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YouTube’s Multiview feature, enabling viewers to see multiple channels at once, is expanding beyond sports programming. That’s one of the updates listed in a blog by Virah Mahesh, Senior Product Manager, timed to celebrate 20 years of the platform. Also of note: Ask Music, to “create your very own personalized radio station”; 4x playback speed; and an “approve content yourself” mode for parents.
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Roku unveiled a new device lineup and software updates designed for streamers. New content discovery updates include a “Coming Soon to Theaters” row, personalized sports highlights, and more. Roku is also introducing two new streaming players, the Roku Streaming Stick and Roku Streaming Stick Plus, and bringing hardware innovations and under-the-hood enhancements across Roku-made TVs.
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Hallmark Media is pulling its programming from Peacock at the end of the month. “Hallmark and Peacock have enjoyed a successful partnership since 2022,” read a statement from Hallmark. “As Hallmark has since launched its own standalone streaming service, Hallmark+, we evaluated how each of our services provides added value to our subscribers, and to that end, the decision was made to sunset Hallmark programming on Peacock.”
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Chloe Arensberg has been promoted to Washington, DC Bureau Chief for NBC News. She replaces Ken Strickland, who will serve as SVP of NBC News editorial operations.
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NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios inked a multi-year partnership with Snoop Dogg and his Death Row Pictures for projects spanning film, television, sports and streaming. It’s not Snoop’s first time at the NBC table – he was a breakout star at the Paris Olympics, and has served as a coach on “The Voice,” a job he’ll return to for season 28. “Audiences around the world love Snoop and connect with his unparalleled showmanship and artistry,” said NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios Chairman Donna Langley. “Those of us lucky enough to be in his orbit also know his incredible business acumen, endlessly creative spirit and the unapologetic authenticity that he brings to every project. There’s only one Snoop, and we’re so excited for him to join our unbelievable roster of creative partners.”
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A series centered on Jim Jones, the cult leader responsible for the mass murder-suicide in 1978, is in development at HBO. Bill Hader and Daniel Zelman are co-writers and co-showrunners.
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MGM+ has ordered anthology series “American Hostage” (w/t) from co-creator and executive producer Shawn Ryan (“The Night Agent”) and co-creator and executive producer Eileen Myers (“Big Love”). The eight-episode series produced by Sony Pictures Television will star Jon Hamm, and start production in Winnipeg, Canada this Fall.
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ABC has renewed “The Golden Bachelor” for a second season. The gray-haired Romeo this time comes in the form of Mel Owens, an NFL player-turned-lawyer. The inaugural season of the dating competition averaged 10.4 million viewers after the first 35 days across platforms.
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Shudder announced a multiple project pickup deal with horror icons The Boulet Brothers. Dracmorda and Swanthula Boulet’s reality competition series “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula has been renewed for a seventh season, and the show’s all-star spinoff format “The Boulet Brothers Dragula: Titans” has been renewed for season two. Shudder has also picked up a new holiday special, “The Boulet Brothers’ Holiday of Horrors,” featuring co-host David Dastmalchian.
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Jesse Collins Entertainment will be back to produce the 77th Emmy Awards, set for September 14 on CBS. It’s the company’s third consecutive year as executive producers of the show.
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Tyler Perry comedy “She the People” will launch in two parts: The first eight episodes drop Thursday, May 22, and the second batch arrives Thursday, August 14. The series, following a Lieutenant Governor working under a sexist and condescending boss, was announced in January.
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Telemundo and HYBE Latin America are teaming for “Pase a la Fama,” a music competition premiering Sunday, June 8 at 9p. The format brings together aspiring musicians from all walks of life to join a rigorous artistic camp. In the end, a few will become members of the winning band and claim the $100,000 prize and a recording contract with HYBE Latin America.
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Netflix hit “Wednesday” is returning for a two-part season two this summer. The first eight episodes drop Wednesday, August 6, followed by the second half on September 3.
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“Pee-Wee as Himself” premieres Friday, May 23 at 8p on HBO. The two-part documentary is focused on Paul Reubens, offering a window into the comic performer’s personal life.
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Apple TV+ drama “The Buccaneers” is back for season two on Wednesday, June 18. Episodes will drop weekly through August 6.
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“The Summer I Turned Pretty” kicks off season three on Wednesday, July 13. Prime Video’s YA series is based on Jenny Han’s best-selling book trilogy.
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Aníbal Romero, an immigration attorney known for representing undocumented workers at the Trump Organization, brings real-life legal dramas to the screen with “Un Abogado en Nueva York” (A Lawyer in New York), a 35-episode scripted digital series now streaming on YouTube and Instagram.
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FloSports will deliver exclusive live coverage featuring enhanced production elements for “The Cheerleading & Dance Worlds 2025,” taking place April 25–28 in Orlando, Florida.
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Telemundo will air for the first time the “Platino Awards,” celebrating the best of cinema and television in Spanish and Portuguese, live on Sunday, April 27 at 3p.
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David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” (1990-91) and “Twin Peaks: A Limited Event” (2017) get a streaming home on Mubi starting Friday, June 13.
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HBO comedy special “Don’t Be Gay,” from Jerrod Carmichael, debuts Saturday, May 24 at 10p.
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UPtv’s Easter programming reached 4.1 million viewers P2+, with UP Premiere Movie “Sugar Creek Amish Mysteries: Blessings in Disguise” drawing 288,000 viewers and an HH delivery ranking of #34 in the time period.
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