Alison Skilton

FilmRise has picked up the North American rights to the feature film Driveways, which follows the friendship between a young boy in a new neighborhood and his reclusive 83-year-old neighbor.

Scholastic Entertainment, the media division of Scholastic, is developing three movies for the Hallmark Channel based on popular books from the company, including The Angel Tree by Daphne Benedis-Grab.

Showtime has picked up a second season of Desus & Mero, the network’s first-ever late-night talk show.

Media executive Michael Jay Soloman has been appointed chairman of the board of BEOND.TV, bringing more than 50 years of experience in the worldwide media and content-distribution business to the company.

Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Holly Hunter is set to star alongside Ted Danson in NBC's new untitled comedy written and executive produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.

Shot in picturesque Australia, the MarVista Entertainment ATF highlight Back of the Net is a family feature starring Sofia Wylie (Andi Mack) as a science student who ends up at a prestigious soccer academy after a transportation error.

ABC has picked up new seasons of seven game shows from its Summer Fun & Games lineup, including The $100,000 Pyramid, which is returning for its fifth run.

All3Media America has hired Kelsey Boxser for the newly created position of chief people officer.

Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) has bolstered its marketing team with the appointments of several key executives, including David Luner as executive VP of worldwide television marketing.

NBC has renewed its critically acclaimed Golden Globe-winning comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine for an eighth season.