Prison Break‘s No. 1 inmate is making a permanent escape from the franchise.
Wentworth Miller, who for five seasons starred as jailbird Michael Scofield on the Fox drama, has announced that his involvement with the series has come to an end.
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“I’m out. Of Pb. Officially,” he declared to fans in an Instagram post on Sunday, before explaining, “I just don’t want to play straight characters.
Wentworth Miller, who for five seasons starred as jailbird Michael Scofield on the Fox drama, has announced that his involvement with the series has come to an end.
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“I’m out. Of Pb. Officially,” he declared to fans in an Instagram post on Sunday, before explaining, “I just don’t want to play straight characters.
- 11/9/2020
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
The two-dimensional truth is out there.
An animated comedy spinoff of The X-Files is in development at Fox, with series creator Chris Carter attached to exec-produce (but not write/showrun), TVLine has learned exclusively. Titled The X-Files: Albuquerque, the ‘toon offshoot — which has received a script and presentation commitment from Fox — will not revolve around David Duchovny‘s Mulder and Gillian Anderson‘s Scully. Rather, the potential series will center an office full of misfit agents who investigate X-Files cases too wacky, ridiculous or downright dopey for Mulder and Scully to bother with. They’re essentially the X-Files’ B-team.
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An animated comedy spinoff of The X-Files is in development at Fox, with series creator Chris Carter attached to exec-produce (but not write/showrun), TVLine has learned exclusively. Titled The X-Files: Albuquerque, the ‘toon offshoot — which has received a script and presentation commitment from Fox — will not revolve around David Duchovny‘s Mulder and Gillian Anderson‘s Scully. Rather, the potential series will center an office full of misfit agents who investigate X-Files cases too wacky, ridiculous or downright dopey for Mulder and Scully to bother with. They’re essentially the X-Files’ B-team.
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- 8/28/2020
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
“Glee” star Naya Rivera has died. She was 33. Her body was identified at Lake Piru in Ventura County, Calif., the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office confirmed at a press conference on Monday.
Rivera was first identified as the missing person involved in a possible drowning at Lake Piru on July 8 after her 4-year-old son was found alone in their rented boat. The search and rescue operation continued for five more days amid low water visibility and numerous obstacles on the lake bottom.
Rivera is best known for her groundbreaking role as Santana Lopez on the Fox series “Glee,” playing the character from 2009 until the show’s finale in 2015. As part of the “Glee” cast, she received several nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Grammys and Teen Choice Awards.
Born on Jan. 12, 1987, in Valencia, Calif., Rivera — who was of Puerto Rican, African American and German descent — appeared in commercials as...
Rivera was first identified as the missing person involved in a possible drowning at Lake Piru on July 8 after her 4-year-old son was found alone in their rented boat. The search and rescue operation continued for five more days amid low water visibility and numerous obstacles on the lake bottom.
Rivera is best known for her groundbreaking role as Santana Lopez on the Fox series “Glee,” playing the character from 2009 until the show’s finale in 2015. As part of the “Glee” cast, she received several nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Grammys and Teen Choice Awards.
Born on Jan. 12, 1987, in Valencia, Calif., Rivera — who was of Puerto Rican, African American and German descent — appeared in commercials as...
- 7/13/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Howard Kurtzman, President of Business Operations for 20th Century Fox Television and head of business and legal affairs for over two decades, will step down in June.
Carolyn Cassidy, 20th TV’s President of Creative Affairs who has been partnered with Kurtzman, will be named President of 20th Century Fox TV at that time. In light of Kurtzman’s pending departure, 20th TV will name a new head of business affairs who will report into Cassidy.
Kurtzman, who had privately discussed retirement plans for the last couple of years, has been one of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment Chairman Dana Walden’s most trusted associates for the past two decades, first at Fox and most recently at Disney. Since the completion of the Disney acquisition of Fox assets, including 20th TV, Kurtzman also has been working closely with Disney Television Studios President Craig Hunegs.
“Two years ago, Howard came...
Carolyn Cassidy, 20th TV’s President of Creative Affairs who has been partnered with Kurtzman, will be named President of 20th Century Fox TV at that time. In light of Kurtzman’s pending departure, 20th TV will name a new head of business affairs who will report into Cassidy.
Kurtzman, who had privately discussed retirement plans for the last couple of years, has been one of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment Chairman Dana Walden’s most trusted associates for the past two decades, first at Fox and most recently at Disney. Since the completion of the Disney acquisition of Fox assets, including 20th TV, Kurtzman also has been working closely with Disney Television Studios President Craig Hunegs.
“Two years ago, Howard came...
- 1/7/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Howard Kurtzman is retiring from 20th Century Fox Television as president of business operations after 20 years of leading the studio’s business and legal affairs. He will officially step down in June.
As a result, Carolyn Cassidy will be moving up from her current role as president of creative affairs to take over as president of 20th Century Fox TV. The news was announced Tuesday by Dana Walden, Chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment, Craig Hunegs, president of Disney Television Studios.
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When the studio hires a new head of business operations, that person will report to Cassidy.
“20th has been much more than my employer for all these years. It’s also been an incredibly vibrant and exciting place to work, where we accomplished so many great things together, from ‘Modern Family’ to ‘Family Guy,...
As a result, Carolyn Cassidy will be moving up from her current role as president of creative affairs to take over as president of 20th Century Fox TV. The news was announced Tuesday by Dana Walden, Chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment, Craig Hunegs, president of Disney Television Studios.
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When the studio hires a new head of business operations, that person will report to Cassidy.
“20th has been much more than my employer for all these years. It’s also been an incredibly vibrant and exciting place to work, where we accomplished so many great things together, from ‘Modern Family’ to ‘Family Guy,...
- 1/7/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
It's the end of an era at 20th Century Fox Television.
Howard Kurtzman, the longtime president of business operations at the now Disney-owned studio, is set to retire in June, with Carolyn Cassidy named the lone president at 20th TV. A new head of business affairs, who will report directly to Cassidy, will be announced shortly.
“Two years ago, Howard came to Gary Newman and me to say he had decided it was time to retire,” Disney TV Studios and ABC Entertainment chairman Dana Walden said Tuesday in a statement. “We begged him to stay for ...
Howard Kurtzman, the longtime president of business operations at the now Disney-owned studio, is set to retire in June, with Carolyn Cassidy named the lone president at 20th TV. A new head of business affairs, who will report directly to Cassidy, will be announced shortly.
“Two years ago, Howard came to Gary Newman and me to say he had decided it was time to retire,” Disney TV Studios and ABC Entertainment chairman Dana Walden said Tuesday in a statement. “We begged him to stay for ...
The shake-out in media and entertainment after a few years of mergers, cost-cutting initiatives and massive restructurings has thrust many experienced executives back onto the job market — but they’re not all landing at mainstream Hollywood companies. A growing number of them are making their way into new roles as partners, advisers or entrepreneurs-in-residence at private equity and venture capital funds.
The burst of available executive talent has coincided with an upsurge of interest among investors in putting money into media and related businesses. Now that the dust is settling on the Disney-Fox, AT&T-Time Warner and Comcast-Sky megamergers, veteran observers see the next wave of industry consolidation coming through transactions greased with private equity capital. Some executives are lining up to be in a good position to help prospective new owners operate TV, film and digital content and distribution acquisitions.
Gary Newman, former co-head of Fox Television Group, is...
The burst of available executive talent has coincided with an upsurge of interest among investors in putting money into media and related businesses. Now that the dust is settling on the Disney-Fox, AT&T-Time Warner and Comcast-Sky megamergers, veteran observers see the next wave of industry consolidation coming through transactions greased with private equity capital. Some executives are lining up to be in a good position to help prospective new owners operate TV, film and digital content and distribution acquisitions.
Gary Newman, former co-head of Fox Television Group, is...
- 12/4/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Emmy-winning writer-producer Danny Zuker has signed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Zuker, an executive producer on the 11th and final season of ABC’s Modern Family, has been with the series since its launch, quickly emerging as one of the key writer-producers under creators/executive producers/showrunners Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd. He has shared in Modern Family’s five Emmy awards for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Zuker has been under overall deals at 20th Century Fox TV, developing and selling multiple projects. “Danny is someone every showrunner and network wants to work with; He’s wickedly funny and his scripts are always as relatable as they are hilarious,” then-20th TV chairman Gary Newman said at the time of Zuker’s overall deal renewal in 2014.
Early on, Zuker worked on such sitcoms as Roseanne, Levitan’s Just Shoot Me and Grace Under Fire
Aside from his TV writing career, Zuker...
Zuker, an executive producer on the 11th and final season of ABC’s Modern Family, has been with the series since its launch, quickly emerging as one of the key writer-producers under creators/executive producers/showrunners Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd. He has shared in Modern Family’s five Emmy awards for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Zuker has been under overall deals at 20th Century Fox TV, developing and selling multiple projects. “Danny is someone every showrunner and network wants to work with; He’s wickedly funny and his scripts are always as relatable as they are hilarious,” then-20th TV chairman Gary Newman said at the time of Zuker’s overall deal renewal in 2014.
Early on, Zuker worked on such sitcoms as Roseanne, Levitan’s Just Shoot Me and Grace Under Fire
Aside from his TV writing career, Zuker...
- 11/7/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Walk the hallways of Fox Entertainment’s headquarters at its Century City lot, and you’ll find posters touting the company’s new mission statements. One hypes Fox’s “brand pillars,” which include “big swings,” “mass appeal” and “visceral reactions.” Another reminds employees, “We don’t play by the rules, we change the game.”
Then there’s the slogan that perhaps best describes Fox’s recent transition into an independent entity: “We break things to make new things.”
Welcome to the new Fox, same as the old Fox — except when it’s not. As he marks his first-year anniversary next month as the CEO of Fox Entertainment, Charlie Collier has leaned on the network’s legacy as an aggressive underdog that disrupted the broadcast business. But he’s using that as the foundation to reposition Fox as a nimble, independent programmer, one that’s no longer part of a huge media conglomerate.
Then there’s the slogan that perhaps best describes Fox’s recent transition into an independent entity: “We break things to make new things.”
Welcome to the new Fox, same as the old Fox — except when it’s not. As he marks his first-year anniversary next month as the CEO of Fox Entertainment, Charlie Collier has leaned on the network’s legacy as an aggressive underdog that disrupted the broadcast business. But he’s using that as the foundation to reposition Fox as a nimble, independent programmer, one that’s no longer part of a huge media conglomerate.
- 10/30/2019
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Former Fox Television Group chairman and CEO Gary Newman has secured a new role at the investment firm Attention Capital following his exit from the broadcaster, the company announced on Tuesday.
Newman and former Alexander Wang CEO Lisa Gersh have joined Attention Capital as executive partners. They will advise the company’s three founders on companies they’re seeking to invest in and will consult on business operations for portfolio companies.
Attention Capital was launched in August by former Snapchat content boss Nick Bell, former Palantir exec Ashlyn Gentry, and Joe Marchese, former president of advertising revenue for Fox Networks Group. The company seeks to buy, invest in and develop media and technology companies focused on monetizing attention.
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For Newman, the role is his first since departing Fox following its acquisition by Disney earlier this year. Newman...
Newman and former Alexander Wang CEO Lisa Gersh have joined Attention Capital as executive partners. They will advise the company’s three founders on companies they’re seeking to invest in and will consult on business operations for portfolio companies.
Attention Capital was launched in August by former Snapchat content boss Nick Bell, former Palantir exec Ashlyn Gentry, and Joe Marchese, former president of advertising revenue for Fox Networks Group. The company seeks to buy, invest in and develop media and technology companies focused on monetizing attention.
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For Newman, the role is his first since departing Fox following its acquisition by Disney earlier this year. Newman...
- 10/22/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Former Fox TV Group chairman Gary Newman has joined Attention Capital, the startup venture launched earlier this year by another Fox alumnus, Joe Marchese.
Newman and another media biz veteran, Lisa Gersh, were named Tuesday as executive partners of Attention Capital. Newman will focus on acquisition and investment opportunities. Marchese, who previously headed advertising sales for Fox, told Variety earlier this year that he aims for the holding company to acquire media brands that encompass consumer connections and new technologies.
“I’m thrilled by the opportunity to leverage his insights on content curation and technologies that help companies monetize and measure human attention,” said Ashlyn Gentry, co-founder of Attention Capital.
Newman told Variety that his work with Attention Capital is not a full-time job, but he was impressed by Marchese during their tenure together at Fox and believes in his vision of seeking out undervalued brands and finding better audience...
Newman and another media biz veteran, Lisa Gersh, were named Tuesday as executive partners of Attention Capital. Newman will focus on acquisition and investment opportunities. Marchese, who previously headed advertising sales for Fox, told Variety earlier this year that he aims for the holding company to acquire media brands that encompass consumer connections and new technologies.
“I’m thrilled by the opportunity to leverage his insights on content curation and technologies that help companies monetize and measure human attention,” said Ashlyn Gentry, co-founder of Attention Capital.
Newman told Variety that his work with Attention Capital is not a full-time job, but he was impressed by Marchese during their tenure together at Fox and believes in his vision of seeking out undervalued brands and finding better audience...
- 10/22/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Gary Newman, who had a long run as chairman of Fox alongside Dana Walden until 2018, has joined Attention Capital as executive partner.
Attention Capital was founded by former Fox ad chief Joe Marchese, former Snapchat content head Nick Bell, former head of content at Snapchat, and former Palantir exec Ashlyn Gentry. The company gained notice last summer for teaming with James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems to acquire half of Tribeca Enterprises from the Madison Square Garden Co.
Attention, which is looking to raise $500 million, takes its name from its strategy to invest in companies that are stakeholders in the attention economy. Lisa Gersh, who led brands like Alexander Wang, Goop, Martha Stewart, and Oxygen, has also joined the company along with Newman as executive partner.
Newman and Gersh will consult on operations for companies in the portfolio and also help on the investment efforts of Attention.
In a LinkedIn post announcing the new executives,...
Attention Capital was founded by former Fox ad chief Joe Marchese, former Snapchat content head Nick Bell, former head of content at Snapchat, and former Palantir exec Ashlyn Gentry. The company gained notice last summer for teaming with James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems to acquire half of Tribeca Enterprises from the Madison Square Garden Co.
Attention, which is looking to raise $500 million, takes its name from its strategy to invest in companies that are stakeholders in the attention economy. Lisa Gersh, who led brands like Alexander Wang, Goop, Martha Stewart, and Oxygen, has also joined the company along with Newman as executive partner.
Newman and Gersh will consult on operations for companies in the portfolio and also help on the investment efforts of Attention.
In a LinkedIn post announcing the new executives,...
- 10/22/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
A year after he departed as the head of broadcast network Fox, Gary Newman has lined up his next act.
The former Fox Broadcasting Co. chairman and CEO has joined investment firm Attention Capital (alongside former Alexander Wang CEO Lisa Gersh) as an executive partner. In his new role, Newman — who also has experience running a studio during his time at the helm of 20th TV — will serve as an advisor on investment and acquisition opportunities.
"I’m thrilled by the opportunity to leverage his insights on content curation and technologies that help companies monetize and ...
The former Fox Broadcasting Co. chairman and CEO has joined investment firm Attention Capital (alongside former Alexander Wang CEO Lisa Gersh) as an executive partner. In his new role, Newman — who also has experience running a studio during his time at the helm of 20th TV — will serve as an advisor on investment and acquisition opportunities.
"I’m thrilled by the opportunity to leverage his insights on content curation and technologies that help companies monetize and ...
- 10/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Angel Olsen is standing on a rainy sidewalk in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, smoking a cigarette. “I’ve just had a really emotional day,” she says, staring at the Manhattan skyline across the river. “I cried a little bit. I feel Ok now.”
Olsen is preparing for the release of her new album, All Mirrors, and it’s been a little hectic. “For every record, there’s just something you couldn’t plan for,” she explains. “I’m shifting gears a lot. Rehearsing with the band, doing promo. Now I’m in...
Olsen is preparing for the release of her new album, All Mirrors, and it’s been a little hectic. “For every record, there’s just something you couldn’t plan for,” she explains. “I’m shifting gears a lot. Rehearsing with the band, doing promo. Now I’m in...
- 10/22/2019
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Fox has settled its long-running profits litigation over the crime show “Bones,” during which an arbitrator accused top Fox executives of lying on the witness stand.
The arbitrator, Peter Lichtman, issued a blistering ruling in February, in which he accused Dana Walden, Gary Newman and Peter Rice of engaging a “reprehensible” cover-up of Fox’s behavior.
The plaintiffs — actors David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel and producers Kathy Reichs and Barry Josephson — alleged that Fox had cheated them out of tens of millions of dollars in profit participations.
Lichtman awarded them $50 million in compensatory damages and another $128 million in punitive damages — one of the largest such judgments in Hollywood history. Fox’s attorneys, however, persuaded Judge Richard Rico that Lichtman had exceeded his authority, and Rico agreed in May to set aside the punitive damages award.
At the time, the plaintiffs’ attorneys vowed to appeal. Instead, they settled the dispute on undisclosed terms.
The arbitrator, Peter Lichtman, issued a blistering ruling in February, in which he accused Dana Walden, Gary Newman and Peter Rice of engaging a “reprehensible” cover-up of Fox’s behavior.
The plaintiffs — actors David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel and producers Kathy Reichs and Barry Josephson — alleged that Fox had cheated them out of tens of millions of dollars in profit participations.
Lichtman awarded them $50 million in compensatory damages and another $128 million in punitive damages — one of the largest such judgments in Hollywood history. Fox’s attorneys, however, persuaded Judge Richard Rico that Lichtman had exceeded his authority, and Rico agreed in May to set aside the punitive damages award.
At the time, the plaintiffs’ attorneys vowed to appeal. Instead, they settled the dispute on undisclosed terms.
- 9/11/2019
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Fox has reached a settlement over the long-running profit participation lawsuit with “Bones” stars David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel, executive producer Barry Josephson and Kathy Reichs, the forensic anthropologist whose books inspired the show.
Both parties filed dismissal papers in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, which brings an end to the ongoing lawsuit that was first filed in 2015. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
The dispute centered on the license fees that the Fox network, Fox’s foreign affiliates and the streaming service Hulu — in which 21st Century Fox has a stake — paid to 20th Century Fox for the rights to air or stream the series. “Bones” aired on Fox from 2005 to 2017.
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In February, arbitrator Peter Lichtman slapped Fox with a $179 million judgment, one of the largest...
Both parties filed dismissal papers in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, which brings an end to the ongoing lawsuit that was first filed in 2015. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
The dispute centered on the license fees that the Fox network, Fox’s foreign affiliates and the streaming service Hulu — in which 21st Century Fox has a stake — paid to 20th Century Fox for the rights to air or stream the series. “Bones” aired on Fox from 2005 to 2017.
Also Read: Why 'Bones' Victory vs Fox Won't Result in Copycat Lawsuits - or at Least, Not Winning Ones
In February, arbitrator Peter Lichtman slapped Fox with a $179 million judgment, one of the largest...
- 9/11/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Nearly four years after executive producer Barry Josephson first filed his breach of contract and fraudulent inducement complaint against Fox over millions in alleged lost profits from the long running Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz-led series, the now Disney-owned entity has reached a deal to end the legal battle.
Cloaked in confidentiality, the agreement is said to be a “substantial” payout to the actors, the Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert Llp repped Josephson and fellow Ep and author Kathy Reichs, I hear. The settlement was revealed in dismissal paperwork that Deschanel, Boreanaz and Reichs’ lawyer John Berlinski of Kasowitz Benson Torres Llp filed for both sides in Los Angeles Superior Court this morning asking for “entire action of all parties and all causes of action” to be tossed “with prejudice.”
The end to the bitter litigation comes just three months after Josephson added a fraud claim to his...
Cloaked in confidentiality, the agreement is said to be a “substantial” payout to the actors, the Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert Llp repped Josephson and fellow Ep and author Kathy Reichs, I hear. The settlement was revealed in dismissal paperwork that Deschanel, Boreanaz and Reichs’ lawyer John Berlinski of Kasowitz Benson Torres Llp filed for both sides in Los Angeles Superior Court this morning asking for “entire action of all parties and all causes of action” to be tossed “with prejudice.”
The end to the bitter litigation comes just three months after Josephson added a fraud claim to his...
- 9/11/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
WarnerMedia’s Bob Greenblatt is to be named Mipcom Personality of the Year 2019 and will give a keynote address at the Cannes TV festival.
Greenblatt, who is Chairman WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer, will also be honored at a gala dinner at the event, which runs October 14-17.
In his keynote interview, he will address “The Streaming Offensive” as his company plans to launch international streaming service HBO Max, which he oversees as well as HBO, TNT, TBS, truTV and Otter Media.
Prior to this role, Greenblatt served as Chairman of NBC Entertainment, where he was credited with shows including This is Us, The Voice and The Good Place.
“Robert Greenblatt is one of the most respected entertainment executives in our industry,” said Paul Zilk, CEO of Reed Midem, organizer of Mipcom. “His passion for creative excellence, his pioneering spirit and ground-breaking approach to programming have changed the face of the...
Greenblatt, who is Chairman WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer, will also be honored at a gala dinner at the event, which runs October 14-17.
In his keynote interview, he will address “The Streaming Offensive” as his company plans to launch international streaming service HBO Max, which he oversees as well as HBO, TNT, TBS, truTV and Otter Media.
Prior to this role, Greenblatt served as Chairman of NBC Entertainment, where he was credited with shows including This is Us, The Voice and The Good Place.
“Robert Greenblatt is one of the most respected entertainment executives in our industry,” said Paul Zilk, CEO of Reed Midem, organizer of Mipcom. “His passion for creative excellence, his pioneering spirit and ground-breaking approach to programming have changed the face of the...
- 9/5/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Lamb has been named VP and Gm of Kttv and Kcop, the Fox duopoly in La, replacing Bob Cook, who is leaving to head distribution for the Fox Corp. station group.
The news was announced by Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy, who called them “two exciting moves.” Lamb’s arrival in La will put his “energetic and collaborative leadership style in action,” Abernethy added. Cook, he said, has a “successful track record in syndication spans decades, so leading our distribution efforts for Fts was a natural fit.”
Lamb praised the “rich history and great opportunity for the future” at Kttv and Kcop, adding, “I embrace the challenge and can’t wait to get started.”
The exec had previously been VP of Block Communications Broadcast Group, where he oversaw the operations of eight TV stations in three markets. He had also been a station Gm in Louisville, Ky and Peoria,...
The news was announced by Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy, who called them “two exciting moves.” Lamb’s arrival in La will put his “energetic and collaborative leadership style in action,” Abernethy added. Cook, he said, has a “successful track record in syndication spans decades, so leading our distribution efforts for Fts was a natural fit.”
Lamb praised the “rich history and great opportunity for the future” at Kttv and Kcop, adding, “I embrace the challenge and can’t wait to get started.”
The exec had previously been VP of Block Communications Broadcast Group, where he oversaw the operations of eight TV stations in three markets. He had also been a station Gm in Louisville, Ky and Peoria,...
- 6/27/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Less than two months after a California judge eviscerated the unprecedented $179 million award that Bones executive producers and stars won in their long running profits participation legal clash with 21st Century Fox, Barry Josephson today added fraud to his claims against the now Disney-owned entity.
“Tcftv’s promise to Plaintiff that his Magr (Modified Adjusted Gross Receipts) participation on the Series would be 12.5% of Magr reducible to a ‘floor’ of 7.5% of Magr was false when made, as Tcftv had no intention of honoring that floor and, on information and belief, always intended to reduce Plaintiff below that floor,” proclaimed the Ep’s Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert Llp attorneys on Wednesday, shaking up a expected to be staid status conference hearing in Dtla on the nearly four-year old suit with an amended complaint in the astringent matter.
Distinct from a direct appeal on Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard...
“Tcftv’s promise to Plaintiff that his Magr (Modified Adjusted Gross Receipts) participation on the Series would be 12.5% of Magr reducible to a ‘floor’ of 7.5% of Magr was false when made, as Tcftv had no intention of honoring that floor and, on information and belief, always intended to reduce Plaintiff below that floor,” proclaimed the Ep’s Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert Llp attorneys on Wednesday, shaking up a expected to be staid status conference hearing in Dtla on the nearly four-year old suit with an amended complaint in the astringent matter.
Distinct from a direct appeal on Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard...
- 6/19/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox closed out Day 1 of broadcast TV’s Upfronts Week 2019 from its usual stage at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. Pretty much everything besides the setting was new.
Below are eight things TheWrap took away while in attendance.
Find the 2019-20 schedule for the Fox broadcast network here. Readers can check out trailers for its new fall series here.
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Fox Employees Always Clap the Loudest
Whether it is TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour or upfronts, Fox employees always whoop the loudest for their leaders. That trend continued Monday afternoon when new broadcast boss Charlie Collier pretty much called for the claps.
Give the communications professionals a break — it’s not a very easy year to be Fox, which is way slimmed down following the Disney deal.
Charlie...
Below are eight things TheWrap took away while in attendance.
Find the 2019-20 schedule for the Fox broadcast network here. Readers can check out trailers for its new fall series here.
Also Read: Inside the NBC Upfront: 'SNL' Mocks 'Morning Joe,' Tina and Amy Think They're at the Golden Globes
Fox Employees Always Clap the Loudest
Whether it is TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour or upfronts, Fox employees always whoop the loudest for their leaders. That trend continued Monday afternoon when new broadcast boss Charlie Collier pretty much called for the claps.
Give the communications professionals a break — it’s not a very easy year to be Fox, which is way slimmed down following the Disney deal.
Charlie...
- 5/13/2019
- by Jennifer Maas and Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The new Fox Entertainment kicked off its first upfronts presentation Monday at the Beacon Theatre in New York.
At the event last year, Gary Newman quipped that New Fox was so new even he and fellow chairman Dana Walden didn’t know what it was in one of the presentation’s best zingers. A year later, the new iteration of Fox with new leadership in CEO Charlie Collier took the same old stage at the Beacon to give their pitch to advertisers why the newly independent network is a good investment.
As expected, there were heavy NFL plugs — Fox is broadcasting the Super Bowl in 2020 — hype for the arrival of WWE Smackdown Live and a whole lot of Masked Singer mentions.
Here’s how it went down:
4 Pm Et: The presentation will likely be late — there is still a line of people with umbrellas going around the block in the pouring New York rain.
At the event last year, Gary Newman quipped that New Fox was so new even he and fellow chairman Dana Walden didn’t know what it was in one of the presentation’s best zingers. A year later, the new iteration of Fox with new leadership in CEO Charlie Collier took the same old stage at the Beacon to give their pitch to advertisers why the newly independent network is a good investment.
As expected, there were heavy NFL plugs — Fox is broadcasting the Super Bowl in 2020 — hype for the arrival of WWE Smackdown Live and a whole lot of Masked Singer mentions.
Here’s how it went down:
4 Pm Et: The presentation will likely be late — there is still a line of people with umbrellas going around the block in the pouring New York rain.
- 5/13/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has overturned $128 million in punitive damages that was awarded to “Bones” stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz and producers Kathy Reichs and Barry Josephson in arbitration, ruling in favor of studio 20th Century Fox Television in the profit participation case.
Judge Richard Rico issued a minute order Thursday denying the decision made by arbitrator Peter Lichtman back in February and striking punitive damages from Fox’s award to Deschanel, Boreanaz, Josephson and Reichs. This still leaves in place the remaining $50 million portion of the $178.7 million award Lichtman granted the “Bones” stars and producers in arbitration.
However, lawyers for Deschanel, Boreanaz and Reichs say they plan to appeal the ruling against punitive damages to a higher court.
“Today’s decision in no way impacts the arbitrator’s findings that our clients are owed more than $50 million for Fox’s fraudulent and deceitful accounting,” Daniel A.
Judge Richard Rico issued a minute order Thursday denying the decision made by arbitrator Peter Lichtman back in February and striking punitive damages from Fox’s award to Deschanel, Boreanaz, Josephson and Reichs. This still leaves in place the remaining $50 million portion of the $178.7 million award Lichtman granted the “Bones” stars and producers in arbitration.
However, lawyers for Deschanel, Boreanaz and Reichs say they plan to appeal the ruling against punitive damages to a higher court.
“Today’s decision in no way impacts the arbitrator’s findings that our clients are owed more than $50 million for Fox’s fraudulent and deceitful accounting,” Daniel A.
- 5/2/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
If its 2018 upfront brought a taste of “New Fox,” the 2019 outing will offer a full-on assault.
No longer in mid-merger limbo, with former chiefs Dana Walden and Gary Newman onto other things, Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier will go it alone — likely bragging about slightly improved ratings, up 7 percent to tie CBS for No. 2 in the key demo this season with an average 1.6 rating, and the surprise success of The Masked Singer. But don’t let that confuse you. (Fox’s modest resurgence is largely credited to the arrival of Thursday ...
No longer in mid-merger limbo, with former chiefs Dana Walden and Gary Newman onto other things, Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier will go it alone — likely bragging about slightly improved ratings, up 7 percent to tie CBS for No. 2 in the key demo this season with an average 1.6 rating, and the surprise success of The Masked Singer. But don’t let that confuse you. (Fox’s modest resurgence is largely credited to the arrival of Thursday ...
- 4/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Warner Bros. TV veteran Craig Hunegs will be joining the Walt Disney Company at the close of the pending 21st Century Fox acquisition as President, Disney Television Studios, the combined TV studio operation comprised by 20th Century Fox TV, Fox 21 TV Studios and ABC Studios/ABC Signature. He will report to Dana Walden, Chairman, Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment.
Hunegs is taking on a newly created position that will serve as a layer between Walden and the heads of the various Disney-owned TV studios, who had been previously announced as reporting to her. Reporting to Hunegs, once he assumes this role, will be ABC Studios President, Patrick Moran; 20th TV Presidents, Jonathan Davis and Howard Kurtzman; and, Bert Salke, President, Fox 21 Television Studios.
Hunegs, who most recently served as President, Business and Strategy, Warner Bros. TV Group and President, Warner Bros. Digital Networks, comes from a business background,...
Hunegs is taking on a newly created position that will serve as a layer between Walden and the heads of the various Disney-owned TV studios, who had been previously announced as reporting to her. Reporting to Hunegs, once he assumes this role, will be ABC Studios President, Patrick Moran; 20th TV Presidents, Jonathan Davis and Howard Kurtzman; and, Bert Salke, President, Fox 21 Television Studios.
Hunegs, who most recently served as President, Business and Strategy, Warner Bros. TV Group and President, Warner Bros. Digital Networks, comes from a business background,...
- 3/5/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
A stunning and already contested $179 million arbitration award in the Bones profit participation lawsuit may ripped into Fox’s Peter Rice and Dana Walden today. But, the CEO who is about to formally become their new boss just did the Hollywood equivalent of Jay Z’s “Dirt off Your Shoulder.”
“Peter Rice and Dana Walden are highly respected leaders in this industry, and we have complete confidence in their character and integrity” said Disney chieftain Bob Iger Wednesday after the decision by Peter D. Lichtman became public. “Disney had no involvement in the arbitration, and we understand the decision is being challenged and will leave it to the courts to decide the matter,” the CEO added.
Even as Disney’s $71.3 billion purchase of the bulk of Fox moves into the final stretch, Rice and Walden have already been named to senior TV positions at the very soon-to-be greatly expanded House of Mouse.
“Peter Rice and Dana Walden are highly respected leaders in this industry, and we have complete confidence in their character and integrity” said Disney chieftain Bob Iger Wednesday after the decision by Peter D. Lichtman became public. “Disney had no involvement in the arbitration, and we understand the decision is being challenged and will leave it to the courts to decide the matter,” the CEO added.
Even as Disney’s $71.3 billion purchase of the bulk of Fox moves into the final stretch, Rice and Walden have already been named to senior TV positions at the very soon-to-be greatly expanded House of Mouse.
- 2/27/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney CEO Bob Iger is standing by Peter Rice and Dana Walden after the future Disney TV executives were called out in the $179 million-profit participation judgment that Fox was hit with over profits from the 2005-17 series “Bones.”
“Peter Rice and Dana Walden are highly respected leaders in this industry, and we have complete confidence in their character and integrity,” Iger said in a statement after the $179 million judgment was disclosed on Wednesday. “Disney had no involvement in the arbitration, and we understand the decision is being challenged and will leave it to the courts to decide the matter.”
Earlier this month, an arbitrator hit 21st Century Fox with a $179 million judgment — one of the largest rulings of its kind in television history — in a long-running legal battle over profits from the series “Bones.”
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In a 66-page summary of his...
“Peter Rice and Dana Walden are highly respected leaders in this industry, and we have complete confidence in their character and integrity,” Iger said in a statement after the $179 million judgment was disclosed on Wednesday. “Disney had no involvement in the arbitration, and we understand the decision is being challenged and will leave it to the courts to decide the matter.”
Earlier this month, an arbitrator hit 21st Century Fox with a $179 million judgment — one of the largest rulings of its kind in television history — in a long-running legal battle over profits from the series “Bones.”
Also Read: Why the Marvel-Netflix TV Partnership Disintegrated
In a 66-page summary of his...
- 2/27/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
An arbitrator has ordered Fox to pay $179 million to profit participants in the long-running drama series “Bones,” finding that top executives lowballed revenue from the show and gave false testimony.
In his ruling, arbitrator Peter Lichtman blasted several Fox executives by name, including Dana Walden, Gary Newman and Peter Rice, saying they gave “false testimony in an attempt to conceal their wrongful acts.” Lichtman held that Fox engaged “intentional acts of fraud and malice,” and showed a “cavalier attitude” toward the company’s wrongdoing.
The case is the latest in a long line of self-dealing lawsuits in which profit participants assert that the network did not pay market rates to license the show because it was produced by a corporate sibling, 20th Century Fox Television.
Lichtman awarded a whopping $128 million in punitive damages, finding the high amount “necessary to punish Fox for its reprehensible conduct and deter it from future wrongful conduct.
In his ruling, arbitrator Peter Lichtman blasted several Fox executives by name, including Dana Walden, Gary Newman and Peter Rice, saying they gave “false testimony in an attempt to conceal their wrongful acts.” Lichtman held that Fox engaged “intentional acts of fraud and malice,” and showed a “cavalier attitude” toward the company’s wrongdoing.
The case is the latest in a long line of self-dealing lawsuits in which profit participants assert that the network did not pay market rates to license the show because it was produced by a corporate sibling, 20th Century Fox Television.
Lichtman awarded a whopping $128 million in punitive damages, finding the high amount “necessary to punish Fox for its reprehensible conduct and deter it from future wrongful conduct.
- 2/27/2019
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Fox has been hit with a $179 million judgment — one of the largest rulings of its kind in television history — in a legal battle dating back to 2015, over profit participation on the long-running series “Bones,” with stars David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel, executive producer Barry Josephson and Kathy Reichs, the forensic anthropologist whose books inspired the show.
In a 66-page summary of his ruling issued earlier this month by made public on Wednesday, arbitrator Peter Lichtman found that Fox had committed “breach of contract, fraud, and tortious interference with contract” regarding profit participation on the mystery procedural, which ran on the Fox broadcast network from 2005 and 2017 and was also produced by the company’s in-house TV studio, 20th Century Fox.
Lichtman further called out 21st Century Fox president Peter Rice, current Fox TV CEO and soon-to-be ABC exec Dana Walden, and Fox TV chairman Gary Newman (who will be leaving the...
In a 66-page summary of his ruling issued earlier this month by made public on Wednesday, arbitrator Peter Lichtman found that Fox had committed “breach of contract, fraud, and tortious interference with contract” regarding profit participation on the mystery procedural, which ran on the Fox broadcast network from 2005 and 2017 and was also produced by the company’s in-house TV studio, 20th Century Fox.
Lichtman further called out 21st Century Fox president Peter Rice, current Fox TV CEO and soon-to-be ABC exec Dana Walden, and Fox TV chairman Gary Newman (who will be leaving the...
- 2/27/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Almost two years after Bones ended its run of more than a decade at Fox, the stars and executive producer of the crime drama have partially prevailed in their profit participation battle with the company, for now.
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz and Ep Barry Josephson have been issued a hefty award of almost $179 million in the case, it was revealed today in a court petition by attorney Dale Kinsella and lawyers for the actors. However, the matter looks to be far from over as Fox is appealing the awarding of more than $128 million in punitive damages that it says are in contradiction to the initial contracts the actors and Josephson inked for Bones years ago.
“This is a tremendous victory for the Bones profit participants who created and starred in the longest-running drama series to air on the Fox network,” Josephson lawyer Kinsella said today about what is one...
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz and Ep Barry Josephson have been issued a hefty award of almost $179 million in the case, it was revealed today in a court petition by attorney Dale Kinsella and lawyers for the actors. However, the matter looks to be far from over as Fox is appealing the awarding of more than $128 million in punitive damages that it says are in contradiction to the initial contracts the actors and Josephson inked for Bones years ago.
“This is a tremendous victory for the Bones profit participants who created and starred in the longest-running drama series to air on the Fox network,” Josephson lawyer Kinsella said today about what is one...
- 2/27/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
This year’s broadcast pilot season is shaping up to be one of the leanest in recent memory as far as sheer numbers are concerned.
Among ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC, 59 pilots have been ordered so far for the 2019-20 season. That number also includes two straight-to-series orders at Fox and one at NBC. According to multiple sources, each of the networks is nearly done with its pilot orders for the season. Should the current pace of orders continue, that would put the total number of projects ordered this year in the low- to mid-60s. Compared with the 76 pilots ordered in 2018, this year will more than likely be down 10%-20% from last; that would mark the fewest number of pilot orders going back at least 7 years.
According to several agency sources, the decrease in volume is partly due to a shift in strategy by the broadcast networks,...
Among ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC, 59 pilots have been ordered so far for the 2019-20 season. That number also includes two straight-to-series orders at Fox and one at NBC. According to multiple sources, each of the networks is nearly done with its pilot orders for the season. Should the current pace of orders continue, that would put the total number of projects ordered this year in the low- to mid-60s. Compared with the 76 pilots ordered in 2018, this year will more than likely be down 10%-20% from last; that would mark the fewest number of pilot orders going back at least 7 years.
According to several agency sources, the decrease in volume is partly due to a shift in strategy by the broadcast networks,...
- 2/7/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Last summer, previous Fox network presidents Dana Walden and Gary Newman said that two 24 spinoffs were in the works. Walden and Newman knew that they would not necessarily remain at the network after the Disney/Fox merger goes through and as the final merger looms, Charlie Collier has taken over as Fox CEO. Today, he […]
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- 2/6/2019
- by Fred Topel
- Slash Film
Fox Chief Charlie Collier Defends ‘Rent’ And Ratings: Understudies Would Have Been Impractical – TCA
Fox Entertainment chairman Charlie Collier said Wednesday at TCA that he does not regret airing Rent and also does not see a future of live musicals in which lead characters all have understudies. Asked what he learned from the experience, Collier admitted he’d sent handwritten notes to everyone involved in the production before its airdate and signed them, “Break a leg.”
Rent, based on Jonathan Larson’s beloved ’90s Broadway musical, reverted to mostly rehearsal footage in its “live” broadcast last month after star Brennin Hunt, who played struggling musician Roger, broke his foot during a dress rehearsal. The show went on, but ratings hit a record low for a live-musical television program.
“On Sunday morning I rewrote a lot of notes, so I learned that,” Collier joked during his session at the winter press tour in Pasadena.
It would have been impractical to have understudies for the lead characters,...
Rent, based on Jonathan Larson’s beloved ’90s Broadway musical, reverted to mostly rehearsal footage in its “live” broadcast last month after star Brennin Hunt, who played struggling musician Roger, broke his foot during a dress rehearsal. The show went on, but ratings hit a record low for a live-musical television program.
“On Sunday morning I rewrote a lot of notes, so I learned that,” Collier joked during his session at the winter press tour in Pasadena.
It would have been impractical to have understudies for the lead characters,...
- 2/6/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Despite Ryan Murphy stirring up fans on social this week about their thoughts for a six-episode return of Scream Queens, newly installed Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier told the TCA corps “there are no plans right now on Scream Queens” but “we take Ryan Murphy seriously when he wants to build something.”
While Collier was very excited about the reboot of the Fox network, which will stand alone following the Disney merger, he mentioned that he wasn’t announcing any network series pickups today. That also went for Empire and Lethal Weapon. Collier also stayed mum on whether Damon Wayans would return or not.
That also goes for 24. At the previous TCA, Fox TV group chairman and CEOs Gary Newman and Dana Walden spoke about the potential of future 24 franchises, but Collier wasn’t ready to announce anything new today, though “we have so much admiration for Howard [Gordon],” he said...
While Collier was very excited about the reboot of the Fox network, which will stand alone following the Disney merger, he mentioned that he wasn’t announcing any network series pickups today. That also went for Empire and Lethal Weapon. Collier also stayed mum on whether Damon Wayans would return or not.
That also goes for 24. At the previous TCA, Fox TV group chairman and CEOs Gary Newman and Dana Walden spoke about the potential of future 24 franchises, but Collier wasn’t ready to announce anything new today, though “we have so much admiration for Howard [Gordon],” he said...
- 2/6/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
For all those who were disappointed following the cancellation of Scream Queens after two seasons on MTV, there is hope on the horizon.
Co-creator Ryan Murphy floated a possible revival or reboot of the anthology horror comedy series Monday on Instagram. He noted that he and alums Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Billie Lourd have thought about bringing the series back, possibly as a limited series or catch-up movie, a question he throws out there for fans to ponder and weigh in on. He also asks, who else should he bring back. Scream Queens also starred Jamie Lee Curtis and Abigail Breslin.
At the time of the cancellation in 2017, then-Fox chairman Gary Newman told reporters at TCA that year, “It is an anthology series, and Ryan felt that he told the story over the two seasons, he felt the story was complete,” adding “There is no plan to go back and tell more stories.
Co-creator Ryan Murphy floated a possible revival or reboot of the anthology horror comedy series Monday on Instagram. He noted that he and alums Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Billie Lourd have thought about bringing the series back, possibly as a limited series or catch-up movie, a question he throws out there for fans to ponder and weigh in on. He also asks, who else should he bring back. Scream Queens also starred Jamie Lee Curtis and Abigail Breslin.
At the time of the cancellation in 2017, then-Fox chairman Gary Newman told reporters at TCA that year, “It is an anthology series, and Ryan felt that he told the story over the two seasons, he felt the story was complete,” adding “There is no plan to go back and tell more stories.
- 2/4/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Rbg director Julie Cohen, eOne’s Chief Strategy Officer Peter Micelli, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon and HBO’s former entertainment chief Sue Naegle, who is now Annapurna Pictures’ Head of TV, are among the latest tranche of A-list names speaking at Keshet’s Intv conference.
The event, which is hosted and curated by Keshet Media Group and co-produced by Deadline, takes place March 11-12 in Jerusalem.
The foursome will be joined by Channel 4’s Drama Commissioning Editor, Lee Mason, Lauren Anderson, Chief Content Officer Lauren Anderson of NBC/Snapchat joint venture Indigo Development and Entertainment Arts, who previously oversaw scripted hits including Parks and Recreation and The Office, lawyer Victoria S. Cook, partner at Frankfurt Kurnit and a member of the Entertainment Group, Gil Goldschein, Chairman and CEO of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Real World producer Bunim/Murray Productions, ITV Entertainment’s Commissioner Joe Mace, and Storied Media Group...
The event, which is hosted and curated by Keshet Media Group and co-produced by Deadline, takes place March 11-12 in Jerusalem.
The foursome will be joined by Channel 4’s Drama Commissioning Editor, Lee Mason, Lauren Anderson, Chief Content Officer Lauren Anderson of NBC/Snapchat joint venture Indigo Development and Entertainment Arts, who previously oversaw scripted hits including Parks and Recreation and The Office, lawyer Victoria S. Cook, partner at Frankfurt Kurnit and a member of the Entertainment Group, Gil Goldschein, Chairman and CEO of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Real World producer Bunim/Murray Productions, ITV Entertainment’s Commissioner Joe Mace, and Storied Media Group...
- 1/17/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s been an Ok fall for the broadcast networks with a few solid new entries, NBC’s Manifest and New Amsterdam, ABC’s The Conners, CBS’ FBI, Fox’s Last Man Standing and the CW’s Charmed. Besides the two NBC dramas, no other new series probably qualifies as a breakout hit but there were no outright flops either that were quickly pulled or downgraded except for ABC’s Alec Baldwin talk show.
However, the performances of the new and returning series has been largely overshadowed this fall. The broadcast networks are at crossroads following unprecedented corporate upheaval, with none of the executives who were at the top of each network the same time last year in their posts now.
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves was ousted following a slew of sexual misconducts allegations, with Showtime’s David Nevins taking programming oversight of CBS and the CW. Bob Greenblatt...
However, the performances of the new and returning series has been largely overshadowed this fall. The broadcast networks are at crossroads following unprecedented corporate upheaval, with none of the executives who were at the top of each network the same time last year in their posts now.
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves was ousted following a slew of sexual misconducts allegations, with Showtime’s David Nevins taking programming oversight of CBS and the CW. Bob Greenblatt...
- 1/1/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Bob Iger’s going to have to start taking out more congratulatory ads. As Disney inches closer to final approvals in its acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s production assets (and cable networks like FX), the conglom is about to become a TV awards juggernaut.
Much has been made about the success of Dana Walden as a programmer, as she takes over Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment as chairman — but as chairman of Fox TV Group, she and Gary Newman also oversaw a slate that has been among the most successful on TV when it comes to awards kudos. Ditto FX Networks chairman John Landgraf, who will also soon fall under the Disney umbrella.
It’s just another example of how transformative the Disney/21st Century Fox merger will be to the TV landscape. Awards have been among the metrics for success inside 20th Century Fox TV, and this...
Much has been made about the success of Dana Walden as a programmer, as she takes over Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment as chairman — but as chairman of Fox TV Group, she and Gary Newman also oversaw a slate that has been among the most successful on TV when it comes to awards kudos. Ditto FX Networks chairman John Landgraf, who will also soon fall under the Disney umbrella.
It’s just another example of how transformative the Disney/21st Century Fox merger will be to the TV landscape. Awards have been among the metrics for success inside 20th Century Fox TV, and this...
- 12/21/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Charlie Collier, the AMC Networks veteran who recently become entertainment chief at Fox, will deliver the opening keynote address next April at the Nab Show Executive Leadership Summit.
The summit is an invite-only event held on the eve of the main Nab Show, a massive gathering of tech vendors, local TV executives, programmers and others with stakes in the future of broadcasting. Collier’s address will take place Sunday, April 7 at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.
While the exact timing of the close of Fox’s merger with Disney remains unclear, it is likely Collier will be offering some insight into the strategy of the newly slimmed-down remainder company. After the sale of its film and TV studio as well as other assets, Fox will consist mainly of the broadcast network, local stations and Fox News. Collier is taking the entertainment reins from Gary Newman and Dana Walden, with...
The summit is an invite-only event held on the eve of the main Nab Show, a massive gathering of tech vendors, local TV executives, programmers and others with stakes in the future of broadcasting. Collier’s address will take place Sunday, April 7 at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.
While the exact timing of the close of Fox’s merger with Disney remains unclear, it is likely Collier will be offering some insight into the strategy of the newly slimmed-down remainder company. After the sale of its film and TV studio as well as other assets, Fox will consist mainly of the broadcast network, local stations and Fox News. Collier is taking the entertainment reins from Gary Newman and Dana Walden, with...
- 12/20/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Burnett is the latest A-list Hollywood exec to sign up to speak at Keshet’s Intv conference.
The Apprentice creator and Chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group will give a keynote speech at the event, which is hosted and curated by Keshet Media Group and co-produced by Deadline, takes place March 11-12 in Jerusalem.
He will speak alongside the likes of Cindy Holland, Netflix’s Head of Original Programming, Greg Berlanti and former Channel 4 CEO and founder of Wonderhood Studios, David Abraham, who were both announced earlier this month.
Elsewhere, CNN’s Amy Entelis, former StudioCanal UK chief Danny Perkins and Zdf’s Simone Emmelius will speak at the event, which takes place at the Ymca Jerusalem.
Entelis, who is Executive Vice President for talent and content development at CNN Worldwide and also oversees CNN Films and Original Series, was responsible for recent feature doc hits Three Identical...
The Apprentice creator and Chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group will give a keynote speech at the event, which is hosted and curated by Keshet Media Group and co-produced by Deadline, takes place March 11-12 in Jerusalem.
He will speak alongside the likes of Cindy Holland, Netflix’s Head of Original Programming, Greg Berlanti and former Channel 4 CEO and founder of Wonderhood Studios, David Abraham, who were both announced earlier this month.
Elsewhere, CNN’s Amy Entelis, former StudioCanal UK chief Danny Perkins and Zdf’s Simone Emmelius will speak at the event, which takes place at the Ymca Jerusalem.
Entelis, who is Executive Vice President for talent and content development at CNN Worldwide and also oversees CNN Films and Original Series, was responsible for recent feature doc hits Three Identical...
- 12/19/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Former ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey is joining Netflix as the vice president of original content, Variety has learned.
In her new role, she will report to Cindy Holland, who is also vice president of original content. Dungey is expected to start working at the streamer in February.
“We’re delighted to be adding Channing’s expertise, leadership and deep experience to Netflix, and I look forward to partnering with her as we continue to grow and evolve our global network,” said Holland. “I have been a fan of her character and approach from our early days as executives.”
Dungey will partner with Holland in setting strategic direction as well as in overseeing a large portion of Netflix’s slate, including some of the company’s overall deals with prolific producers including Shonda Rhimes, Jenji Kohan, Kenya Barris, Steven DeKnight, Marti Noxon, and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions,...
In her new role, she will report to Cindy Holland, who is also vice president of original content. Dungey is expected to start working at the streamer in February.
“We’re delighted to be adding Channing’s expertise, leadership and deep experience to Netflix, and I look forward to partnering with her as we continue to grow and evolve our global network,” said Holland. “I have been a fan of her character and approach from our early days as executives.”
Dungey will partner with Holland in setting strategic direction as well as in overseeing a large portion of Netflix’s slate, including some of the company’s overall deals with prolific producers including Shonda Rhimes, Jenji Kohan, Kenya Barris, Steven DeKnight, Marti Noxon, and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions,...
- 12/17/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s Cindy Holland and The Flash and Arrow producer Greg Berlanti are two of the A-list names headlining Keshet’s Intv conference.
The event, which is hosted and curated by Keshet Media Group and co-produced by Deadline, takes place March 11-12 in Jerusalem.
Holland, who is Head of Original Programming at the Svod service, is a keynote speaker, while Berlanti, who is fresh from signing a major production deal with Warner Bros Television, is a panelist alongside Jan Mojto, boss of German producer and distributor Beta Film, UnREAL writer and exec producer Stacy Rukeyser, Starz’ President of Programming Carmi Zlotnik. Former Channel 4 CEO David Abraham, who recently founded production business and advertising studios Wonderhood Studios will also give a keynote presentation.
A number of other names in the world of entertainment, news, sport and digital media are set to be revealed in the coming weeks.
Last year’s event...
The event, which is hosted and curated by Keshet Media Group and co-produced by Deadline, takes place March 11-12 in Jerusalem.
Holland, who is Head of Original Programming at the Svod service, is a keynote speaker, while Berlanti, who is fresh from signing a major production deal with Warner Bros Television, is a panelist alongside Jan Mojto, boss of German producer and distributor Beta Film, UnREAL writer and exec producer Stacy Rukeyser, Starz’ President of Programming Carmi Zlotnik. Former Channel 4 CEO David Abraham, who recently founded production business and advertising studios Wonderhood Studios will also give a keynote presentation.
A number of other names in the world of entertainment, news, sport and digital media are set to be revealed in the coming weeks.
Last year’s event...
- 12/5/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ryan Seacrest, Tyler Perry and interim CBS chairman Strauss Zelnick are among seven new members of The Paley Center for Media’s Board of Trustees, with top execs from Hulu, Amazon and Turner joining the organization’s Los Angeles Board of Governors.
The nonprofit organization has unveiled seven new trustees and five new governors, chosen from the realms of television, music and technology.
Joining the Paley Board of Trustees will be Adam Bird, Senior Partner, McKinsey and Company; Steve Cooper, CEO, Warner Music Group; Jennifer Mullin, CEO, Fremantle; Tyler Perry, Founder & Owner, Tyler Perry Studios; Jimmy Pitaro, Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks & President, ESPN; Ryan Seacrest, Creative Entrepreneur, TV Radio Host and Producer; and Zelnick, who is chairman and CEO, Take-Two Interactive Software as well as his CBS role.
New members of the Los Angeles Board of Governors will include Randy Freer, CEO, Hulu; Tina Perry, General Manager, Own: Oprah Winfrey Network; Kevin Reilly,...
The nonprofit organization has unveiled seven new trustees and five new governors, chosen from the realms of television, music and technology.
Joining the Paley Board of Trustees will be Adam Bird, Senior Partner, McKinsey and Company; Steve Cooper, CEO, Warner Music Group; Jennifer Mullin, CEO, Fremantle; Tyler Perry, Founder & Owner, Tyler Perry Studios; Jimmy Pitaro, Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks & President, ESPN; Ryan Seacrest, Creative Entrepreneur, TV Radio Host and Producer; and Zelnick, who is chairman and CEO, Take-Two Interactive Software as well as his CBS role.
New members of the Los Angeles Board of Governors will include Randy Freer, CEO, Hulu; Tina Perry, General Manager, Own: Oprah Winfrey Network; Kevin Reilly,...
- 12/3/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Channing Dungey’s time as president of ABC was short. But it was certainly memorable — both for moves she made and for shockwaves she and her network attempted to absorb.
As the head of the network, Dungey made several canny decisions meant to reframe ABC as the default choice for Middle America. What was until recently a network organized around the dramatic brilliance of Shonda Rhimes and the razor wit of Kenya Barris was to become the network of folksy, plainspoken conservatives (“Roseanne”), sweetly aspirational music competition (“American Idol”) and pleasant uplift (“The Good Doctor”). But big bets tended to slightly underwhelm — the appetites and habits of the audience having changed since a show’s heyday, “American Idol” was a success but not a smash — or in the case of “Roseanne,” to blow up in all the wrong ways. And making matters worse, Dungey lost her network’s two signature creative forces,...
As the head of the network, Dungey made several canny decisions meant to reframe ABC as the default choice for Middle America. What was until recently a network organized around the dramatic brilliance of Shonda Rhimes and the razor wit of Kenya Barris was to become the network of folksy, plainspoken conservatives (“Roseanne”), sweetly aspirational music competition (“American Idol”) and pleasant uplift (“The Good Doctor”). But big bets tended to slightly underwhelm — the appetites and habits of the audience having changed since a show’s heyday, “American Idol” was a success but not a smash — or in the case of “Roseanne,” to blow up in all the wrong ways. And making matters worse, Dungey lost her network’s two signature creative forces,...
- 11/20/2018
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
ABC is switching things up at the top: Channing Dungey is stepping down as the Alphabet network’s entertainment president, after serving in that position for nearly three years.
Karey Burke, the current head of original programming at Freeform, will take over as ABC’s entertainment president, the network announced on Friday. Burke will be responsible for all development, programming and scheduling for ABC’s primetime and late-night lineups, and will report to Dana Walden once the Disney/Fox merger is complete.
“I’m grateful to Channing for her significant contributions and unwavering dedication to the success of ABC over the past 14 years,...
Karey Burke, the current head of original programming at Freeform, will take over as ABC’s entertainment president, the network announced on Friday. Burke will be responsible for all development, programming and scheduling for ABC’s primetime and late-night lineups, and will report to Dana Walden once the Disney/Fox merger is complete.
“I’m grateful to Channing for her significant contributions and unwavering dedication to the success of ABC over the past 14 years,...
- 11/16/2018
- TVLine.com
Channing Dungey is stepping down as President of ABC Entertainment after less than three years on the job. As usual, Disney has reached within its ranks for a replacement, naming Karey Burke, head of Freeform original programming development, as new ABC Entertainment president.
The move comes ahead of the completion of the 21st Century Fox acquisition by Disney and following the announcement of the Disney-ABC post-merger TV leadership, that includes Fox’s Dana Walden taking oversight of ABC, ABC Studios and Freeform as chairman, Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment.
Ever since that leadership structure was announced with Dungey in her previous position reporting to Walden, there had been speculation that Dungey may leave as she had been tipped to be on track for a bigger role after a solid track record as ABC Entertainment president. Her contract was coming up soon, and according to sources, she was offered...
The move comes ahead of the completion of the 21st Century Fox acquisition by Disney and following the announcement of the Disney-ABC post-merger TV leadership, that includes Fox’s Dana Walden taking oversight of ABC, ABC Studios and Freeform as chairman, Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment.
Ever since that leadership structure was announced with Dungey in her previous position reporting to Walden, there had been speculation that Dungey may leave as she had been tipped to be on track for a bigger role after a solid track record as ABC Entertainment president. Her contract was coming up soon, and according to sources, she was offered...
- 11/16/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Channing Dungey, the first African American to lead a U.S. broadcast network, has departed her role as president, ABC Entertainment. Karey Burke, head of original programming for cable channel Freeform, has been tapped to replace her.
Dungey’s departure comes as corporate parent Disney prepares for a massive overhaul of its television business units tied to the pending acquisition of 21st Century Fox. Last month, Disney announced that Fox executive Peter Rice would take over the entirety of Disney’s non-sports TV operations, with fellow Fox veteran Dana Walden tapped to oversee ABC, Freeform, and Disney’s television-studio operations. The arrangement would have seen Dungey report to Walden, who had been co-head of Fox Broadcasting and 20th Century Fox Television.
“I’m grateful to Channing for her significant contributions and unwavering dedication to the success of ABC over the past 14 years,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger. “I’ve thoroughly...
Dungey’s departure comes as corporate parent Disney prepares for a massive overhaul of its television business units tied to the pending acquisition of 21st Century Fox. Last month, Disney announced that Fox executive Peter Rice would take over the entirety of Disney’s non-sports TV operations, with fellow Fox veteran Dana Walden tapped to oversee ABC, Freeform, and Disney’s television-studio operations. The arrangement would have seen Dungey report to Walden, who had been co-head of Fox Broadcasting and 20th Century Fox Television.
“I’m grateful to Channing for her significant contributions and unwavering dedication to the success of ABC over the past 14 years,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger. “I’ve thoroughly...
- 11/16/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
AMC Networks has centralized its operations, promoting Sarah Barnett to president of entertainment networks and upping senior executives David Madden and Linda Schupack.
The restructuring will result in about 40 layoffs, or about 2% of the workforce at the entertainment networks, sources tell Deadline. AMC Networks did not comment on any job losses.
The shift comes less than a month after the announcement that AMC vet Charlie Collier is heading to New Fox, replacing Gary Newman as entertainment chief of the slimmed-down entity.
Barnett, the current president and Gm of BBC America who previously had that role at SundanceTV, will add oversight of AMC, SundanceTV and IFC. She will also lead AMC Premiere, the company’s subscription service offering ad-free versions of original series and other perks for fans. Barnett will continue to report to Ed Carroll, Chief Operating Officer of AMC Networks.
Madden, a two-decade veteran of the Fox broadcast network and studio,...
The restructuring will result in about 40 layoffs, or about 2% of the workforce at the entertainment networks, sources tell Deadline. AMC Networks did not comment on any job losses.
The shift comes less than a month after the announcement that AMC vet Charlie Collier is heading to New Fox, replacing Gary Newman as entertainment chief of the slimmed-down entity.
Barnett, the current president and Gm of BBC America who previously had that role at SundanceTV, will add oversight of AMC, SundanceTV and IFC. She will also lead AMC Premiere, the company’s subscription service offering ad-free versions of original series and other perks for fans. Barnett will continue to report to Ed Carroll, Chief Operating Officer of AMC Networks.
Madden, a two-decade veteran of the Fox broadcast network and studio,...
- 11/5/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This story contains details of The Walking Dead’s October 21 episode.
Three episodes into Season 9 of The Walking Dead and things are in a high-wire state of flux, and we’re not just talking about how Andrew Lincoln will be leaving the AMC series based on Robert Kirkman’s zombie apocalypse comics come November 4.
On Sunday’s third episode “Warning Signs,” we learned that Lincoln’s Rick Grimes wants to have a baby with Danai Gurira‘s Michonne, and that the fragile peace that the former sheriff’s deputy has built among former enemies is starting to fray, to put it mildly. On the other hand, Norman Reedus’ Daryl Dixon and Lauren Cohan’s Maggie Rhee have taken a decidedly more ruthless ruling hand than Lincoln’s bridge-building Grimes, and the body count is rising, with Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan looking to be next.
Yet for all...
Three episodes into Season 9 of The Walking Dead and things are in a high-wire state of flux, and we’re not just talking about how Andrew Lincoln will be leaving the AMC series based on Robert Kirkman’s zombie apocalypse comics come November 4.
On Sunday’s third episode “Warning Signs,” we learned that Lincoln’s Rick Grimes wants to have a baby with Danai Gurira‘s Michonne, and that the fragile peace that the former sheriff’s deputy has built among former enemies is starting to fray, to put it mildly. On the other hand, Norman Reedus’ Daryl Dixon and Lauren Cohan’s Maggie Rhee have taken a decidedly more ruthless ruling hand than Lincoln’s bridge-building Grimes, and the body count is rising, with Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan looking to be next.
Yet for all...
- 10/23/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
New Fox has its new network leader, and it’s a bit of a surprise: Charlie Collier, who most recently served as president and general manager of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios, is switching gears to take over the Fox Broadcasting network.
The appointment of Collier as Fox’s entertainment chief executive officer surprised the industry — even some internal Fox staffers, who had expected to see Gary Newman oversee the network’s transition into a standalone entity once 21st Century Fox’s merger with The Walt Disney Company was complete. Newman has been atop the Fox network as Fox TV Group chairman with Dana Walden since 2014, and has run 20th Century Fox TV with Walden since 1999. The exec had been a part of 21st Century Fox and its predecessor News Corp. for more than two decades, but he’ll now depart by the end of the year when the merger is completed.
The appointment of Collier as Fox’s entertainment chief executive officer surprised the industry — even some internal Fox staffers, who had expected to see Gary Newman oversee the network’s transition into a standalone entity once 21st Century Fox’s merger with The Walt Disney Company was complete. Newman has been atop the Fox network as Fox TV Group chairman with Dana Walden since 2014, and has run 20th Century Fox TV with Walden since 1999. The exec had been a part of 21st Century Fox and its predecessor News Corp. for more than two decades, but he’ll now depart by the end of the year when the merger is completed.
- 10/20/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
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