Upfronts 2024
TV Pilot Buzz & Development Updates In Another Atypical Broadcast Cycle
If you read the headline and ask, “Pilots? What pilots?” — you’re not wrong. The pilot season no longer is the industry obsession it once was this time of year, after back-to-back disruptions from Covid and the Hollywood strikes providing the proverbial final nail in the coffin of the decades-old pilot cycle. But for tradition’s sake, here are some insights into the networks’ current development plans.
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UTA Signs Chinese Producer, Buyer & Investor Fundamental Films
EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Shanghai and Los Angeles-based production, distribution and investment company Fundamental Films for representation.
Founded by Mark Gao in 2008, Fundamental Films was one of China's biggest buyers before the pandemic, releasing films including American Hustle, Limitless, Luc…
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How British True Crime Producers Are Quietly Revolutionizing Duty Of Care Amid Explosion In Genre’s Popularity
EXCLUSIVE: It was more than a year ago that a 45-year-old British woman, Nicola Bulley, went missing walking her dog in the sleepy northern English town of St Michael’s on Wyre.
What followed was three weeks of frenzy, one of the country’s most publicized, televised searches for a missing person in…
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British Comedian Behind BBC Shows Criticized Over Alleged “Antisemitic” Death Threat To Female Comic
British comedian Dane Baptiste, a regular on TV and creator of two BBC shows, has been criticized for allegedly posting an “antisemitic” death threat about a female comic.
Prominent members of the British comedy community rounded on Baptiste after he was accused of publishing a now-deleted Instagram…
Universal Music Group Catalog To Return To TikTok As Companies Strike New Licensing Agreement
Universal Music Group and TikTok have announced a new "multi-dimensional" licensing agreement that will return music from UMG’s family of artists, songwriters and labels to the short video platform.
Earlier this year, Universal Music pulled its songs from TikTok, citing financial terms and concerns…
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‘A Man In Full’ TV Review: Jeff Daniels & Diane Lane Are Full-On In Netflix’s Tom Wolfe Adaptation, But That’s Not The Only Reason To Watch
Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane rarely put in anything less than stellar performances, but the Emmy winner and Oscar nominee are rarely as good as they are in Netflix’s adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s A Man in Full.
In a fortnight that has seen the premieres of Hulu's Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough starring Un…
Goodfellas Boards Sales On Gaël Morel’s Cannes-Bound AIDS Drama ‘To Live, To Die, To Live Again’
EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas has acquired international rights for French director Gaël Morel's drama To Live, To Die, To Live Again (Vivre, Mourir, Renaître) set against the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s, ahead of its world premiere in Cannes.
Rising French actors Victor Belmondo, Lou Lampros and Théo…
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Tom Felton Joins Hansal Mehta Series ‘Gandhi’ As British Friend Of Indian Nonviolent Resistance Icon; James Murray Among Other International Cast
EXCLUSIVE: Harry Potter star Tom Felton has boarded Gandhi, the Hansal Mehta-directed streaming series about the iconic Indian nonviolent resistance leader from Applause Entertainment.
Felton will play Josiah Oldfield, Gandhi’s first and best friend during a period he spent in London while studying…
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View All What We're Watching‘All Creatures Great And Small’ Scribe To Pen ITV Drama About Repeal Of Double Jeopardy Law Starring Sheridan Smith
EXCLUSIVE: All Creatures Great and Small scribe Jamie Crichton is taking on ITV’s latest campaigning drama, a series about the fight to repeal the notorious double jeopardy law starring Sheridan Smith.
Details about the drama first started emerging last night and we can reveal it will be titled I Foug…
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‘Only Murders In The Building’ Season 4 Draws Steve Martin Raves
Steve Martin is wild and crazy over season 4 of Only Murders in the Building.
"It’s star-studded," Martin said to People of the new season, which has been filming in New York City. "And I’m going to say we’re about halfway through, and we are really enjoying this season."
“We think it could be…
Los Angeles Angels Among Teams Blacked Out In Comcast Carriage Dispute
Major League Baseball fans have struck out from watching their teams, as Comcast and Diamond Sports Group failed to reach a new carriage agreement.
The result is teams on the Bally’s Sports regional networks have gone dark. The blackout affects 15 regional sports networks that broadcast local games…
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View All Film Festivals & Photo GalleriesRichard Tandy Dies: Electric Light Orchestra’s Longtime Keyboardist Was 76
Richard Tandy, who played keyboards for Electric Light Orchestra on all of its records since 1972 including the Top 10 hits “Evil Woman,” “Telephone Line” and “Don’t Bring Me Down,” died Wednesday. He was 76.
His longtime bandmate, friend and fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jeff Lynne announced…
UCLA Showdown Over Pro-Palestinian Encampment Looms, As Police In Riot Gear Appear Ready To Act
An unlawful assembly order has been given by law enforcement to a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA. The order sets the stage for a confrontation between entrenched protesters and officials if the encampment does not disperse.
The order today came after a violent attack on the encampment last night…
You Said ItI just hope Skydance sees that CBS has a lot more untapped value than its cable-only brothers (is MTV2 really necessary in this day and age?)
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