Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Michael Rapaport, Kym Whitley, Finesse Mitchell and Sherri Shepherd (above) are all on tap.
As Discovery is poised to conclude a transformational merger with WarnerMedia by the middle of next year, it’s Zaslav’s job to make sure that company, Warner Bros. Discovery, will be well positioned to evolve and thrive amid a torrent of market disruption. Zaslav speaks about the business challenges ahead for the enlarged entity that he will lead as CEO, assuming the $43 billion merger secures regulatory approval.
Roku stock closed up 18% on Wednesday after it said it had reached a multiyear agreement with Google to keep YouTube and YouTube TV on its streaming platform. The deal will allow the 56.4 million active Roku accounts to continue to watch YouTube and YouTube TV, Google’s livestreaming service, without disruption.
Storm of Suspicion, Weather Gone Viral, S.O.S. How to Survive and Top 10 are now cleared by station groups Fox, Scripps, Nexstar, Meredith, Gray, CBS, Hearst, Cox Media Group, Sunbeam Television, Hubbard Broadcasting, Tegna, Graham Media and more.
Exclusives
Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings, who have been sharing hosting duties for season 38 following the Mike Richards debacle, will continue to serve in the same capacity into 2022. Producers Sony Pictures Television said Wednesday that the duo will remain hosts through the end of the syndicated game show’s current 38th season, which ends July 29. Michael Davies, who has been serving as interim showrunner after Richards was fired after selecting himself as the replacement host for the late Alex Trebek, will also continue through season’s end.
The game show originally ran as a limited summer series on select Fox TV stations in July and has been officially greenlit as a syndicated series.
Spanish-language content provider Estrella Media has added three independent members to its board of directors. Joining are: Jacqueline Hernández, CEO and co‑founder of New Majority Ready, a multicultural marketing and […]
‘Clarkson,’ ‘Hall’ Climb In Thanksgiving Week
The two talkers posted gains of 13% and 17%, respectively, in the holiday session ending Nov. 28.
ABC’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience averaged 4.6 million total viewers and a 0.9 rating, down 20% and 18% from its December 2019 edition but still topping Tuesday in the demo. Over on CBS, FBI (6.8M/0.6) dipped from its last fresh episode but still copped Tuesday’s largest audience.
Directing TV is more competitive than ever with the wealth of high-quality storytelling in television and streaming. How do you break in? Here’s what you need to know.
Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-tipped drama shows behind the scenes of the much-loved sitcom I Love Lucy. Here those who knew her look back on her unusual career.
Power of the Dog, the Western-themed romance-drama from Oscar-winning writer-director Jane Campion (The Piano), garnered 27.2 million viewing hours on Netflix to finish as the No. 1 English-language film on Netflix worldwide for the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 5.
On Tuesday’s episode of his eponymous syndicated talk show, Nick Cannon broke the tragic news that his 5-month-old son, Zen, died over the weekend from brain cancer. Fighting back tears and ultimately breaking down, Cannon explained that his son, who was born in June, began exhibiting health problems early on.
John Zaccario today was appointed president of GSN, effective immediately. Zaccario, who was previously GSN’s executive vice president, ad sales, succeeds Mark Feldman, who has left the company to join Scopely […]
Abbott Elementary, American Auto and Grand Crew will all debut in December, then wait several weeks before settling into their regular homes.
In her newly created role, Tolia is responsible for oversight of the company’s operations including growth, strategic planning and finance. She will report directly to Shondaland CEO Shonda Rhimes.
Sports Piracy Fueled By Gateway Games
According to a recent survey, 84% of respondents are watching sports illegally, depleting the sports ecosystem of $28 billion.
U.S. athletes would still compete under such a boycott, a step that President Joe Biden had said he was contemplating last month. Now, Biden has made his decision to move forward with the boycott, which means the president won’t dispatch U.S. dignitaries to attend the games.
