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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/22/26)
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Disney, Netflix and Tubi are in an arms race with YouTube over creators – and Skydance might be entering the arena next.
-Both Netflix and Disney have escalated their efforts to secure partnerships with creators – first Netflix with “CoCoMelon” and Ms. Rachel, and more recently Disney with Dhar Mann, Like Nastya and Dude Perfect.
-Creators are optimistic that Skydance will soon enter the competition for contracts with online influencers, given that new co-CEO Ynon Kreiz was formerly CEO of online video hub Maker Studios.
-YouTube, meanwhile, is tightening its grip on its user-generated content (UGC) stronghold with upgrades to creator monetization features and its creator affiliate program. Luckily for YouTube, nearly three-quarters of Gen Z and Gen Alpha ranked YouTube as the top storytelling medium, based on a recent report from the Center for Scholars and Storytellers at UCLA. (That same report, however, suggests that very few young people would want to cast influencers in their TV shows and films.)
–The Takeaway: YouTube, streaming services and traditional media companies are all competing for viewership among the younger digital-native generations. And apparently, all roads lead to the creator economy.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Channel 4 released a trailer for “Hunting Alice Bell,” a new thriller series featuring Alexandra Roach (“Utopia”) and Simon Pegg (“The Boys”). The show will premiere sometime in November.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Remember “The Circle,” the reality competition series where contestants were isolated from one another and could only interact via social media? After getting canceled by Netflix in 2024, the show is now being revived by Hulu and Disney+ on Nov. 17, featuring new host Christina “Tinx” Najjar.
(Source: Cynopsis)
AMC Global Media announced a Jan. 23 premiere date for the natural history series “Blue Planet III.” The six-part series is narrated by Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Sir David Attenborough and will be available on BBC America and AMC+.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” unleashed a new trailer for Season 3 (which just so happens to be the same number of rings given to the Elven lords, by the by). The new season premieres on Prime Video Nov. 11.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Glee” is back! Disney+ and Hulu ordered a revival of the hit high school musical by Ryan Murphy, and the original series production studio, 20th Television, is also on board. The details about the “Glee-vival” are scarce – for now – but it’s a safe bet Murphy will be directly involved. Lea Michele is already in talks to join the revival, too.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Meanwhile, NBC is developing a single-cam “Coach” remake from “Happy Endings” creators Matthew and Daniel Libman. In place of Craig T. Nelson, the show would star Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Finally in reboot news, Paramount+ is developing a new version of “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” with Legendary Television, as produced by Akiva Goldsman (“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”) and Matt Shakman (“WandaVision”). Daisy Ridley (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) is attached to star.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BBC canceled “The Catch Up,” a nightly news bulletin catering to Gen Z, as part of its shutdown of BBC Three. Perhaps unsurprisingly, a BBC spokesperson said younger viewers are consuming BBC News on social media.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BBC has acquired Swedish detective series “Wallander” from Banijay Entertainment. Banijay Rights, the company’s distribution arm, also announced it has secured other international sales for the crime series adaptation, including to MHz Choice, which is licensing the series in the US and Canada.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Former executives from Disney, NBCU and Bloomberg TV have joined the advisory board at the AI storyboarding platform Pzaz as part of the platform’s pursuit of international expansion.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Roku-owned subscription streamer Howdy has acquired the exclusive streaming rights to Season 1 of “The Walsh Sisters.” Season 2 of the BBC- and RTÉ-produced series just began production.
(Source: Cynopsis)
