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A+E Global Media is up for sale. Wells Fargo has been enlisted to explore strategic options for the company, a joint venture of Disney and Hearst that includes cable networks A&E, Lifetime, and The History Channel, among others. The move comes as Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal are spinning off cable channels in an increasingly uncertain market.
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Apple TV+ is moving fast on “Slow Horses.” The spy thriller series starring Gary Oldman was renewed for a seventh season ahead of the September 24 premiere of season five. “’Slow Horses’ has won fans all over the world with its unique mix of self-deprecating British humor and high-octane action,” said Jay Hunt, Creative Director, Europe, Apple TV+. “I’m delighted viewers will have another season to enjoy Gary’s magnificent performance as Jackson Lamb alongside the Slow Horses’ slightly inept spycraft.”
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Season 11 of “Grantchester” will be its last. The PBS Masterpiece/ITV period drama premiered in 2015 on Masterpiece Mystery!. “’Grantchester has been one of the rare series that has a certain magic to everything about it,” said Susanne Simpson, Masterpiece Head of Scripted Content and Executive Producer. “The show has found its way into the hearts of countless Masterpiece viewers with its warmth, humor, and sense of community.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lifetime has greenlit a new entry for its “Ripped from the Headlines” franchise. “Girl in the Cellar,” starring Kyla Pratt (“The Proud Family”) and Kelcey Mawema (“Cruel Instruction”), follows a single mother who resorts to extreme measures to control her teenage daughter. The film premieres Saturday, August 23 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Marcia Gay Harden (“So Help Me Todd”) has joined the cast of Netflix’s “Trinity,” focused on a female Naval Officer who becomes involved with the charismatic Secretary of Defense, only to discover he may be at the heart of a dangerous conspiracy.
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All eight episodes of Peacock’s “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy”drop Thursday, October 16. The series explores the stories of the serial killer’s victims and the trauma that their families endured. It also highlights the systemic failures that allowed his crimes to go unnoticed for so long.
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“Atomic People,” offering a historical record of the last Japanese survivors of the atomic blast 80 years ago, premieres Monday, August 4 at 10p on PBS (check local listings).
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Known as the “summer cottage murder,” an infamous Swedish case reopens as Johanna Möller speaks out for the first time about her conviction in planning the murder of her father and attempted murder of her mother. “Johanna Möller – Sweden’s Most Hated Woman” airs tomorrow, July 10 on Viaplay.
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The Big East and ESPN struck a six-year digital rights deal that gives “all 22 of our sports — especially women’s basketball and Olympic sports — the visibility they’ve earned and the access our fans expect,” said Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman. ESPN had rights to the Big East from 1980 to 2013. ESPN+ will stream over 300 Big East events annually.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FOX Nation has jumped into the live sports arena, becoming the exclusive Friday night broadcast partner for the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Camping World Team Series. “PBR Friday Live” kicks off Friday, August 8 and continues weekly through the fall.
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All Sports Group has inked a strategic partnership with Premier Talent Sports and Entertainment aimed at accelerating the development of original sports content, expand production capabilities, and open new opportunities for global sponsorships and live sporting event broadcasts. Under the agreement, All Sports Group and PTSE will collaborate to develop original sports-related programming for worldwide television distribution. PTSE will serve as ASG’s representative for securing sponsorship and brand integration for ASG’s original production projects. Additionally, ASG will provide production and syndication services for PTSE’s television-related ventures.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Qualcomm Technologies and two-time Major Champion Bryson DeChambeau, along with his LIV Golf team Crushers GC, have embarked on a collaboration that will see Crushers GC feature the Qualcomm brand on player apparel and experiential activations. Qualcomm will work closely with DeChambeau and Crushers GC on content creation and storytelling.
(Source: Cynopsis)
AMC and AMC+ adventure drama “Nautilus” attracted 2.6 million premiere night viewers on linear television in Nielsen live+3 ratings and is pacing as a top new series on AMC+ in viewership and acquisition. The premiere attracted the biggest audience on both AMC and AMC+ for any new series since “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season three of Netflix’s “Squid Game” drew 106.3 million views its first two weeks, to rank as the streamer’s third most-viewed non-English show ever in the time span.
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RotoWire has added journalist and fantasy analyst James Koh as on-air talent throughout the football preseason and season, contributing to the brand’s YouTube channel and social platforms to produce a series of videos each week breaking down the latest in the world of fantasy football. He will also join RotoWire’s Jim Coventry each Sunday morning for a live stream to assist fantasy players with their lineup decisions before kickoff.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Former broadcast standards executive Theodore “Ted” Cordes died July 6. He was 87. Cordes spent over 30 years at NBC, where he worked on shows including “L.A. Law,” “The Tonight Show” and “The Tomorrow Show,” among others.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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