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Three women running current TV and streaming series took stock of progress as well as lingering paradoxes in an entertainment industry that is still processing both the #MeToo movement and the economic change wrought by the streaming boom. Asked during the panel at SeriesFest if anything has changed in the years since…

Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer believes Netflix still has a “tremendous business,” but they “didn’t pivot quite quickly enough” as their subscriber momentum stalled. Observations about Netflix’s effort to right the ship after losing $200 billion in market value provided just one of several appetizing morsels of industry…

SeriesFest, which returns for an in-person event, will kick off its Season 8 slate with a little bit of royalty. On Thursday the annual television festival revealed the lineup, with Starz’s new drama Becoming Elizabeth, set to get things started on May 5. Running from May 5 to 11, SeriesFest: Season will return to…

EXCLUSIVE: Episodic festival SeriesFest is looking to further boost diversity and equity within its own space with Inclusion Initiative: From Start to Screen. The Inclusion Initiative, which is presented by Royal Bank of Canada, seeks to serve creators and future executives applying to programs at the annual fest and…

The lineup is set for Season 7 of SeriesFest, a virtual festival dedicated to supporting the art of episodic storytelling and championing emerging voices. Running 18 days from June 24-July 11, this year’s theme is “What’s Next?” Watch a promo above and check out the full lineup here. The event will kick off with an…

EXCLUSIVE: SeriesFest and Shondaland have reunited to highlight a new generation of directors with the return of the Women Directing Mentorship competition. First launched in 2018, the Women Directing Mentorship is a competition designed to discover aspiring female directors with a unique voice and provide them a…

SeriesFest and Shondaland have announced Tamika Miller as the winner of their annual Women Directing Mentorship. The Women Directing Mentorship was first launched in 2018 as a partnership between SeriesFest and Shondaland, founded by Shonda Rhimes who is a champion of inclusion in front of and behind the camera. The…

Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg says the slow start of the mobile streaming service since its April 6 launch has provided “almost a beta” period that gives the well-funded start-up a chance to regroup. In an online video conversation with Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries hosted Thursday by SeriesFest, Katzenberg…

International television festival SeriesFest has announced its lineup for Season 6, a reimagined virtual experience set for June 18-24. The six-day Fest/Differently will include competition screenings, panel discussions, workshops, along with sneak peeks and TV premieres. The fest is normally held in Denver, but is…

SeriesFest has wrapped its fifth edition in Denver after handing out juried awards to 15 winners. Beyond the pilot competition, highlights of the June 21-26 festival, inlcuded panels featuring Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos and a team of executives and collaborators from Shondaland. NBC fall drama Bluff City Law…

UPDATED with video clip. Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos, in a lengthy sit-down with Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, covered a host of topics, including talent agencies producing content, Disney’s streaming outlook and Netflix’s M&A future. The pair spoke onstage Friday night at SeriesFest in Denver, an emerging…

SeriesFest has announced selections for its TV pilot competition as well as jury members for its upcoming fifth edition of its annual TV festival in Denver. Dubbing this “The Year of Innovation,” organizers have identified 53 pilots across the categories of Independent Pilot, Digital Short Series and Late Night. The…