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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/31/24)
HALLMARK+: Finding Mr. Christmas (Premiere)
HALLMARK+: Mistletoe Murders (Premiere)
MAX: Dark Souls Among Us (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Diplomat (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Don’t Come Home (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Murder Mindfully (Premiere)
After 54 years on CBS, the Grammys will have a new home starting in 2027. Disney struck a 10-year deal with The Recording Academy to simulcast the ceremony on ABC, Hulu and Disney+. “Live events have never been more important to our culture and industry, and we just acquired one of the crown jewels,” said Dana Walden, Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman.
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CBS ordered nine more episodes of “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” for a full season of 22. The “Young Sheldon” spinoff racked up 10.6 multi-platform viewers in its first seven days, according to VideoAmp.
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YouTube reported quarterly ad revenue of $8.92 billion, up 12.2% year-over-year. Analysts had forecast $8.89 billion.
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Roku also topped Wall Street estimates, with third quarter revenue up 16% to $1.06 billion. In a letter to shareholders, the company said it will no longer report the number of active households on a regular basis, but share key milestones.
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Count Meta a winner, too, beating estimates with total revenue of $40.6 billion, up 19% from the year-earlier period. The number of daily users across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit 3.29 billion, up 5%.
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Disney+ has launched a Top 10 Today feature on the homepage, highlighting popular movies and series. Lineups will be curated based on the subscriber’s content rating, subscription plan and location. “The Top 10 Today set takes several factors into account, including total views at the episode and movie level within a day and the growing popularity of new titles released during that time frame,” said Disney+ in a statement. “Views are a component of the Top 10 Today formula but it’s not the sole determining factor.”
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Publicis Media let go close to 100 employees for violations of its RTO policy. “We have been clear and consistent about our policy that employees work from the office at least three days a week, an expectation that is being met and exceeded by the majority of our talent,” said a spokesperson for Publicis Media US, which has 10,000 employees.
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Amazon is enlisting both the NBA and the NFL in its 2025 Black Friday engagement efforts. Prime Video grabbed a long-term rights deal with the NBA for Black Friday games starting in 2025, after introducing a Black Friday NFL game last year.
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Disney is launching “ESPN Football Island” on Fortnite, offering players activities, challenges, and a take on football gameplay called “Touchdown Rush.” The move follows Disney’s $1.5 billion investment in Fortnite owner Epic Games.
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Optimum TV is launching two new video packages, Extra TV and Everything TV, on November 4. The offerings come after the launch of Entertainment TV earlier this year.
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BET+ renewed “Churchy” for a second season. The workplace comedy became the number one scripted comedy series on the platform in its first week.
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Wheelhouse has entered into a partnership for unscripted content with NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards and his production company Three-Fifths Media, helmed by Edwards’ business manager Justin Holland. The collaboration will develop and produce unscripted television projects in the sports and sports-adjacent programming realm.
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Foundation Media Partners has partnered with Rose Byrne’s production company, Dollhouse Pictures, for the adaptation of the Anh Do’s novel Wolf Girl, set to hit the US market in March 2025.
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UK’s ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Eagle Eye Drama. As part of the deal, ITV Studios has also acquired a majority stake in the Belgium-based production services company Happy Duck, led by producer and director Dries Vos, which services Eagle Eye’s global slate.
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Streamer ALLBLK greenlit original series “Wild Rose,” from Deji LaRay (“Johnson”) and produced by and starring singer, songwriter, author and actor, Omarion. The drama follows a charismatic hitman with a conscious, who runs a non-profit organization.
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Applications are now open for the Paley Center for Media’s Peter Roth Internship Program. Students are selected for the paid internship based on academic achievement, leadership skills, and commitment to the media industry.
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Kelly Macdonald (“Boardwalk Empire”) is joining Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre in “Lanterns,” an HBO drama based on DC’s Green Lantern comic.
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Prime Video police drama “On Call” has set a premiere date of Thursday, January 9. Joining Troian Bellisario and Brandon Larrauente in the cast are Eriq La Salle (“ER”), Lori Loughlin (“Full House”), and Rich Ting (“Tulsa King”).
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Netflix spy thriller series “Black Doves,” starring Keira Knightley and Ben Winshaw, kicks off Thursday, December 5.
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A&E’s “Rachael Ray’s Holidays” premieres Sunday, December 8 at 10a. The six-part cooking series is part A+E Networks’ partnership with Rachael Ray’s and Intentional Content’s Free Food Studios.
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