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The Hollywood Radio and Television Society has a new board of directors. HRTS today announced its newly-elected board is made up of leaders from across the industry, who will serve three-year terms starting this month. The board includes Kate Adler, EVP, Comedy Development, CBS Television Studios; Charlie Andrews…

Emergence's move from NBC to ABC happened due to "incredible diplomacy" between the two companies, according to ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke, something she added would not have happened ten years ago. The drama, which stars Allison Tollman as a sheriff taking in a young girl, moved from being piloted at NBC…

Broadcast network bosses have once again promised to "bust the pilot cycle" – five years after then-Fox topper Kevin Reilly infamously said 'RIP' to pilot season. ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke, who joined from cable network Freeform, said she'd "forgotten how dumb it was" and Fox Entertainment President…

Following the success of Live in Front of a Studio Audience, Jimmy Kimmel’s live staging on Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons last month, ABC is looking to turn it into an event franchise. The network’s President of Entertainment Karey Burke revealed that 22M had watched the special since its May 25…

Hollywood Radio and Television Society has revealed the lineup for The Network Chiefs, part of its upcoming Newsmaker Luncheon Series. Karey Burke, President ABC Entertainment; Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment; Michael Thorn, President of Entertainment, Fox Entertainment; and Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta…

The Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) announced today that they have elected industry leaders from WME, Universal Television, Lionsgate, and City National Bank as their new officers for a two-year voluntary term which will begin in January 2018. WME'S Marc Korman has been elected President with Universal…

Entertainment attorneys gathered at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel tonight for a Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS)-hosted panel discussion on "How to Prevent Sexual Harassment in Production." But the subtext was preventing and minimizing corporate liability in the event of lawsuits. "We deal with these kind of…

As part of their Newsmaker Luncheon series, the Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) hosted The Hitmakers panel which featured an A-list roster of TV producers that have, as the panel suggests, created hit series that have stood out in the evolving landscape of TV. Alan Yang (Master of None), Bruce Miller (The…

Veteran show business journalist and producer Melissa Grego has been named to the newly created position of CEO of HRTS, becoming the first woman to lead the group in its 70-year history. Starting October 30, she will replace Executive Director Dave Ferrara, who is retiring after 18 years with the group formerly known…

The Hollywood Radio and Television Society has appointed four new board members to its information and networking forum. Dan Erlij of UTA, Pearlena Igbokwe of Universal TV, Chris Selak of Lionsgate and Chris von Goetz of ICM Partners will serve through 2017-2019. The announcement came from organization president Eric…

Four episodes of Seinfeld got made at at the cost of a Bob Hope birthday special, Will & Grace got developed despite concerns about the gay lead character on the part of NBC’s West Coast president Don Ohlmeyer, John Wells carved the ER pilot out of an old Michael Crichton script with decades out of date medical…

The Hollywood Radio & Television Society has unveiled new membership levels and new programs ahead of the group’s 70th anniversary later this year. The initiatives were unveiled today during a conference call with HRTS president Eric Schrier, also president of Original Programming at FX Networks and FX Productions…