, including VOD (video on demand).
I asked the panel: What advice can you give to female film and screenwriting students soon to be graduating and trying to break into the industry when males are still holding the purse strings?
Kelly Edwards: If you’re in college now, you need to be doing an internship. Studios, companies want to see on your resume that you’ve already done something in the industry. All studios now have paid internships year-round. There are always opportunities. When students are just out of college, network.
The other panelists jumped in with additional advice to join and research organizations, including the Women in Film and Television chapters, and the new programs at Sundance and the Independent Feature Project. They all agreed: “Don’t quit. Persevere.”
Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Susan Kouguell teaches screenwriting at Purchase College Suny, and presents international seminars on screenwriting and film. Author of Savvy Characters Sell Screenplays! and The Savvy Screenwriter, she is chairperson of Su-City Pictures East, LLC, a consulting company founded in 1990 where she works with writers, filmmakers, and executives worldwide. www.su-city-pictures.com, http://su-city-pictures.com/wpblog...
- 11/7/2014
- by Susan Kouguell
- Sydney's Buzz
He’s been around showbiz enough to know a few things about how to be truly happy, and Andy Cohen offers some sage wisdom in Glamour magazine’s November 2014 edition.
The “Watch What Happens Live” star declares that everyone is their own worst critic- “When Christina Hendricks and Dylan McDermott were on my show [in October 2013], I felt like everything I said didn’t come out right or landed with a thud. When I have off shows, I have to remind myself that my experience of what just happened was only my experience. It’s never as intense for everyone else as it is for you.”
Cohen also insists that it’s important to stand up for yourself in the workplace- “I think the fact that I was never too intimidated by famous people or people in power wound up helping [my career]. I felt strong enough in my convictions to go up and say,...
The “Watch What Happens Live” star declares that everyone is their own worst critic- “When Christina Hendricks and Dylan McDermott were on my show [in October 2013], I felt like everything I said didn’t come out right or landed with a thud. When I have off shows, I have to remind myself that my experience of what just happened was only my experience. It’s never as intense for everyone else as it is for you.”
Cohen also insists that it’s important to stand up for yourself in the workplace- “I think the fact that I was never too intimidated by famous people or people in power wound up helping [my career]. I felt strong enough in my convictions to go up and say,...
- 10/22/2014
- GossipCenter
The Nightcrawler star has been added to the speaker roster at the inaugural Produced By: New York (Pbny) conference set for October 25.
PGA president emeritus Hawk Koch will lead the one-on-one discussion.
Other newly added speakers and mentors include Jeremy Chilnick, Donna Gigliotti, William Horberg, Jenni Konner, Cookie Monster and Lauren Zalaznick.
For a full list of speakers and details of the event click here.
PGA president emeritus Hawk Koch will lead the one-on-one discussion.
Other newly added speakers and mentors include Jeremy Chilnick, Donna Gigliotti, William Horberg, Jenni Konner, Cookie Monster and Lauren Zalaznick.
For a full list of speakers and details of the event click here.
- 10/15/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Jake Gyllenhaal has been added as a featured speaker at the Producers Guild of America's inaugural Produced by: New York, it was announced Tuesday. PGA President Emeritus Hawk Koch will moderate the one-on-one discussion. In addition to playing the lead role of Lou Bloom, Gyllenhaal is also a producer on Dan Gilroy‘s upcoming thriller, “Nightcrawler,” Other newly announced speakers at the conference include Jeremy Chilnick, Donna Gigliotti, William Horberg, Jenni Konner, Cookie Monster and Lauren Zalaznick. See video: Jake Gyllenhaal Descends Into Madness in New ‘Nightcrawler’ Trailer (Video) Produced By: New York will feature 12 full conference sessions, panel discussions,...
- 10/14/2014
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Former NBCUniversal executive Lauren Zalaznick has joined Shazam's board of directors. Zalaznick spent 12 years at NBCUniversal, most recently as executive vice president, but she left the company last year after her portfolio of female-focused channels was absorbed by Bonnie Hammer. Shazam said Zalaznick's experience in television and film will add expertise and strength to the music-identification service. Photos: Anna Wintour, Bill O'Reilly, Alec Baldwin Celebrate THR's Most Powerful People in NY Media "Lauren has devoted her career in media to transforming the cultural landscape. From her start as an independent feature film producer to her most recent
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- 4/22/2014
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBCU will has announced that development head Mark Stern will be departing and it has appointed USA Network’s Bill McGoldrick to the post. He will report to Syfy president Dave Howe. Stern, who headed Syfy’s original development for 11 years, will become executive producer for an unnamed new Syfy series premiering in 2014. Jackie de Crinis (NBCU) Meanwhile at USA, Jackie de Crinis has been elevated to the newly created role of executive vice president of original programming. She will report to USA President Chris McCumber. Also read: Don’t Slam The Door: Lauren Zalaznick Leaves NBCU, Jeff Shell Cleans...
- 11/4/2013
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
Hulu said Thursday that, effective immediately, Mike Hopkins is officially its new chief executive and that acting CEO Andy Forssell will be leaving the company. A Hulu board member since 2011, Hopkins was most recently president of distribution for Fox Networks Group, a division of 21st Century Fox, which owns Hulu along with Disney and Comcast. Story: Hulu's Arrival at TCA: Another Reminder That Times Are Changing Hopkins beat out not only Forssell for the permanent CEO job but also former NBCUniversal executive Lauren Zalaznick, Intel executive Erik Huggers and ABC executive Albert Cheng, all of whom were reportedly on
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- 10/17/2013
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After two years as president of Telemundo, Emilio Romano has left the network, it was announced to employees on Friday by Joe Uva, NBCUniversal’s chairman of Hispanic enterprises and content. Romano had oversight not just of the Spanish language network, but also of its owned TV stations, international operations, production and Mun2, the English language network aimed at Hispanic viewers in the U.S. Story: 'Underdog' Telemundo Takes Aim at Top-Rated Univision Romano’s departure, effective immediately, comes on the heels of corporate reorganization which saw Lauren Zalaznick lose oversight of Telemundo to Bonnie Hammer. Zalaznick, who had brought Romano
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- 10/4/2013
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emilio Romano: the latest to pass through the NBCU revolving door. Romano, president of NBCU’s Spanish-language Telemundo operations, had overseen Telemundo network, its O&O stations, international operations, and mun2, and production facilities for two years. His exit was announced this morning by Joe Uva, NBCU’s chairman of Hispanic enterprises and content since February, when Lauren Zalaznick gave up oversight of the network as part of the crowning of Bonnie Hammer as queen of the NBCU Cable kingdom. Zalaznick, who’d been moved over to ditigal “monetization” and emerging technology, resigned last month, after 12 years with the company. “I am writing to you today to let you know about an important management change. After a successful two years, Emilio Romano has decided to leave the company,” Uva said this morning in a memo to staff: “I want to personally thank Emilio for his contributions to Telemundo Media. His...
- 10/4/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Kim Martin is leaving her post as president and Gm of We tv after nine years. She won’t be departing the company completely — she is transitioning into an advisory role at AMC Networks, reporting to CEO Josh Sapan. A replacement is expected to be named shortly. The network is keeping mum on its plans though observers note that the move comes days after top cable executive Lauren Zalaznick left NBCUniversal. Still, sources close to her dismiss the idea of her taking over We. “Kim is an extremely talented executive with an impressive track record at We tv,” AMC Networks COO Ed Carroll said in an internal memo sent earlier this morning. “Under her leadership, the network’s distribution has grown, viewership is up and We tv is a top 3 women’s network on Thursday and Friday nights… I want to thank Kim for her many contributions to the company.
- 10/1/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Lauren Zalaznick leaving NBCU after merely seven months in her new, undefined position as a digital, cross-platform strategist for the cable and content giant confirms what everyone in town said when she got the role: it was a non-job. If no great surprise, it’s still a real loss to NBCU. (“Everyone” being the collective TV industry voice that creates the wall of noise that often turns out to be true, usually about NBC, viz. Jeff Zucker, Ben Silverman, Bob Greenblatt.) Also read: Lauren Zalaznick to Leave NBCUniversal Zalaznick, they said at the time, was being pushed aside in favor of Bonnie Hammer,...
- 9/27/2013
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Lauren Zalaznick is leaving NBCUniversal after 12 years — and barely seven months in her newly created position, which took her out of her programming wheelhouse and tasked her with innovation and finding digital dollars across the company. “I am writing to let you know that Lauren Zalaznick will be leaving NBCUniversal after 12 successful years working in a variety of leadership roles here,” NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke wrote Friday in an internal email obtained by TheWrap. Zalaznick, largely credited with turning cable networks like Bravo and Oxygen into destination TV for women, was promoted in February to executive vice president of NBCU.
- 9/27/2013
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
The writing had been on the wall since the February reorganization at NBCUniversal when the company merged the cable network portfolios of chairmen Bonnie Hammer and Lauren Zalaznick under Hammer. In the restructuring, Lauren Zalaznick took on a new role as Evp NBCUniversal, “focusing on innovation, digital, monetization and emerging technology across the company.” Steve Burke just announced Zalaznick’s exit from the company after a 12-year tenure. Like Hammer, Zalaznick was a rising star at NBC Universal, originally making her mark running Trio and then growing fledgeling Bravo into a formidable asset. After the Comcast merger, she added to her purview cable network Style, Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo and digital properties — including red-hot Fandango, which doubled its market share on her watch. (Telemundo has handed over to Joe Uva in February, while Hammer recently dropped the Style brand, transforming the network into Esquire.) While I hear Zalaznick was originally intrigued by her new role,...
- 9/27/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Frances Berwick, who earlier this month expanded her duties to become president of both Bravo and Oxygen Media, has chosen her senior management team. Also read: Lauren Zalaznick Exiting NBCUniversal Berwick sent out the following internal memo obtained by TheWrap on Friday: I’m writing today to introduce the new senior management team for Bravo and Oxygen. It’s an incredibly talented group of people with a fantastic track record. They’re not only smart and strategic, but they’ve all consistently contributed to an atmosphere of collaboration, respect and inspiration…which sets the stage for even greater days ahead for two outstanding brands.
- 9/27/2013
- by Jethro Nededog and Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
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