| | | | The Season 2 renewal of Watson yesterday left two CBS scripted series on the bubble: veteran drama The Equalizer and freshman comedy Poppa’s House. The good news for stakeholders is that conversations on both are continuing; the bad news is that both are looking at an already packed 2025-26 CBS slate with little room left. And while their ratings have been OK, the numbers are in a range of CBS shows that already have been canceled as the network is facing tough cancellation decisions for a second year. In the case of Poppa’s House, starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., there are ongoing budget talks, and trimming the cost of the sitcom would improve its chances. Like last year, The Equalizer star/executive producer Queen Latifah is negotiating her deal with lead studio Universal Television which has also been looking to trim costs on the show. >>> 6th Season Could Be The Last |
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Still The Fairest Of Them All - Five wide releases are going this weekend and none of them of will be able to put Disney’s embattled Snow White to sleep. The live action take of the 1937 Disney toon should do around $20M in weekend 2, a drop of 53%. >>>Death For Jenna Ortega's 'Unicorn?'
Dreaming Big - Tyler Perry Studios is set to kick off the Dream Collective, a program designed to identify and cultivate the next wave of filmmakers, particularly with underrecognized and underrepresented voices. The program will revolve around the process of making a Short Film, “giving filmmakers unprecedented access to industry experts, hands-on training and tailored support, empowering them to tell their stories and build toward career sustainability,” according to Perry. >>> Academy Ties
'Angels' In Funding Hell - Angels in the Asylum, a British indie film starring Simon Pegg and Katherine Waterston, has stopped shooting indefinitely after running out of cash midway through production. >>>Crew Owed $775,000 Heaton Shingle's New Home - Authentic Talent and Literary Management has a new banner signing. The company has signed Patricia Heaton and David Hunt and their production company FourBoys Entertainment. >>>'Unexpected' Releasing Soon
Rebel, Rebel - Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect multihyphenate Rebel Wilson has inked with the United Talent Agency for representation. The news comes in the wake of Wilson making her feature directorial debut with musical The Deb at last year's Toronto Film Festival. >>>Previously At WME |
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Delphine Ernotte Cunci has a unique view of Europe’s TV scene as both the President of the European Broadcasting Union and CEO of French pubcaster giant France Télévisions.
The EBU is an alliance of Europe’s pubcasters. It collectively handles rights negotiations for events including the Olympics, runs the Eurovision Song Contest, and lobbies on behalf of members with Europe’s top politicians. It also gathers its membership to chew over everything from tech and AI to funding questions.
Deadline managed to get some time with Cunci for an exclusive interview. Ahead of giving a keynote (with her France Télévisions hat on) at Series Mania, she offered a candid take on European TV. The EBU chief addressed everything, from the power of the streamers to the role of the EBU when one of its number, Ukraine, is at war, and why independent media is a cornerstone of democracy. >>>Read The Interview |
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Hulu’s hit series Only Murders in the Building is adding more star power for its fifth season as two-time Oscar winner Renée Zellweger has joined the cast.
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🟢 The BBC and Dartmouth Films are marking five years since the death of George Floyd with a feature doc that will be given a theatrical release. |
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 California lawmakers have unveiled their plans to revitalize the state’s film and television production industry via two bills aimed at increasing the available credit amount for an individual project from 20% to 35% for amounts paid or incurred in Los Angeles
🔻 Advertising firm Magna, part of media giant Interpublic, has trimmed its 2025 ad forecast due to recent declines in consumer confidence. The new outlook calls for growth of 4.3%, down from a prior expectation of 4.9%. |
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Thu - A Complete Unknown drops on Hulu; Bill Murray on The Daily Show
Fri - Mid-Century Modern series premiere
Sat - PaleyFest LA begins; Mikey Madison hosts SNL
Mon - CinemaCon begins
Tue - IAB PlayFronts; We Love LA concert at the Bowl |
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Lumon In London - Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Adam Scott, Tramell Tillman, Gwendoline Christie and Dan Erickson surprise London commuters with a Severance-inspired installation at the More London Riverside. |
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