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At a town hall on Tuesday, Paramount Global co-CEOs Brian Robbins, George Cheeks and Chris McCarthy updated employees on the state of the company. “We’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the challenges of all the M&A speculation,” said Robbins. “We know what a difficult and disruptive period it has been. And while we cannot say that the noise will disappear, we are here today to lay out a go-forward plan that can set us up for success no matter what path the company chooses to go down.” For starters, the execs said they plan to transform Paramount’s streaming strategy, which would compensate for linear declines. They also said they are looking at selling assets, and have hired bankers to assist the process. Third is achieving $500 million in annualized cost savings by being more efficient with resources, which means layoffs, though the timing and scale of cutbacks weren’t addressed.
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Jeremy Diamond has been named an international correspondent at CNN. He will be based in Jerusalem. Diamond joined the network in 2014, and has been reporting from Israel, Gaza and the West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Inspired by Taylor and Travis? Hallmark Channel is teaming up with the NFL and Skydance Sports for a holiday movie. “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story” begins production next month and will film in Kansas City, Missouri locations, including the GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Tyler Hynes (“Shifting Gears”), Hunter King (“Two Scoops Of Italy”) and Ed Begley Jr. (“Young Sheldon”) star. “As a club, we pride ourselves on exploring new ways to grow our brand, as well as connect with new audiences,” said Chiefs President Mark Donovan. “This partnership unites two passionate fanbases and gives us an opportunity to show Chiefs Kingdom’s energy and tradition on one of the most-watched channels during the holiday season.”
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A documentary focused on Barbara Walters is in the works at ABC News Studios, in partnership with Imagine Documentaries. Directed by filmmaker and journalist Jackie Jesko, the film will feature unaired footage from ABC’s archives and interviews with people who knew and worked with the broadcast legend. “Barbara left her indelible stamp not just on those of us who had the honor of working with her at ABC News but on the entire news industry,” said David Sloan, senior executive producer, ABC News. “With never-before-seen footage and interviews with those who knew her in her private and public lives, this film will shed new light on one of the most famous broadcasters of all time.” Walters died in 2022 at age 93.
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HBO handed a straight-to-series order for “Lanterns,” a drama series based on the DC title that was first intended for Max. Chris Mundy (“Ozark”) will serve as showrunner and executive producer, while Damon Lindelof (“Watchmen”) and Tom King (“Mister Miracle”) will co-write with Mundy. Lindelof and King will also serve as executive producers. The order comes with word that WBD is moving big-budget series like “Welcome to Derry” and “Harry Potter” from Max to HBO.
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CBS is developing an adaptation of German procedural “Einstein,” from Andy Breckman and Randy Zisk (“Monk”). It’s the network’s third stab at the project, centered on the great grandson of Albert Einstein.
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Joining the cast of MGM+ sci-fi series “Earth Abides” are Aaron Tveit (“Schmigadoon!”), Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll (“Ghosts”), Elyse Levesque (“Orphan Black”), Luisa D’Oliveira (“The 100”), Birkett Turton (“iZombie”), Hilary McCormack (“Killjoys”) and Jenna Berman (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”). The series will debut in late 2024.
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Joseph Fiennes (“Shakespeare in Love”) and Natascha McElhone (“Halo”) are onboard Prime Video’s “Young Sherlock” as the parents of Sherlock Holmes, played by Fiennes’ nephew, Hero Fiennes Tiffin.
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Apple TV+ has renewed “The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy” for an eight-episode third season. “To be a real seasoned traveler you need to have a strong sense of adventure and curiosity, and I’m ashamed to say over the past two seasons I’ve developed neither,” said host and executive producer Levy. “But I have to admit I’m having a lot of fun putting in the effort.”
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Libertine Pictures has commenced production on “Red Rocks,” a live-action family adventure drama series for BYUtv (USA) and Sky (NZ). Adapted from Kiwi author Rachael King’s novel of the same name, “Red Rocks” follows a boy drawn into a world of mythical creatures.
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Filming has begun on “Outrageous,” a six-part series based on Mary Lovell’s biography The Mitford Girls. The drama, created and written by Sarah Williams (“Flesh and Blood”), is made by Firebird Pictures and has been co-commissioned by BritBox International (for North America) and UKTV.
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A four-part historical docudrama on George Washington, hosted and executive produced by Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier”), will premiere Monday, July 1 on Fox Nation, with all four episodes dropping that week. “George: Rise of a Revolutionary” combines dramatic re-creations with commentary about the Founding Father.
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Docuseries “Down in the Valley” will drop Friday, June 28 on the Starz app, a week earlier than originally scheduled and billed as a special “Early Preview.” The linear premiere remains the same: July 5 at 9p.
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“SEAL Team” kicks off its ten-episode seventh and final season on Sunday, August 11 on Paramount+. The series moved to Paramount+ from CBS during its fifth season.
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Apple TV+ psychological thriller “Disclaimer,” starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, premieres with two episodes on Friday, October 11, with new episodes dropping weekly through November 15. Blanchett plays a journalist who discovers she’s the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets.
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Clear the Shelter, NBCUniversal Local’s nationwide pet adoption and donation initiative, returns for its tenth annual campaign starting August 10. NBC and Telemundo stations across the nation are partnering with animal shelters and rescues in their communities to promote pet adoption and raise funds for participating shelters and rescues.
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It will be Christmas in July on Cowboy Way Channel. Starting July 7 with “Christmas in the Smokies,” holiday films will air each Sunday at 6p and 8p.
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FOX News Channel’s “FOX & Friends” will run a special serieshighlighting potential Republican VP picks and their significant others beginning today. First up: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and his wife Usha Vance in Cincinnati, OH.
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MyBundle and Outdoor Sportsman Group announced a distributionagreement for OSG’s MyOutdoorTV SVOD service. The agreement includes billing integration in the MyBundle Streaming Marketplace.
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Sunday’s USMNT win over Bolivia drew 3.2 million viewers, Fox’s most-watched non-World Cup telecast ever. Saturday afternoon’s European Championship Group Stage Play on Fox drew 1.876 million viewers, the most-watched Euro Group Stage telecast in the US on English speaking television since 2012, and up 49% from 2021.
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CBS makeup artist Al Schultz died June 19. He was 82. Schultz was promoted to Head of West Coast CBS Makeup in 1972, the youngest person to hold that position, and worked on shows including “The Carol Burnett Show,” where he met his future, wife, Vicki Lawrence, as well as “All in the Family,” “The Sonny and Cher Show,” and “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” among others.
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