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Since Bruce Rosenblum took over Legendary Television in 2013, he had been looking to appoint a president of scripted television. He has now brought in veteran TV lit agent Lauren Heller Whitney in that role. The company’s current top scripted executive, EVP Peter Johnson, has extended his contract through 2017 and…

Legendary Television and Digital Media has signed a first look agreement with Warren Littlefield and his production shingle, The Littlefield Company, to develop content for TV and digital/emerging platforms. Former NBC Entertainment president Littlefield has been producing since leaving the network in 2000. He landed…

EXCLUSIVE: The Get Lifted Film Company are going double legend – really. The production company of multi-Grammy winner John Legend and partners Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius has signed an overall deal with Legendary Television. No word on specific projects between the Bruce Rosenblum-run LTV and Digital Media and Get…

It’s been over a decade since comedy movie mogul Judd Apatow has created a TV series, Fox’s Undeclared. Now he has, and his return vehicle, a relationship comedy starring Paul Rust (I Love You, Beth Cooper) and Community’s Gillian Jacobs, is getting a big two-season straight-to-series pickup from Netflix. The…

Legendary Television Distribution has hired John McMahon as EVP and Managing Director, EMEA. Based in London, he will manage the distribution of all Legendary TV programs and acquired third-party productions to television and digital clients throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. McMahon also will be charged…

Legendary Entertainment is expanding its digital division with the acquisition of Felicia Day‘s digital entertainment brand Geek & Sundry. In addition, Legendary Television has inked a deal with Day to develop both scripted and nonscripted projects for TV and digital platforms as a creator and star. The announcement…

Veteran showrunner René Echevarria has signed a premium two-script deal with Legendary Television. No concepts have been set yet, but I hear Echevarria may explore titles from Legendary’s movie library. He has background in shepherding big properties to the small screen with his tenure on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine…

The latest piece in Legendary Entertainment‘s TV operations has fallen into place, with the company saying today it is forming a global television distribution division that will be headed by veteran Michael Grindon, who had been head of Sony Pictures Television International for 15 years. Grindon will report to Bruce…

Another move by Legendary to expand its recently developed Television and Digital Media divisions. Legendary TV has named Noah Greenshner Vice President, Scripted Development. In his new role, Greenshner will be responsible for identifying branded material and IP as well as further developing internal projects. He’ll…

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Television has sold its second major broadcast project, this time on the comedy side. The company has teamed with James Lassiter, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment for a half-hour comedy at Fox, which will star top South African comedian Trevor Noah. The project, inspired…

EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Rosenblum continues to build up his senior management team at Legendary Television. Rosenblum has brought in Gaumont International Television COO Richard Frankie as EVP Business Management. Additionally, former president of McG's Wonderland Sounds And Vision, Peter Johnson, has closed a deal to join…