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Condé Nast announced a record 250 new and returning originals across digital, streaming, social and audio platforms as well as a stepped-up investment in live events. Addressing media buyers at a NewFronts presentation at The Shed in New York’s Hudson Yards, execs said they are leaning into livestreams after what they…

Discovery Italy To Adapt BBC Studios Formats ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ And This Is MY House’ Discovery in Italy has commissioned local-language versions of The Great British Sewing Bee and This is MY House after striking deals with distributor BBC Studios. Reality competition show The Great British Sewing Bee…

EXCLUSIVE: Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE) has hired its first Head of Global Audio – bringing in former Stitcher Chief Content Officer Chris Bannon. The move comes as the entertainment arm of the publishing house looks to bolster its podcasting business, building on series such as Vanity Fair's Love is a Crime, from…

NewFronts mainstay Condé Nast announced 75 returning series and 50 new pilots, plus a renewed emphasis on long-form and live programming. The company delivered an online presentation for the second year in a row, but it included initiatives based on live events, an element that was missing in the Covid-affected 2020…

EXCLUSIVE: Condé Nast Entertainment has appointed Marvel executive Sarah Amos as VP, Development & Production (Non-Fiction TV, Documentaries). In the new role, part of the ongoing restructuring at CNE under President Agnes Chu, Amos will lead the company’s efforts in the unscripted space. She will report to Helen…

EXCLUSIVE: Condé Nast Entertainment president Agnes Chu has tapped industry veteran Helen Estabrook as Head of Development & Production for Features and Scripted Series. The new role is part of Chu's ongoing revamp of the organization, prioritizing a global entertainment strategy and growing a film and television…

EXCLUSIVE: New Condé Nast Entertainment president Agnes Chu has assembled her senior executive team as she is spearheading a transformation at the organization, prioritizing a global entertainment strategy focused on expanding physical production capabilities, and growing a film and television business leveraging the…

 EXCLUSIVE: Wired Studios, Condé Nast Entertainment and Loki Films will bring the mysterious 2018 death of an unidentified hiker to screen. From Loki Films’ Oscar-nominating directing duo Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), the newly announced project is based on the viral story by Wired’s editor in chief Nick…

Disney+ content chief Agnes Chu is leaving the Mouse House to head up Condé Nast Entertainment's video push. Chu, who was SVP, content for the nascent streamer, is set to become president of the publishing company's studio and distribution division. She joins in September and reports to Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch. She…

Looking to persevere through a period of intense scrutiny, especially of its video operation, Condé Nast introduced several new offerings for advertisers Tuesday in a virtual NewFronts presentation. The media company announced a new content and Nielsen-measured offering called The Influence Network; a branded podcast…

Matt Duckor, who led lifestyle programming for Condé Nast, has left the company in the wake of a storm at Bon Appétit and the reappearance of past tweets from Duckor making racist and homophobic comments. Former Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport resigned earlier this week after a photo of him in brownface…

EXCLUSIVE: The Man of Bronze is headed to the small screen. Sony Pictures Television and Neal H. Moritz’s Sony-based Original Film have partnered with Condé Nast Entertainment to develop a scripted television series based on the Doc Savage pulp fiction franchise from the Street & Smith library. The project is part of…