StarzPlay has snapped up Hulu’s “Ramy” for a host of territories in Europe. The Starz SVOD service will launch the show on its U.K. service at the end of this month. Launches in Austria, the Benelux countries, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain will follow later in the year. The show stars and was co-created by
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John August has issued a defense of the Writers Guild of America’s tactic of holding negotiations with individual agencies for new franchise deals. August, a member of the WGA’s negotiating committee, addressed the issue Monday on his blog with the post titled “The Myth of ‘No Negotiations.’” “In that spirit, I want to address a pernicious
August 5, 2019 7:19PM PT One day after making allegations that she was sexually harassed and racially discriminated against while working on “The Rookie,” Afton Williamson has identified the recurring guest star who she alleges sexually harassed her, and the hair department head who allegedly sexually assaulted her. “This season on ‘The Rookie,’ I was
ABC is timing its first-ever live-musical event, “The Little Mermaid,” to air just a week before the debut of Disney Plus in order to drum up attention for the hotly anticipated streaming platform. “We wanted to launch it in November, in time to coincide with the launch of Disney Plus,” ABC network president Karey Burke told
August 5, 2019 4:47PM PT Tamron Hall addressed her departure from “Today” and NBC news while discussing her new ABC talk show. At ABC’s Television Critics Association summer tour, Hall was asked about whether the failure of Megyn Kelly’s show which replaced hers at NBC news vindicated her and proved that NBC was wrong to
Nico Tortorella has been cast in the upcoming third “Walking Dead” series, Variety has confirmed. The third series in the AMC franchise will focus on the first generation of kids to come of age during the zombie apocalypse. Tortorella will star as Felix, described as an honorable man of his word who isn’t afraid to fight for
Litchfield Penitentiary may have closed its doors for good, but the last visit with its inmates saw a series-high level of interest for “Orange Is the New Black.” The premier for the final season of Netflix’s longest-running original registered 24% higher in the U.S. the day after its July 26 premiere than during the same
“I’m Sorry” creator and star Andrea Savage owes a debt of gratitude to “Everybody Loves Raymond.” The Emmy-winning CBS sitcom was known for mining its writers’ real-life family foibles for stories, and that’s also what Savage achieves with her TruTV comedy. Savage told Variety’s My Favorite Episode podcast that she hasn’t yet met “Raymond” creator
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV. Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, “Succession” season 2 debuts on HBO, and the “Beverly Hills 90210” reunion series
August 5, 2019 1:00PM PT Amazon and Paramount Television are developing a series adaptation of the 1997 sci-fi horror film “Event Horizon,” Variety has learned. Adam Wingard is set to executive produce and direct the potential series. Wingard recently directed the film “Godzilla vs. Kong,” which is due out in theaters in March 2020. He has
ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke came out in heavy defense of the broadcast network at the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour on Monday, asserting its continued importance amid an industry discourse dominated by talk of pure-play streaming platforms and the traditional players launching their own subscription services. “We know the stakes are high because
In order to cover business Monday, CNBC and Fox Business Network had to forego some of their own. The NBCUniversal-owned business-news cable network interrupted programming with just a single commercial break between 9:30 a.m. and noon, according to a person familiar with the matter, and was expected to remain commercial free through the close of
CBS’ “All Rise,” the CW’s “Nancy Drew,” Spectrum’s “Mad About You” revival and ABC’s “Mixed-ish” are among the new fall television shows that will present screening and panel events during this year’s PaleyFest Fall TV Previews. The Paley Center for Media will host this, its 13th annual, fall television event at the Beverly Hills, Calif.
Maybe it was only a matter of time. Nostalgic content is having its moment, as programmers chase ratings and attempt to create conversations around their fare in new and relevant ways. Given the sheer number of reboots and revivals proliferating schedules, reinventing “Beverly Hills, 90210,” which was still averaging eight million viewers an episode when
Jimmy Kimmel says that he was “seriously considering” ending his ABC late-night show before he signed a new three-year deal with the network. Kimmel specifically praised ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke and Disney TV Studios bosses Dana Walden and Peter Rice for convincing him to continue on with his show. “I think I felt appreciated
“The OA” will not be back for a third season at Netflix, Variety has learned. The mystery thriller starred Brit Marling as a blind woman who disappeared seven years ago only to suddenly return with her sight restored. Now referring to herself as The OA, or Original Angel, she then recruits a small team to help
Scott Collins, who has had a hand in luring advertisers to top AMC Networks programs like “The Walking Dead,” is leaving the company. Collins, who joined AMC Networks in 2008 and became its top ad-sales executive in 2017, is departing to pursue new opportunities. A spokesman for AMC Networks declined to comment on who might
Following the success of the first installment, ABC has ordered two more “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” specials for the 2019-2020 season. The announcement was made Monday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. The first new special will air this winter, while the second is slated for spring 2020. The classic
CBS’ “All Rise,” the CW’s “Nancy Drew,” Spectrum’s “Mad About You” revival and ABC’s “Mixed-ish” are among the new fall television shows that will present screening and panel events during this year’s PaleyFest Fall TV Previews. The Paley Center for Media will host this, its 13th annual, fall television event at the Beverly Hills, Calif.
Attention – please. In an industry eager to play up the worth of proxies for consumer attention – things like clicks, likes and retweets – a new company hopes to deliver more of the real thing. The co-founders of Attention Capital intend to put together a holding company built out of various media brands that
As “Supernatural” prepares to sign off this year, the men behind the show are trying not to let “the weight of what this season is creep into” their daily work on-set, series star Jensen Ackles said at the farewell panel for the CW demon-hunting drama at the Television Critics Assn. press tour Sunday. Instead, they
Fox Corporation has entered into an agreement to buy a majority stake in the consumer finance marketplace Credible Labs Inc., the company announced Sunday. As part of the merger agreement, Fox Corp. will pay $265 million for 67% of the company in addition to a $75 million growth capital commitment to Credible Labs over approximately
August 4, 2019 3:33PM PT Stu Rosen, best known for his work as the creator of “Dusty’s Treehouse,” died Sunday after a battle with cancer, his cousin Donna Siegel confirmed on Facebook. He was 80. “This is a very sad day for my family and I. My wonderful, colorful, fantastic cousin, Stu Rosen died this
Ruby Rose discussed a scene from the “Batwoman” pilot in which Kate Kane is kicked out of the military for her lesbian relationship with Meagan Tandy’s character Sophie Moore at the show’s Television Critics Association summer press tour panel. Rose revealed it was the first time she had heard of the “don’t ask, don’t tell”
The CW president Mark Pedowitz spoke about how the broadcaster is positioned in the streaming world during the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Sunday. Pedowitz stated that freshman CW shows “All American,” “Legacies,” the “Charmed” reboot,” and “In the Dark,” all had “pretty fabulous” viewership once they became available on Netflix, which contributed
The CW is going to be the exclusive in-season streaming home for its new series going forward. Beginning with this season’s freshman shows, namely “Batwoman,” “Nancy Drew,” and “Katy Keene,” the CW’s series will stream exclusively on its digital platforms throughout the full current season. After the season finale of each new show, the full
August 4, 2019 9:28AM PT “The 100” is the latest long-running CW series to reach the end of its run. Series creator Jason Rothenberg announced Sunday that the show’s previously announced seventh season will be its last. “With #The100 Season 6 finale just days away, I have some bittersweet news to share: Season 7 will
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s auteur comedy, “Fleabag,” took home three top prizes at the 35th Annual TCA Awards, presented by the Television Critics Assn. (TCA) on Saturday. “Fleabag” was celebrated in the comedy series category, as well as the coveted program of the year category, and individual achievement in comedy for Waller-Bridge herself. The series, which streams
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s auteur comedy, “Fleabag,” took home three top prizes at the 35th Annual TCA Awards, presented by the Television Critics Assn. (TCA) on Saturday. “Fleabag” was celebrated in the comedy series category, as well as the coveted program of the year category, and individual achievement in comedy for Waller-Bridge herself. The series, which streams
Longtime “Entertainment Tonight” co-host Nancy O’Dell is leaving the newsmagazine show, revealing the news to viewers on Friday’s broadcast. O’Dell first joined as anchor of the show in 2010, replacing Mary Hart, after spending 13 years co-anchoring “Access Hollywood.” “For almost nine years, Nancy has welcomed viewers to ‘ET’ every night with her signature southern