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Sky Studios Talks Strategy at Series Mania
Speaking at a panel organized by Series Mania’s Forum, executives from Sky Studios touted flexibility and autonomy as their keys to success, teasing further synergies with fellow Comcast-owned services like Peacock and SkyShowtime while emphasizing that such broadcast bids were but one option among many. “[We take things] very case-by-case,” said Meghan Lyvers, director of original drama at Sky Studios…
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Catalyst Studios Launches Female Representation Docuseries ‘Empowher’ – Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Fledgeling U.S. production company Catalysts Studios has announced eight-part docuseries EmpowHer going behind the scenes of the films on its inaugural slate driven by six female and non-binary directors and producers. Catalyst Studios was launched last May as a joint venture between social entrepreneur Holly Levow and producer Paul Kampf of Equitas Entertainment, and Mark Pennell of Beacon Pictures,…
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Apple Studios Cesca Major Novel Maybe Next Time Reese Witherspoon Producer – Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: In competition, Apple Studios is acquiring rights to Cesca Major’s latest novel Maybe Next Time. Novel will be developed as an Apple Original Film from Apple Studios, with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine set to be producer. The author will be executive producer. There is a Groundhog Day element to this one, as a woman relives the same day over, trying…
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Studios Pledge To Keep Hollywood Production Active As Labor Talks Start Monday – Deadline
Just hours before the WGA and the studios are scheduled to start stridulous talks on a new overall contact, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have decided to publicly play nice, firmly. “The AMPTP companies approach this negotiation and the ones to follow with the long-term health and stability of the industry as our priority,” the Carol Lombardini-led…
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SAG-AFTRA, Studios Reach Tentative Settlement Over Unpaid Covid Testing Stipends – Deadline
SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative settlement with the studios regarding unpaid Covid testing stipends. The stipends in question are for Covid testing payments on days when performers also were paid for fittings. In the Return to Work Agreement between the companies and Hollywood’s unions, actors and background performers who traveled outside their homes to take a Covid test on a…
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Sony Pictures Television Studios Hires Colin Davis as Comedy Head
Roku Channel scripted series head Colin Davis has jumped to Sony Pictures Television Studios as the studio’s new exec VP of comedy development, Variety has confirmed. As part of the exec shuffle, back at Roku, Brian Tannenbaum has replaced Davis as head of scripted on an interim level. Davis will report to Sony Pictures TV Studios co-president Jason Clodfelter and…
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Halcyon Studios Enlists Phil Abraham to Direct James Ellroy Series
Halcyon Studios has brought on Phil Abraham to direct and executive produce the series “Beverly Hills Noir,” Variety has learned exclusively. Halcyon, a division of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, is producing the show, which is based on “Gemstone” by James Ellroy. Per the official logline, the show “follows two female detectives as they are sucked into the vortex…
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‘The Chosen’ Producer Angel Studios Launches Theatrical Division – Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Angel Studios — the producer and distributor of the equity-crowdfunded, faith-based series The Chosen, which has done major business both online and in movie theaters — has today announced its launch of a theatrical division, as well as its appointment of Brandon Purdie as Vice President of Theatrical Distribution. Purdie joins Angel’s Global Distribution team headed up by SVP…
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APX Group Acquires 50 Percent Stake In UK’s Twickenham Film Studios – Deadline
American-European Media Fund APX Group has completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in the UK’s Twickenham Film Studios. The 120-year-old facility in South West London has hosted a slew of classic titles across its history including The Italian Job and A Hard Day’s Night, as well as big-budget productions such as Bohemian Rhapsody and Top Gun: Maverick more recently. The acquisition…
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Lashan Browning, MTV Entertainment Studios Launch Antoinette Media
Paramount’s MTV Entertainment Studios and film and TV producer Lashan Browning have announced a new joint venture, Antoinette Media. The company is described as a full-service production company working on unscripted titles, scripted features, and documentaries. Browning currently produces seven series for MTV Entertainment Studios, including “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta,” “Love & Hip Hop Miami,” “Love & Hip Hop…
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