ABC is set to broadcast Major League Soccer’s championship match for the first time since 2008.
Read More »Report: Three-Quarters of U.S. Households Have an SVOD Service
New research from Leichtman Research Group finds that 74 percent of all U.S. households have an SVOD service from Netflix, Amazon Prime and/or Hulu.
Read More »A Black Lady Sketch Show Renewed by HBO
HBO has renewed the sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show for a sophomore season after its August 2 debut.
Read More »Imagine Entertainment Taps Rich Battista as CEO
Imagine Entertainment Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have brought in veteran media-industry executive Rich Battista as CEO.
Read More »GRB Taps Sarah Coursey to Head International
GRB Studios has hired Sarah Coursey as senior VP of international, overseeing the sales and acquisitions team as well as spearheading global co-production and co-development projects.
Read More »VH1 Orders More RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars have been greenlit by VH1 for new seasons.
Read More »Fuse Unveils Details of Fall Programming Slate
Fuse has revealed the premiere dates for its fall lineup, which includes the debut of five new shows, as well as the return of the series Complex x Fuse.
Read More »Disney & Charter Strike Expanded Distribution Deal
The Walt Disney Company and Charter Communications have inked a new multiyear distribution agreement to continue to deliver Disney’s lineup of sports, news and entertainment content to Spectrum customers.
Read More »Lionsgate Television Group Promotes Pair
Lionsgate has promoted Scott Herbst to head of scripted development for its television group and Jocelyn Sabo to senior VP of television.
Read More »ABC Taps Simran Sethi as Head of Scripted Development
Simran Sethi, a veteran programming executive who has held positions at Netflix, Freeform and NBC, has been appointed executive VP of development and content strategy for ABC Entertainment.
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