EXCLUSIVE: GVN Releasing, the indie distributor with a focus on faith-based fare, has launched Forgiven Films, a new division that will aim to release wide-appeal movies from underserved voices. The company has tapped longtime Sony Pictures Home Entertainment exec Steven Belmont as president and already has its first…

Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to Shine, an hourlong dance drama from producer Marc Platt (La La Land, Fox’s Grease: Live) and Step Up creator Duane Adler. Written and executive produced by Adler, Shine is a character-driven, multigenerational dance show told through the eyes of three distinct women…

Sibling banners Shine Pictures and Lovely Day are officially becoming part of Kudos as part of a restructure in the Endemol Shine Group. Shine Pictures' MD Ollie Madden is taking up an exec producer role within Kudos, with the film label's development slate also moving over to Kudos. Current Shine Pictures projects…

The last time that Pharrell Williams lent his exceptional voice to a movie tune, kids went nuts and adults endured the irresistible Happy until our ears bled as the song helped drive Despicable Me to blockbuster status. Now, he's teamed with his fellow The Voice judge Gwen Stefani in hopes of doing the same for The…

21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management today announced they have completed transaction of merging Endemol, Shine Group and CORE Media.The newly created joint venture, of which 21at Century Fox and Apollo both will each own 50%, will initially operate under the name Endemol Shine Group beginning January 1. Fox…

With the official final agreement to create a joint-venture of Endemol, Shine, and Core Media announced a little over two weeks ago, another important piece of the management structure has fallen into place. Tim Hincks, current President of Endemol, has been named President of the combined entity. He will be based in…

Ever since the Shine-Endemol-Core Media mega-merger was first floated, speculation has swirled over what it would mean for Shine founder Elisabeth Murdoch. The speculation can now be put to rest as Murdoch will indeed leave her role as chairman of Shine if and when the proposed merger goes through, a source with…

The crew of the unscripted series Master Chef that airs on Fox have secured a union contract with health and retirement benefits under terms negotiated by IATSE and the Motion Picture Editors Guild. The contract for the Shine/Reveille show was negotiated without a work stoppage, organizer Rob Callahan said, although…

Time Warner Makes $1.4B Offer For Endemol One insider familiar with the negotiations describes Time Warner's bid for the debt-laden Dutch TV company as "rock bottom."  I’m told Endemol’s owners consider the Time Warner bid “ridiculously low.” It comes to seven times Endemol’s expected $192M earnings this year before…

EXCLUSIVE: The era of the Reveille of Ben Silverman is officially over — Howard T. Owens will step down as managing director of the Shine-owned company in June when his contract is up. He plans to spend time with his family while consulting for Reveille through the end of the year. A search for Owens’ replacement is…

Discovery Communications has signed non-exclusive deals with Shine Group, All3Media and WTFN as part of the launch of a new virtual global unit of its production arm Discovery Studios focused on developing big content franchises. Under the pacts, Discovery Studios will work with the three companies to develop and…

American investors are suing Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. over its decision to buy his daughter's TV company Shine, claiming it is such a poor deal they are "paying for nepotism." New York-based Amalgamated Bank, representing several funds that hold 1 million shares, and the Central Laborers Pension Fund of Illinois…