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Democrats have secured control over both the House and Senate. That means, The Hollywood Reporter predicts, that media and tech CEOs can expect more scrutiny from Capitol Hill.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Start spreading the news! The American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League have extended their broadcast agreement with CBS to air the Tony Awards through 2032. The deal represents an interesting departure from the recent trend of other award ceremonies, such as the Actor Awards (formerly the SAG Awards), the Emmys and the Oscars, moving to streaming services for their broadcasts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix shared a first look at “Trinity,” a new naval thriller series starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“Loki”) and Richard Madden (“Bodyguard”). The show debuts Dec. 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apple TV dropped its trailer for a brand-new “Peanuts” holiday special, “Snoopy Presents: 12 Days of Snoopy.” The special premieres Nov. 13.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Similarly, Disney released a trailer for its stop-motion “A Proud Family Wizmas” holiday special, which premieres Nov. 14 on Disney+.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Football legend and Daytime Emmy Award winner Michael Strahan will star in a three-part docuseries about the fashion industry in “Michael Strahan’s Iconic Fashion,” premiering on ABC Nov. 10 and on Disney+ and Hulu the following day.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Toni Collette (“United States of Tara”) will star in the titular role in “Lenni,” a new Apple TV series currently filming in Sydney, Australia. Adapted from the Norwegian series “Pernille,” “Lenni” is billed as a dark comedy-mystery about a child welfare worker who struggles to juggle her personal and professional life after a family tragedy.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Speaking of Australia, Sydney-based production company Dollhouse Pictures has optioned the rights to a TV adaptation of “The Work,” Bri Lee’s best-selling novel about the cutthroat art industry. Hannah Lehmann (“Two Sides”) is attached as series creator and executive producer, alongside Jessica Carrera (“Paper Dolls”).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Whitney Leavitt, former cast member of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” announced that she will executive produce and star in her own reality series for Hulu alongside her husband, Connor.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Beef” creator Lee Sung Jin has two new TV projects in development at Netflix with his new production company, Lila Pictures: “The Only Child” starring Ali Wong, and “Citizen’s Arrest” by writer Gene Hong.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBCUniversal and Hornbill Capital announced an $80 million Series C fundraising round for EloElo Group, which owns the Indian microdrama platform Story TV. In a statement, NBCU executive vice president Deepak Arya said that the company sees “significant opportunity in mobile-first storytelling and emerging formats.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
A new environmental report from The Brandtech Group suggests that a 30-second AI-generated commercial produces about 120 kg of CO2 emissions, which is roughly the carbon cost of manufacturing a new laptop. (As another point of comparison, 100 kgCO2e translates to around 1,500 hours of video streaming.)
(Source: Cynopsis)
On Dec. 1, Lady A will host the Country Music Association and ABC’s 17th annual holiday special, “CMA Country Christmas.” It will also be available to stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Meta has hired former “NBC Nightly News” producer Rich Latour to head its in-house content studio as VP. The role is part of the company’s communications and public affairs division, but may offer some possibilities beyond brand storytelling as Meta dips its toe into more long-form content opportunities with Instagram TV.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Skydance continues to shake up its post-merger executive structure. Eight leaders from Paramount and Warner Bros. will leave the combined company’s distribution team, which is now led by President Ray Hopkins. Underneath him, Sarah Bergman and Mickey Carter will share the title of EVP of distribution.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The ratings race is still too early to call, but preliminary Nielsen data suggests that NBC News scored the highest during Tuesday’s election coverage, with an average of 6.52 million primetime viewers. ABC News came in second with 4.91 million viewers, followed by the three cable networks – CNN with 3.93 million, MS Now with 3.92 million and Fox News with 3.88 million. At the bottom of the list was CBS News with 2.63 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Part of NBC News’ success on Tuesday night can probably be attributed to everybody’s favorite election explainer, Steve Kornacki – the livestreamed “Kornacki Cam” brought in 6.1 million views on YouTube alone.
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Meanwhile, in non-political ratings news, Season 11 of “The Real Housewives of Potomac” debuted to 2.2 million total viewers across all platforms in its opening week, making it Bravo’s best premiere in three years.
(Source: Cynopsis)
