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ABC has taken in for development medical drama The Front Line, executive produced by Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini’s SMAC Entertainment, from writer Marc Halsey (The Resident) and ABC Signature. Written and executive produced by Halsey, The Front Line is described as a feel-good medical procedural…

EXCLUSIVE: BET+ has put in development Cayne,  a drama based on Ian K. Smith’s Ashe Cayne novel The Unspoken, from Rosewood screenwriter Gregory Poirier and Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini’s SMAC Entertainment. Written by Poirier, based on the novel, Cayne tells the story of former Chicago detective and…

Good Morning America co-host Michael Strahan was the latest celebrity figure to be given a ticket to ride on a Blue Origin space mission Saturday, in what is undoubtedly a promotional opportunity for Jeff Bezos’ venture. ABC News covered the mission live, along with cable news networks, and the network plans a special…

Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan will be on the next Blue Origin spaceflight as a crew member, he announced on the show on Tuesday. The flight is scheduled to take place on Dec. 9. “I believe that this is the way of being innovative, creative, pioneers in aviation, now space travel,” Strahan said on GMA…

Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini’s SMAC Entertainment has hired April Guidone as its first Chief Operating Officer. The company also announced the promotion of four key execs across its business divisions – Ethan Lewis, Jose Diaz, Koral Chen and Nisha Bhagat. Guidone brings more than 20 years of…

The Bishop Sycamore high school football scandal is one of the stranger sports stories of recent years. The presumed high school football team from Columbus got whooped 58-0 by IMG Academy and the game was televised by ESPN. However, the game turned out to be just the beginning of the story. HBO Sports has now landed…

When the rebranded CBS Mornings debuts on Tuesday, it will include Nate Burleson’s first appearance in the co-host chair. While his addition would seem to be a marked departure for the show — Burleson is a former NFL pro turned sports broadcaster – he doesn’t see it that way. “I get to pull back the layers and show…

UPDATE, with video Country singer Morgan Wallen, who saw his album sales skyrocket after he was caught on video using a racial epithet in a loud conversation with friends, says he donated $500,000 of that sales spike money to the Black Music Action Coalition and other advocacy organizations. In an exclusive interview…

National Geographic will bring back a number of franchise titles for the 2021-2022 season. During its upfront presentation on Tuesday, National Geographic revealed that has handed renewals to its Life Below Zero and Wicked Tuna franchises. Also set to return for new seasons are adventure shows Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted…

Matt James, the first Black leading man of ABC’s The Bachelor, said on Good Morning America today that reuniting with his reality show costar and season winner Rachael Kirkconnell for the first time following her racial controversy “hit me like a ton of bricks.” In his first interview since last night’s season finale…

UPDATE, 5:47 AM PT: Good Morning America‘s George Stephanopoulos told viewers that Michael Strahan, who recently tested positive for Covid-19, is “feeling well and looking forward to being back here shortly.” Stephanopoulos said that he and others on GMA had been cleared to work at the studio after contact tracing and…

Religion of Sports, the venture founded by Gotham Chopra, Michael Strahan, and Tom Brady, has launched a scripted film and TV department. Ryan Stowell has been named to head it. The company is run by CEO Ameeth Sankaran and last year raised $10M in funding led by Elysian Park, Advancit Capital, co-founded by Shari…