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NBCUniversal Television Stations introduced LX, a news brand for Gen Z and millennial audiences. Launching first on YouTube, digital and social, and as an over-the-air and streaming network in April 2020, LX delivers longer-form news content to tell community stories targeting the young demo. “Our younger audiences want stories that are relatable. They want to feel a connection with the people delivering the news to them. They want more context about what’s happening in their neighborhoods. LX will deliver this and more,” said Valari Staab, President, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations. “Our team has been working hard to create a place that younger audiences can go to watch stories that are about them, and get the background about complex issues happening in their own backyard, but still walk away feeling inspired about the power we all have to affect positive changes for our communities.”
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AT&T and The Walt Disney Co. reached an agreement in principle on a new retransmission consent and carriage deal that would keep networks including ABC, ESPNand the Disney Channel on the air in homes with DirecTV, U-verse and AT&T TV Now. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. In recent months AT&T has been involved in carriage disputes with CBS and Nexstar Media Group, resulting in blackouts.
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The federal judge overseeing the battle between HBO and the estate of Michael Jackson over documentary Leaving Neverland made his tentative ruling on September 19 final. Judge George Wu reaffirmed his inclination to toss HBO’s anti-SLAPP motion. The decision sends the matter into arbitration. Leaving Neverland details claims by Wade Robson and James Safechuck that they were sexually abused by Jackson when they were children.
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Queen Latifah will be among six leads in Quibi series When The Street Lights Go On, a coming-of-age murder mystery adapted from the Black List script writers Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe. Also starring in the series will be Chosen Jacobs (It), Sophie Thatcher (Chicago Med), Sam Strike (Nightflyers), Ben Ahlers (The Village) and Julia Sarah Stone (Honey Bee). Written by Hutton and O’Keefe, the project is set after the murder of a beautiful young girl rocks a suburban community.
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Walker, Texas Ranger is being rebooted and Supernatural’s Jared Padalecki is set to headline and executive produce the project. The reimagined version of the long-running CBS 1990s action-crime series will be titled Walker and is being written and executive produced by Anna Fricke (Valor) and executive produced by Dan Lin (Lethal Weapon). According to Deadline, the series is being shopped by CBS TV Studios; The CW is a leading contender for the project along with CBS.
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National Geographic inked a first-look agreement with Free Solo directors Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin and their company Little Monster Films. The deal covers all unscripted series and specials as well as feature documentaries. Additionally, the network has greenlit their next feature documentary, with details to be announced at a later date.
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WE tv and Urban Movie Channel greenlit a second season of Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition “confessional” episodes, which are exclusively available to UMC subscribers and are a complement to WE tv’s Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition. The content partnership has helped drive subscriber growth at UMC, while raising awareness of the WE tv network and its line-up of original programming with UMC’s subscriber base.
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Dino Ranch was picked up by Disney Junior US. Created by Matt Fernandes of Industrial Brothers and produced by Industrial Brothers and Boat Rocker Studios, animated preschool series follows the adventures of the Cassidy family as they tackle life in a fantastical setting where dinosaurs still roam. The series is in pre-production and is set to premiere on Disney Junior US in 2021, followed by an international rollout.
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ABC has opted not to proceed with sci-fi drama Triangle, starring Mike Vogel (The Brave), reports Deadline. The move comes eight months after the series was ordered to pilot in January. Written and executive produced by Jon Harmon Feldman and Sonny Postiglione(Knightfall), Triangle posed the question: What if the Bermuda Triangle was not a watery grave in the middle of the ocean but a land lost in time that has trapped travelers over the course of history?
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BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios announced new premiere datesfor The Oval and Sistas. The Oval, which follows the story of a family placed in the White House by people of power, while highlighting the everyday lives of the staff, bows Wednesday, October 23 at 9p. Sistas, centered on a group of single black females navigating their love lives, careers and friendships, follows at 10p.
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Crank Yankers returns Wednesday, September 25 at 10:30p to Comedy Central. Created by Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla and Daniel Kellison, the show makes all the crank phone calls you wish you’d made as a kid.
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Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet returns to Nat Geo WILD on Saturday, September 28 at 9p. Dr. Michelle Oakley will be back with more animals and complicated cases for the show’s seventh season.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden will guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday, September 25. The ABC talker airs at 11:35p.
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The force will be with ABC prime-time during premiere week – and beyond, as the network’s series pay tribute to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the new land at Disneyland Park in California and at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida. Viewers will be treated to on-air mentions and surprises from the Star Wars universe, beginning tonight with black-ish at 9:30p and ending Monday, September 30 with Dancing with the Stars at 8p.
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Dancing with the Stars – Live Tour 2020 heads across America this winter, kicking off Thursday, January 9 in Richmond, VA. It marks the longest tour to date, running through Tuesday, April 7. This year’s crop of dancers includes Brandon Armstrong, Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Witney Carson, Val Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Gleb Savchenko and Emma Slater.
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UPtv will be celebrating Christmas with 60 days of holiday programming. The offering features 10 U.S. premiere movies and a GilMORE the Merrier binge-a-thon. Hosted by Scott Patterson, the marathon features all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, 24 hours a day beginning Sunday, November 24 at 9p. UPtv’s presentation also includes 60 movie titles, kicking off Sunday, October 27 at 7p with A Christmas Movie Christmas.
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Will Arnett (Arrested Development) has joined the cast of BBC2 comedy The First Team.
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Up against a close NFL game on NBC and football overruns on CBS, Fox’s broadcast of  the 71^st Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony was watched by a record low 6.9 million viewers. That’s a 32% drop from the Monday airing of the show on NBC in 2018, and a 39% drop from the Sunday airing on CBS in 2017. It was a 42% decline from the last time Fox had the Emmys, in 2015. In A18-49, the show pulled in a 1.6 rating, another Emmy low. On a positive note, it was the night’s most-social program across broadcast and cable.
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On Sunday, September 15, TLC ranked as the #1 cable network for the night among P/W25-54 and 18/49 -18-34, marking 12 consecutive weeks leading key women demos. The premiere of Before the 90 Days that night scored a season high 3.4 million P2+ viewers, while the premiere of Pillow Talk averaged 1.7 million P2+ viewers. The Other Way on Monday, September 16 achieved ratings highs among all key demos, averaging 3.6 million P2+ viewers and also marked the first time in 90 Day Fiance history that an episode rated over 3.0 among W18-49.
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