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CBS has renewed Dick Wolf’s trio of FBI dramas – “FBI,” “FBI: Most Wanted” and “FBI: International.” Flagship show “FBI” received a three- season renewal, encompassing seasons seven through nine. “FBI: Most Wanted” will return for its sixth season and “FBI: International” comes back for its fourth season. All three will air in the 2024/25 season.
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The Interactive Advertising Bureau has come out in support of The American Privacy Rights Act, a bipartisan effort spearheaded by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) that could create a national law regulating how companies collect, share and use online personal data. “IAB’s over 700 members, including major brands, publishers, agencies, and ad tech firms, are counting on a national data privacy law to replace an increasingly complex patchwork of state laws, raising costs for companies of every size. We believe in stronger protections for consumers and the protection of the benefits of digital advertising and the ad-supported internet for everyone,” said IAB’s Executive Vice President for Public Policy Lartease Tiffith.
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New York City-based studio and streaming network FilmRise has acquired certain digital rights to the SYFY Channel zombie series “Z Nation” from The Asylum, Inc. The deal gives FilmRise worldwide distribution rights to 69 hours to all five seasons of the sci-fi, horror/drama series for all digital media including ad-supported streaming, digital linear, AVOD, FAST, SVOD, FVOD, TVOD, EST, as well as exclusive airline and ancillary rights.
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Because April is Autism Acceptance Month, PBS Kids and Fred Rogers Productions have launched a free online game – Cousin Hodie Playdate – based on the hit PBS Kids puppet series, “Donkey Hodie.” The game was specifically created to help develop empathy in all kids and was designed with neurodiverse children in mind.
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KO Distribution said Catalonia’s 3Cat has greenlit its own original production of musical competition series “Zenith.” The deal was bartered by Lavinia Audiovisual, who secured the format rights and is set to produce the series next fall. KO Distribution has also secured new format deals with Bandicoot in the United Kingdom and Eureka Productions in Australia.
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Outdoor Channel’s latest culinary adventure, “Life of Fire,” premiers on May 6 at 9p, hosted by renowned Tennessee pitmaster Pat Martin. It takes viewers on a journey into America’s rich barbecue culture and the art of live fire cooking.
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Environmentally-focused FAST channel EarthDay 365 has launched on Amazon Freevee in the U.S. Founded by documentary film studio and unscripted TV producer/distributor K2 Studios and actress/activist Pamela Anderson, EarthDay 365 includes award-winning TV series, specials, and IMAX documentary films and a steady stream of new shows – nature, wildlife, science, space and conservation and original series. K2 Studios is handling distribution in the US, with Amsterdam-based Static Waves Media Group responsible for European/international distribution. A portion of the advertising revenue generated will be donated to environmental causes.
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Future Today has launched three seasons of classic Pokémon animation including “Pokémon the Series: XY,” “Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest” and “Pokémon the Series: XYZ” to its free ad-supported streaming service, HappyKids.
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Black Public Media will hold its seventh PitchBLACK Forum – the largest pitch competition for independent filmmakers and creative technologists producing works about the Black experience – on April 24 in Manhattan. Producers and technologists will compete for up to $150,000 in funding for documentary projects and up to $50,000 in funding for immersive projects before a panel of media professionals and an in-person and virtual audience of funders, distributors and industry leaders. Winners will be announced at the PitchBLACK Awards on April 25, honoring award-winning director, producer and film editor Sam Pollard. The annual event is sponsored by Netflix and PBS.
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AXS TV said its original cooking series “Sounds Delicious with Carnie Wilson” will premiere on April 16 at 8:30p.
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NBCUniversal said it expects to capture more than $1.25 billion in ad revenue for the upcoming Paris Olympics, surpassing the level it reached for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, which attracted just north of $1.2 billion in ad sales. According to Dan Lovinger, president Olympic and Paralympic Sales for NBCUniversal, the programmer has already secured about $1.2 billion in ad commitments for the games, which begin on July 26. Advertisers have purchased all the commercial inventory for traditional TV and digital video for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the games, he added, and NBCU has sold 13 single-sponsored half hour segments in prime time that would have been commercial-free (called “Prime Pods”). Lovinger said that more than $350 million of the commitments secured so far have been from advertisers new to the Olympics.
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In national syndication through March 31, “Family Feud” was just behind “Jeopardy!” for the No. 1 spot with a 4.65 to a 4.70, while remaining well above the competition in demo with a 1.38. “Sherri” fell to third place time in demo with “Dr. Drew” at a .26.
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FOX News Channel said it averaged 173,000 viewers in weekday primetime during April 1-7 in the A18-49 and A25-54 demos, securing 60% of the cable news share, its best since May 2022. In the 25-54 demo, FNC saw 275,000 viewers in weekday primetime, securing 58% of the cable news share, the highest since March 2023. In primetime (8p-11p), FNC earned 1.9 million viewers and 221,000 A25-54. In total day (6a-6a), FNC posted 1.25 million viewers and 152,000 in the 25-54 demo. It was the 13th consecutive week that FNC has finished first in all of cable with total day viewers. Additionally, FNC posted the top 14 shows in both the 18-49 and 25-54 demos in cable news and the network posted 81 of the top 100 cable news telecasts for the week.
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Talent agent Richard Leibner, who represented some of the best-known TV News anchors in the country at his own firm and later UTA, died Tuesday after battling cancer. He was 85 years old. Leibner clients included Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Ed Bradley, Morley Safer, Bob Simon, Steve Kroft, Bill Whitaker, Diane Sayer, Chuck Scarborough, Paula Zahn, Brian Stelter, and Fareed Zakaria.
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