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The Directors Guild congratulated the WGA on its deal with studios after a 146-day strike. “We have been proud to support the writers in their fight for a fair deal and look forward to reviewing the details of the agreement. Now it’s time for the AMPTP to get back to the table with SAG-AFTRA and address the needs of performers,” said the guild in a statement. The WGA agreement is tentative, and needs to be voted on, but was reached without intervention of federal mediators, which has been necessary in past strikes.
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President Biden weighed in on Monday. “This agreement, including assurances related to artificial intelligence, did not come easily,” Biden said. “But its formation is a testament to the power of collective bargaining. There simply is no substitute for employers and employees coming together to negotiate in good faith toward an agreement that makes a business stronger and secures the pay, benefits, and dignity that workers deserve.”
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That WGA deal set the stage for tonight’s premiere of “Dancing with the Stars,” full cast intact, to proceed as planned tonight on ABC. The network was considering postponing the show after at least one competitor, Matt Walsh (“Veep”) bowed out because of the strike.
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Dish TV is hiking satellite TV package prices by $5 per month, starting October 12. “The price that we pay for programming continues to rise. In fact, the fastest growing cost we and all other TV providers have is driven by the cost we pay the programmers,” said Dish on its website. “We will continue to work hard for fair deals with these programmers to keep channel costs and the price you pay as low as possible. Unfortunately, you may have observed some channel interruptions because of this.” Dish is currently in a carriage dispute with Hearst.
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Three Golden Globes voters have been expelled following complaints about their behavior. Howaida Hamdy, Munawar Hosain and Aniko Navai have had their memberships revoked. Egyptian journalist Hamdy, added to the voting body in 2021 amid an effort to increase diversity, was investigated for allegedly tweeting antisemitic messages and including antisemitic sentiments in her reviews.
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Paris-based animation company GO-N Productions (“Simon Super Rabbit”) has been acquired by Federation Studios. With the new kids’ brands, “Federation is on track to accelerate its investments and attract top talent, IPs, and build a true federation of European animation producers, as we’ve already achieved in the field of drama,” said Federation CEO Pascal Breton.
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Blacktag, the global network for creators, has partnered with Versus. As part of a first-look production deal, the debut project, “Close Cuts” (w/t), led by beauty influencer Tahira Joy, is a “redefined” makeover series.
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Love Nature announced a new slate of original commissions including “Survival of the Beast” (w/t), “Bugs that Rule the World” (w/t) and a third season of “Wildlife ER.”
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Classic game show “Hollywood Squares” is being revived again, and is headed to VH1 as “Celebrity Squares.” Actor/comedian DC Young Fly will host the series from Jesse Collins Entertainment and Hartbeat. “This show offers a fresh interpretation of the iconic Hollywood Squares format, with a focus on celebrating black pop culture,” said Tiffany Lea Williams, EVP Unscripted Programming and Development of BET. “With DC Young Fly’s laugh-out-loud humor, it promises to deliver a fun and exhilarating viewing experience.” “Hollywood Squares” was hosted by Peter Marshall for its first run starting in 1966, aired in syndication with Marshall, then was followed by revivals with John Davidson (1986-89) and Tom Bergeron (1998-2004). The latest iteration premieres Tuesday, October 17 at 8p.
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Seasons 1-6 of EstrellaTV reality series “Rica Famosa Latina” launches on The Roku Channel in the US and Mexico on Sunday, October 1. It will be the season six premiere in Mexico.
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Green Outdoor syndicated series “A Fishing Story” will expand its distribution by welcoming the American Forces Network to its family of affiliates. AFN will distribute the series to approximately 400,000 US military members and their families serving overseas from Europe to the Pacific region.
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Snapchat+ has added over one million users since June, with a total of five million members paying $3.99/month for the premium offering. Overall, the social platform has 750 million monthly users. “Since launch, subscribers have been the first to try more than 20 new features including our latest AI powered products, like My AI and Dreams, before they roll out widely to the rest of our community,” said the company in a statement. “In the past few weeks, we’ve also introduced extra Streak restores and expressive text sizes to emphasize what really matters.”
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OpenAI is rolling out a new version of ChatGPT that enables prompting with voice and images. Users of ChatGPT will be able to engage in conversation with the chatbot via a new text-to-speech model, which has the ability to generate human-like audio, and ChatGPT will be able to interpret photos from users to answer questions.
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FOX News Channel’s Sean Hannity will moderate a red vs. blue statedebate between Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and Democrat California Governor Gavin Newsom on November 30. The 90-minute event will air on “Hannity” at 9p.
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Hello Sunshine announced the programming lineup for the inaugural Shine Away event, a new experiential franchise created in collaboration with AT&T. Set to take place Saturday, October 21 in LA, the consumer event will include conversations with talent across entertainment, media, literature and more including Brooke Baldwin, Dr. Becky, Allyson Felix, Jennifer Garner, Mindy Kaling, Tracee Ellis Ross, Curtis Sittenfeld and more, as well as special performances by Dove Cameron and Kiran and Nivi.
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“Crisis in the Classroom,” Sinclair Broadcast Group’s national education franchise, will host a panel discussion, “Crisis in the Classroom: Texas School Choice,” ahead of the upcoming Texas special legislative session. The discussion will focus on families’ K-12 education options through school choice policies in Texas, and a proposed voucher system that would allow parents to use public school funds to send their children to private schools.
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The debut of Fox’s “Krapopolis” delivered a 1.2 Live + Same Day rating among A18-49 and 3.6 million Total Viewers, making it television’s most-watched animation series to debut over the past decade, and the #1 entertainment program among A18-49 for the week of September 18, marking the first time in nearly 25 years an animation series debut was the week’s highest-rated entertainment program.
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To date, season two of Food Network’s “Bobby’s Triple Threat” has been seen by more than 7.1M viewers, with last week’s episode delivering a series high .58 P25-54 / .80 W25-54 Live+3 rating, up 38% and +51% respectively vs. the prior six-weeks and ranking as the #3 non-news/sports cable program in its timeslot among P/W 25-54.
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TLC’s “90 Day: The Last Resort” led as the #1 non-sports telecast in all of primetime television on Monday, September 18 and “90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way” was the #2 non-sports telecast among W25-54, W18-49 and W18-34. “90 Day: The Last Resort” earned a 1.53 Live+3 rating among W25-54, and “90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way” earned a 1.35 rating among W25-54, marking TLC as the #1 network without sports in all of television on September 18 with key demos – W25-54, W18-49 & W18-34.
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