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David Olney, an Americana singer-songwriter whose works were covered or co-written by Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Young, Del McCoury and Laurie Lewis, has died. Olney passed on Saturday night while performing onstage at the 30A Songwriter Festival. He was 71. The singer-songwriter Townes Van…

On-location film and TV production in Los Angeles hit a five-year low last year, down 5.8% from 2018, according to FilmLA, the city and county film office. On-location feature film shooting days were off by 15.1% last year, commercials were down by 12.3%, and TV was down 6.6%. In one of the few bright spots, TV comedy…

EXCLUSIVE: Steve Fedyski and Ken Rather, former COO and Chief Distribution Officer, respectively, at faith-based Pure Flix Entertainment, have formed Cloudburst Entertainment. The new, privately financed production and distribution company will focus on producing and releasing films that provide wholesome…

Production is rolling o Snake Eyes, n Paramount's G.I. Joe spinoff starring Crazy Rich Asians actor Henry Golding. Robert Schwentke is directing, and Evan Spiliotopoulos wrote the screenplay, which chronicles the origin story of Golding’s ninja commando character. The pic will shoot in Japan, where the cast and crew…

Zack is back. Sources tell Deadline that Mark-Paul Gosselaar will be a producer on the reboot of Saved By The Bell and will appear in at least three episodes. The original Saved By the Bell ran four seasons on NBC from 1989-1992. The show starred Gosselaar as Zack Morris, the leader of a group that included A.C…

Niki Koss, best known for co-starring on the Freeform series Famous in Love, will make her feature directorial debut with Night, Night, a psychological thriller about a woman who wakes up from a horrific car accident and must find a way to survive a recovery from hell. Descendants actress Brenna D'Amico is attached to…

A+E Networks has signed a first-look production agreement with OZY Media, a onetime magazine brand that has tech backing and has evolved into a producer of original series, podcasts and live events. While no projects were announced along with the news of the partnership, the companies said the multi-platform deal is…

BBC Studios has fallen well short of its targets for commissions from third-party streamers and broadcasters, and is too reliant on old brands like Doctor Who to prop up its revenue. That’s the verdict of a detailed 43-page report on the BBC’s commercial production and distribution arm by the National Audit Office…

EXCLUSIVE: Mobile streaming service Ficto has formed several new content partnerships and fleshed out its content offering of more than 50 shows as it prepares to go live in the first quarter of 2020. Led by CEO and co-founder Mike Esola, a former agent at UTA and WME, Ficto was first announced about a year ago. The…

The so-called "shortlists" of qualified contenders in nine Oscar categories — including the feature documentary and international film races — landed on schedule Monday, one calendar day ahead of last year's December 17 announcement of the 2019 lists. But when it comes to movie awards, the calendar is a tricky beast…

Universal Music Group’s TV production company Eagle Rock Entertainment has hired BBC children’s director Alice Webb as its new chief executive. Webb has worked at the BBC for 15 years, the past five of which she has been the British broadcaster’s kids boss, overseeing TV channels CBBC and CBeebies. She announced her…

Marvel animated series Tigra & Dazzler is searching for a new showrunner and writers following a shakeup on the series. Sources close to the production confirm to Deadline that Hulu has parted ways with showrunner Erica Rivinoja due to creative differences, but the show is still moving forward at the streamer. In…