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Women accounted for half of the contestants on reality shows and game shows, but only 43%of characters on comedy and drama series during the 2022-23 season, according to the latest Boxed In report from San Diego State’s Dr. Martha Lauzen. “The percentage of female characters hasn’t changed substantially on broadcast TV in over a decade,” said Lauzen. “In 2007-08, females comprised 43 percent of all characters. In 2022-23, females accounted for 44 percent of all characters.” The story’s pretty much the same for streamers – females accounted for 44 percent of characters in 2016-17 and 45 percent in 2022-23.” Age makes things worse – the number of major female characters on broadcast dropped from 47%in their 30s to 14%in their 40s, and from 38%to 17% on streamers.
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Netflix is rolling out new ad offerings, including title sponsorships like the one Lay’s Smartfood has signed on for the upcoming season of “Love is Blind.” Smartfood will serve as title sponsor. “We know that brands want to align with specific shows that are contextually and culturally relevant to their marketing objectives,” said VP of Global Advertising Sales Peter Naylor during an Advertising Week New York keynote. Also in the pipeline: a new format that lets viewers watch a new episode of a series ad-free, courtesy of a brand, after bingeing a few episodes in a row and watching a marketing message.
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With political candidates and groups expected to spend over $1 billion on digital platforms in the 2023-24 election cycle, X is “aggressively pitching political advertisers,” reports The Wall Street Journal. This comes after Elon Musk reversed a ban on political ads that had been implemented in 2019, and as the social media platform struggles to recover from the defection of major advertisers after Musk took over the company. X has begun cold-calling politically ad firms and top spenders, according to WSJ.
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While the writers’ and actors’ strikes helped studios’ cash flow, the idea that the situation saved Paramount Global is “wildly overstated,” said CEO Bob Bakish, accepting the Mipcon Cannes Personality of the Year Award. “We’re the playing the hand we were dealt,” he said before shifting focus to the content ecosystem. “This is a business that has significant strategic and financial value for Paramount, a business that we’ve always been committed to,” said Bakish. “While our peers were pulling back content, and putting up walled gardens, we never left.”
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NBC renewed “That’s My Jam” for season three. The musical variety show hosted by Jimmy Fallon sprung from Fallon’s “Tonight Show” segments.
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Talks will resume – soon – between SAG-AFTRA and the video game industry. Negotiations for a new Interactive Media Agreement will “continue with new dates to be released as soon as they are determined,” said the union, whose membership has authorized a strike against 10 of the major video companies if a deal can’t be reached.
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HGTV is turning to some familiar faces to help frustrated homeowners. The net greenlit “Don’t Hate Your House with the Property Brothers” (w/t), starring home renovation and real estate experts Drew and Jonathan Scott. The series is co-produced by Scott Brothers Entertainment and Corus Entertainment, and slated to premiere in 2024 on HGTV Canada and StackTV.
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National Geographic ordered four new unscripted series. The “Inside the FBI” (w/t) franchise begins with “The ‘70s,” exposing the organization’s untapped archive from the most notorious cases of that decade. From executive producer Idris Elba, “The Color of Victory: Heroes of WW2” (w/t) reveals the true stories of soldiers of color who were integral to four of the greatest battles of World War II. “Waking the Dead” (w/t) follows investigative organization The DNA Doe Project as it uses cutting-edge techniques to discover the identities of those whose bodies lie unclaimed and forgotten around the nation, and “No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski” follows the “Queer Eye” star on a food journey.
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Producer Niels Juul (“The Irishman”) and AD Legacy (the company set up by the grandchildren of adidas founder Adi Dassler) have entered into a partnership to develop a fictional limited series about the life of Adi Dassler and adidas, the brand he created from his small German village. No Fat Ego and their associate producers in the US, UK and Germany will be working with historians at adidas, along with the team at AD Legacy, to develop the likely 12-episode international limited series.
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Season three of the Sky and AMC+ drama “Gangs of London” has launched production with two creative talents new to the team: Lead Director and EP, Kim Hong Sun (“Project Wolf Hunting”) and Lead Writer and EP, Peter McKenna (“Kin”).
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Raj Kapoor has been named as executive producer and showrunner, Katy Mullan as executive producer, and Hamish Hamilton as director of the 96th Oscars. It will be Kapoor and Mullan’s first time to executive produce and Hamilton’s fourth time directing the event, airing Sunday, March 10 on ABC.
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Kate del Castillo (“La Reina del Sur”) will star in Vix comedy feature “Es Por Tu Bien,” from 3Pas Studios. The film follows three women working to get rid of their daughters-in-law.
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Apple TV+’s “Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas” premieres Wednesday, November 22. In the musical holiday special, the “Ted Lasso” star hosts an extravaganza at the London Coliseum.
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For more holiday cheer, viewers can find “EXmas” on Amazon Freevee starting Friday November 17. The romcom stars Leighton Meester (“Gossip Girl”) and Robbie Amell (“Upload”).
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Comedian Nate Bargatze will take his first turn as host of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on October 28. He’ll be joined by Foo Fighters, making their ninth appearance as musical guest.
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Acorn TV’s Irish-Belgian conspiracy thriller “Hidden Assets” is back for season two on Monday, November 13.
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Drama series “Börje – The Journey of a Legend” premieres in Canada on November 19 with all six episodes on Viaplay.
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OWN introduces three new “OWN Spotlight” specials on consecutive Saturdays starting October 28 at 10p. Conversations feature Kerry Washington, Nicole Avant, Courtney B. Vance and Dr. Robin as they discuss their recent memoirs with Oprah Winfrey.
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World of Wonder announced that “Drag Race France,” “Drag Race Philippines” and “Drag Race Thailand” will each return for a third season. WoW broke the news at MIPCOM.
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NBC Sports Next announced the launch of SportsEngine Play, a subscription streaming service for capturing and viewing live and on-demand video of youth and amateur sporting events. On deck: NBC Sports Next plans to launch a SportsEngine Play connected TV streaming app in 2024, providing athletes and their families with an additional way to view content at home.
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Stars of two Netflix sports series will face off in “The Netflix Cup,”Netflix’s first-ever live sports event featuring athletes from “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” and “Full Swing.” The drivers and golfers will pair up to compete in a match play tournament at Wynn Golf Club at Wynn Las Vegas, to kick off the week of the inaugural Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Netflix Cup is set to stream live on Netflix beginning at 6p on Tuesday, November 14.
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Game 1 of the ALCS was a winner for Fox, averaging 7.024 million viewers on the network, the best Game 1 of the series since 2010 and up 28% from the comparable game last year. Across Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox Sports streaming services, 7.266 million viewers watched the Texas Rangers defeat the Houston Astros.
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Need more proof sports are charging ratings? The New York Jets/Philadelphia Eagles scored 26.1 million viewers for Fox Sports. The game was the most-watched NFL telecast on any network this season, and ranks as the most-watched telecast of any kind since Super Bowl LVII.
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Meanwhile, ABC’s Oregon vs. Washington pair-up was the most-watched college football game of the week, with over 7 million viewers. It’s the eleventh college game this season so far to hit 7 million viewers, a feat achieved by only ten games all of last season.
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The season 49 premiere of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” delivered 4.8 million viewers, up a healthy 19% versus the season 48 opener. Among A18-49 the show grabbed a 0.96 rating, up 31%.
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Also scoring solid numbers for its season premiere, in this case its eleventh, was VH1’s “Basketball Wives: Los Angeles.” The reality show was up 41% in Live+3 Nielsens, to 0.52 vs. 0.37 in Live+SD.
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“The Jennifer Hudson Show” averaged a .5 national HH rating, 759,000 total viewers and a .2 in A5-54 in its first week back in national syndication. The talker was up 80% with W18-34 and 60% in A18-34 and held its A25-54 audience compared to the same week last year, according to Nielsen.
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