The indie powerhouse’s massive trove includes more than 2,000 episodes of hits on all of the Big 4 networks over the past four decades. Now the sales and distribution company is pursuing new SVOD agreements for its series, starting with ‘That ’70s Show,’ ‘Roseanne’ and ‘A Different World.’
EXCLUSIVE, updated with statements from David Simon and WGA East, 3:45 PM: Writer-producer David Simon, the outspoken critic of TV packaging who in April joined the WGA's anti-packaging lawsuit against Hollywood's Big Four talent agencies, has dismissed his individual claims against CAA, in which he'd accused his…
AMC Networks has promoted company veteran Joshua Reader to President of Distribution and Development, a new role on its senior management team.
In his new post, Reader will oversee the company’s distribution partnerships and strategy in the U.S. including the distribution of its national cable networks. He also will…
Jane Galloway Heitz, a veteran actress for film and television, has died. She was 78 and the cause of death was not disclosed.
Heitz had a variety of roles during her career. Many cited her work as the character Lillian Adler in the TV show Glee, although she only appeared twice, in the pilot and as an image in a…
“Whistleblower” has become the hot word of the moment; I probably hear it uttered in one way or another 15 times a day in these times. But what it really means comes home in a big way when you see a single heroic whistleblower in action — someone like Robert Bilott, the lone lawyer who has waged a David-vs.-Goliath…
EXCLUSIVE: Greg Berlanti, the prolific producer behind Riverdale, The Flash and Supergirl, has inked a deal to adapt the New York Times best-selling young adult novel The Gentleman’s Guide To Vice And Virtue for HBO Max.
Deadline can reveal that Berlanti Productions’ adaptation of Mackenzi Lee’s period romantic…
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has announced the five recipients of its annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award.
Included in the group are actress Christine Baranski; ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke; TV creator, producer and writer Courtney A. Kemp (Power); NBCUniversal…
Jon Voight danced briefly on a makeshift stage in the East Room of the White House as the theme from Midnight Cowboy played and President Donald Trump prepared to award him the National Medal of Arts.
The jovial atmosphere was a contrast to what was taking place at the same time on Capitol Hill: Rep. Adam Schiff…
EXCLUSIVE: ABC has put in developmentOnce More, a single-camera half-hour comedy from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV, where Spiitzer and Hazy Mills are under deals
Written by Jack Moore (Queen America, Dear White People), Once More revolves around Will…
Sacha Baron Cohen on Thursday used his speech accepting the ADL’s International Leadership Award in New York to call out social media giants including Facebook, Twitter and Google for their roles in amplifying hatred and violence in society.
“All this hate and violence is being facilitated by a handful of internet…
EXCLUSIVE:Parkes+MacDonald has acquired the television rights to two titles – Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows’ New York Times bestselling novelMy Lady Jane, and forthcoming thriller novelPeople Like Her by Ellery Lloyd, for series development.
My Lady Jane, one of Publishers Weekly's Best Young Adult…
EXCLUSIVE:Danny Trejo (Machete), Billy Zane (Titanic), Randy Couture (The Expendables), and James Russo (Django Unchained) have signed to star in actioner The Protector from filmmaker Justin Lee (Badland).
Legion XIII's Daemon Hillin, Justin Lee, and Melanie Young are producing with Vasily Bernhardt of TB Films…
Days of Our Lives is not going anywhere. The network has renewed its longest-running series for a 56th season, I have learned. I hear Days executive producer Ken Corday of Corday Prods., which produces the daytime drama, just delivered the news to the cast.
NBC and Sony TV had no comment. though I had been hearing for…
Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and an all-star ensemble take a powerful deep-dive into the downfall of Roger Ailes, with director Jay Roach and screenwriter Charles Randolph.
