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FilmRise has acquired the worldwide rights for Unintended, the first feature film from newly formed Shorelight Pictures, and the North American rights for Nighthawks starring Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl).

Randall L. Stephenson, chairman, CEO and president of AT&T, discussed WarnerMedia's upcoming video platform, content investments at HBO and bringing more licensed content back in-house at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference in Boston yesterday.

Kevin Mayer, chairman of direct-to-consumer and international at The Walt Disney Company, delivered the opening remarks at the group’s Upfront Experience in New York City yesterday, touting the power of the expanded advertising portfolio.

With The Big Bang Theory coming to an end, CBS has shuffled its Thursday night schedule, which will lead with Young Sheldon this fall and feature three new shows.

Speaking to reporters ahead of Disney’s “Upfront Experience” in New York today, John Landgraf, chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, spoke about his optimism for the future as his division settles into its new parent company.

The independent TV sector, which annually gathers to distribute programming on the eve of the L.A. Screenings proper, got a shot in the arm Monday thanks to a series of keynotes, a networking game, a co-production panel and one-on-ones organized by NATPE.

Alon Shtruzman, the CEO of Keshet International (KI), sat down for a keynote conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati at NATPE’s L.A. Screenings Independents Producers Summit ahead of the market’s official kick-off today, discussing how the company is responding to changes in the production and distribution landscape.

The nominees for the Golden Nymph Awards, which will be presented at the 59th edition of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, have been revealed, with nods for series such as Bodyguard, Killing Eve and My Brilliant Friend.

Only three new scripted series are slated to debut in the fall on ABC, as the network touts its "most stable schedule in over a decade."

The Walt Disney Company will assume full operational control of Hulu, effective immediately, in return for Disney and Comcast Corporation entering into a “put/call” agreement regarding NBCUniversal’s 33 percent ownership interest in Hulu.