The initial ground-breaking output deal between Netflix and the CW parents CBS and Warner Bros. had been already in discussions when Mark Pedowitz joined the network in 2011 as President. For the first time since Pedowitz has been at the helm, past seasons of the CW’s new 2019-20 series won’t automatically go to…
The DC universe will continue to expand on the CW, at least for now, according to network president Mark Pedowitz.
During a Q&A with reporters at TCA Thursday, Pedowitz said he doesn’t have a specific number of shows in mind, but “We haven’t hit that saturation point in my mind.”
The CW has renewed all five DC…
One of the ways the CW makes money for its two owners, Warner Bros. and CBS, is through the rich SVOD deal for their CW’ series the two supplying studios, Warner Bros. TV and CBS TV Studios, have with Netflix. But with CBS and new Warner Bros. parent AT&T both laying out big streaming ambitions for Warner Media’s…
Today, the CW gave a thumbs up for Supernatural‘s 15th season, and as the series closes in on its 300th episode on February 7, it may just be the longest-running hourlong series on an outlier network.
Said the CW president Mark Pedowitz at TCA about the network’s continued commitment to the series: “As long as the…
The Riverdale spinoff pilot Katy Keene was announced just last week and still in early developmnent, but the CW boss Mark Pedowitz revealed some details Thursday at TCA. Specifically, he said there will not be a crossover episode to introduce the Archie universe character.
“Katy Keene takes places years…
The CW is standing by Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil. This comes after Akil faced a series of accusations of non-consensual assault and battery and breach of contract as part of a lawsuit last year.
Black Lightning producer Warner Bros Television launched an internal investigation last year in the wake of the…
The CW renewed 10 series today at TCA, except one: All American. But no worries, according to the CW president Mark Pedowitz.
“We are extremely proud of that show. We think the production quality is up there with Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex Girlfriend,” he said Thursday. “It has nothing do with the show. We’re going…
The CW Network is rolling out a new initiative, #CWOPENTOALL, an on-air, digital, social, and print campaign that touts the network's commitment to inclusion and representation. The campaign was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, president, The CW Network, at its Fall Launch Event on the Warner Bros. lot.
"We think…
The CW has five the DC series on the air, and a high-profile Batwoman pilot set for this coming season. How big can the DC footprint on the network get?
“We have five on the air but we also added a sixth night (of network programming),” the CW president Mark Pedowitz said during the network’s TCA executive…
“I cannot discuss CBS,” CW chief Mark Pedowitz said today, when asked about sexual harassment allegations against CBS Corp CEO Leslie Moonves.
Pedowitz noted CW is “a joint venture” between CBS and Warner Bros. He called CW “a different place, different culture, different world. We’re fairly autonomous.”
But…
CW chief Mark Pedowitz defended his Charmed reboot against backlash by original cast members, during his Q&A at TCA.
Asked why he decided Charmed was better as a reboot than a revival, he responded, “We wanted to take a different path with it” saying the show is set in a “more current time” and wanted Jennie Snyder…
Batwoman will make her first live-action appearance on any screen in CW’s Arrow crossover event next season, a four-legged actor could not get into the country, and other headlines were made at CW’s Upfront presentation this morning.
CW chief Mark Pedowitz walked media buyers through network’s expansion to six nights…
