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TV Is Canceling Completed Seasons Of Series Before They Air The New Normal?
Showtime’s moves today are the latest examples of companies from Warner Bros Discovery and AMC to Netflix and Peacock taking fully produced, unaired series and moving them off their books. Experts weigh in whether the disturbing trend is here to stay. or simply one-time right-sizing. “To spend that kind of money and to not air it, believe me, we’re all scratching our heads,” one high-ranking TV agent says.
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‘Reboot’ Canceled By Hulu; Creator Steve Levitan And Twentieth TV Plan To Shop The Comedy
Too inside baseball for you, Hulu viewers? Whatever the reason, Reboot — Steve Levitan's show-within-a-show comedy that starred Keegan-Michael Key, Johnny Knoxville and Judy Greer — will not see a second season at the streamer.
The single-camera comedy followed execs at Hulu (yes, Hulu) who decide…
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WGA West Blasts Warner Bros Discovery Moves Ahead Of Possible Writers Strike; WBD Says It’s Committed To “Facilitating Greater Inclusion Of Underrepresented Groups”
UPDATED with Warner Bros Discovery statement: As it prepares for negotiations for a new film and TV contract – and a possible writers strike in May – the WGA West is once again blasting Warner Bros Discovery for going back on its promise that the merger that created the giant media conglomerate last year…
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Cindy Williams Dies: ‘Laverne & Shirley‘ Star Who Appeared In ’American Graffiti’ & ‘The Conversation’ Was 75
Cindy Williams, who starred in the smash Happy Days spinoff Laverne & Shirley after appearing in George Lucas’ American Graffiti and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation, has died. She was 75. Her family told the Associated Press today that the actress died Wednesday after a brief illness.
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‘Got Talent,‘ ’Idols’ & ’X Factor’ Set For AI-Dubbed Arabic YouTube Channel
EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle is taking its biggest entertainment shows to the Arab world.
The producer has struck a two-year partnership with UK artificial intelligence start-up Papercup that will see the UK and U.S. versions of Idols, Got Talent and The X Factor offered to Arabic audiences through YouTube…
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Donald Trump Sues Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster Over Release Of Interview Audio Recordings
Donald Trump has found a new avenue to sue the media: Copyright.
He filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday, alleging that Bob Woodward and his publisher, Simon & Schuster, needed his permission before releasing the audio book, The Trump Tapes, last year. The audiobook is a collection of 20…
Joe Biden Announces He Will End Covid State Of Emergency Declarations
President Joe Biden informed Congress today that he would be ending the dual states of emergency that were declared to help address the Covid pandemic, according to multiple sources. There are currently a public health emergency and a national emergency related to the virus, both of which were extended…
Aimee Carrero To Lead Buddy Film ‘Code 3’ Opposite Rainn Wilson & Lil Rel Howery
EXCLUSIVE: Aimee Carrero (The Menu) is set to lead the buddy action-comedy Code 3 opposite Rainn Wilson and Lil Rel Howery. Production is set to begin in February.
She will portray Jessica, a newbie paramedic who is eager to learn is well-trained, and is superb under pressure. In the 24-hour shift…
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View All What We're WatchingLive-Action ‘Danny And The Dinosaur’ Film Based On Syd Hoff Children’s Books In Works From Legendary, HarperCollins
Legendary Entertainment is partnering with Caroline Fraser of HarperCollins Productions (Carmen Sandiego) to produce a live-action Danny and the Dinosaur film, based on the bestselling children’s picture book series by Syd Hoff.
HarperCollins Productions optioned media rights to the series from the…
Marc Maron Blasts Academy Over Andrea Riseborough Grassroots Oscar Campaign Review: “They’re Completely Bought Out By Corporate Interests”
Marc Maron is standing by his To Leslie co-star Andrea Riseborough and lashing out at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its decision to conduct a review of the campaign procedures around this year's Oscar nominees — a reaction to Riseborough’s left-field, grassroots…
Cancellations Of Completed Seasons Of TV Series; Experts Weigh In On Whether Trend Will Continue
It has all the makings of a new and disturbing trend in television — companies taking fully produced, unaired series and moving them off their books — but insiders are hesitant to say whether cancellations like what we saw today at Showtime, as well as what has happened at Warner Bros. Discovery, AMC…
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View All Oscar Nominations Day - Complete CoverageAdeola Role Signs With The Rosenzweig Group
EXCLUSIVE: Adeola Role, who can currently be seen as a series regular on Fox’s character-driven police procedural Alert, has signed with The Rosenzweig Group for management in all areas.
Role portrays Kemi alongside Dania Ramirez and Scott Caan on Alert, a procedural drama about the Philadelphia…
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Showtime Not Proceeding With ‘Three Women’, Cancels ‘Let The Right One In’ & ‘American Gigolo’ Amid Consolidation With Paramount+
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Global just announced that Showtime will be integrated into Paramount+ across both streaming and linear later this year. In preparation for the move, the premium cable network, which will be renamed as Paramount+ with Showtime, had been re-evaluating its programming slate over the…
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