Exclusive: Two well-known UK indies will become one as All3Media’s Objective Media Group consolidates Triple Brew and Betty into a new, as-yet-unnamed single label, Deadline has learned.
The restructure of Objective’s unscripted business means the prodcos’ combined slate, including the likes of The Cube, Lingo, Wheeler Dealers and Bear Grylls series Bear’s Mission With…, will be housed under one roof, with the well-known Betty and Triple Brew labels ceasing to exist. The rejig will mean job losses, we hear.
Objective houses a cluster of indie labels spanning scripted, factual and entertainment. It is one of the UK’s best-known production groups with several bases across the UK and an office in LA. It is owned by All3Media, which is in the throes of being acquired by RedBird Imi in a $1.45B deal.
Quiz and gameshow-focused Triple Brew Media was formed in 2019. It is led by Ben Shephard,...
The restructure of Objective’s unscripted business means the prodcos’ combined slate, including the likes of The Cube, Lingo, Wheeler Dealers and Bear Grylls series Bear’s Mission With…, will be housed under one roof, with the well-known Betty and Triple Brew labels ceasing to exist. The rejig will mean job losses, we hear.
Objective houses a cluster of indie labels spanning scripted, factual and entertainment. It is one of the UK’s best-known production groups with several bases across the UK and an office in LA. It is owned by All3Media, which is in the throes of being acquired by RedBird Imi in a $1.45B deal.
Quiz and gameshow-focused Triple Brew Media was formed in 2019. It is led by Ben Shephard,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
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Whether you’re gearing up for March Madness games or want to catch sitcom reruns online, streaming TBS without cable has never been easier.
After decades of television entertainment, the network has become a go-to for watching a mix of sports, movies, and syndicated sitcoms. Over the years,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Noel Santos
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Unscripted TV veteran James Lessell has launched the UK’s latest indie production outfit.
The former Naked Head of Factual Entertainment has created The End TV, and has drafted in fellow British production veterans Ed Booth and Justin Bradley-Lennon to work at the production house. Lessell exited Fremantle’s The Rap Game UK producer Naked in June to launch the biz.
The End will focus on producing TV shows and branded content in the UK and abroad. Lessell is MD and founder, while Booth is Creative Director and Bradley-Lennox is Series Director. We hear development deal discussions are underway with larger players.
Lessell has worked in unscripted TV for 25 years, producing shows such as The X Factor, Dancing on Ice, The Only Way is Essex, Celebs Go Dating and Big Brother. He was most recently fact-ent chief at Naked and before that worked at The Masked Singer UK maker Bandicoot TV.
The former Naked Head of Factual Entertainment has created The End TV, and has drafted in fellow British production veterans Ed Booth and Justin Bradley-Lennon to work at the production house. Lessell exited Fremantle’s The Rap Game UK producer Naked in June to launch the biz.
The End will focus on producing TV shows and branded content in the UK and abroad. Lessell is MD and founder, while Booth is Creative Director and Bradley-Lennox is Series Director. We hear development deal discussions are underway with larger players.
Lessell has worked in unscripted TV for 25 years, producing shows such as The X Factor, Dancing on Ice, The Only Way is Essex, Celebs Go Dating and Big Brother. He was most recently fact-ent chief at Naked and before that worked at The Masked Singer UK maker Bandicoot TV.
- 11/8/2023
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ethos Entertainment, the L.A.-based talent management company recently launched by Christina Gualazzi and Matt Goldman, has entered into a new joint venture with the NY-based production company Picture Farm, helmed by partners Ben Freedman, Chris Bren, and Dion Sapp.
Through the partnership, the companies will team on the development and production of a wide range of projects, including scripted and non-scripted TV series, as well as features, commercials, and digital content, the idea being that cross-collaboration and knowledge-sharing will unlock growth opportunities for all involved. The Jv stems from an earlier working relationship formed during production on Black Market with Michael K. Williams, the critically acclaimed Vice TV docuseries, produced by Freedman, Sapp, and Goldman, which won two Realscreen Awards.
Said Ethos Entertainment’s Gualazzi, “By joining forces with Picture Farm, we can offer our clients a wider range of excellence in not only talent management but...
Through the partnership, the companies will team on the development and production of a wide range of projects, including scripted and non-scripted TV series, as well as features, commercials, and digital content, the idea being that cross-collaboration and knowledge-sharing will unlock growth opportunities for all involved. The Jv stems from an earlier working relationship formed during production on Black Market with Michael K. Williams, the critically acclaimed Vice TV docuseries, produced by Freedman, Sapp, and Goldman, which won two Realscreen Awards.
Said Ethos Entertainment’s Gualazzi, “By joining forces with Picture Farm, we can offer our clients a wider range of excellence in not only talent management but...
- 11/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff is taking off at Paramount+.
The live-action series Knuckles, based on the Sonic the Hedgehog films, will star Idris Elba (Luther) and Adam Pally (Happy Endings), who are reprising their movie roles as Knuckles and Wade Whipple, respectively.
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The live-action series Knuckles, based on the Sonic the Hedgehog films, will star Idris Elba (Luther) and Adam Pally (Happy Endings), who are reprising their movie roles as Knuckles and Wade Whipple, respectively.
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- 4/17/2023
- by Erianne Lewis
- TVLine.com
The Traitors has done for formats what Top Gun: Maverick “did for the summer blockbuster,” says Glenn Hugill, with barely a hint of hyperbole.
Deal or No Deal exec Hugill, who was not involved with the creation of the The Traitors, believes its success “benefits all of us in the business.” He is one of several unscripted creatives and sellers who tell Deadline they are bullish about the state of the sector.
As these execs gear up for next week’s Mip TV confab in Cannes, Hugill does not refrain from talking up The Traitors’ impact, a show that has now made waves in the U.S., UK, Australia, France and a number of European territories, along with its home country of The Netherlands where it was forged by All3Media label Idtv.
“I think if it had failed, the entire genre would have stalled,” says Hugill. “As it is, formats...
Deal or No Deal exec Hugill, who was not involved with the creation of the The Traitors, believes its success “benefits all of us in the business.” He is one of several unscripted creatives and sellers who tell Deadline they are bullish about the state of the sector.
As these execs gear up for next week’s Mip TV confab in Cannes, Hugill does not refrain from talking up The Traitors’ impact, a show that has now made waves in the U.S., UK, Australia, France and a number of European territories, along with its home country of The Netherlands where it was forged by All3Media label Idtv.
“I think if it had failed, the entire genre would have stalled,” says Hugill. “As it is, formats...
- 4/13/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Lingo is on the move.
CBS has pushed the final four episodes of the RuPaul Charles-hosted quiz show’s first season to the 2023/24 season.
The show was renewed for a second season last month and those four episodes will now air as part of that run.
Lingo aired on Wednesdays at 9pm and has been replaced by repeats of FBI: Most Wanted, FBI, FBI: International and CSI: Vegas over the next four weeks.
Survivor and True Lies remain part of the Wednesday lineup.
The game sees teams of two contestants face off in fast-paced puzzle rounds to guess letters that reveal seemingly simple words. At the end of each one-hour episode, the two winning teams will make it through to a final showdown where one will walk away with an additional big cash prize.
The series, which was created by Ralph Andrews, has previously aired three versions in the U.
CBS has pushed the final four episodes of the RuPaul Charles-hosted quiz show’s first season to the 2023/24 season.
The show was renewed for a second season last month and those four episodes will now air as part of that run.
Lingo aired on Wednesdays at 9pm and has been replaced by repeats of FBI: Most Wanted, FBI, FBI: International and CSI: Vegas over the next four weeks.
Survivor and True Lies remain part of the Wednesday lineup.
The game sees teams of two contestants face off in fast-paced puzzle rounds to guess letters that reveal seemingly simple words. At the end of each one-hour episode, the two winning teams will make it through to a final showdown where one will walk away with an additional big cash prize.
The series, which was created by Ralph Andrews, has previously aired three versions in the U.
- 3/23/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
If you were looking forward to watching The Lazarus Project (above) on TNT tonight, you better look for something else. The acquired British drama series is the latest TNet series to miss its scheduled premiere date. The fourth season of Miracle Workers and the second season of The Cube were both Mia from TBS' schedule earlier this month.
Unfortunately, the move by the TNets is nothing new since the Warner Bros. Discovery merger last year. The second season of Chad had its second season premiere cancelled without notice -- twice. The comedy was ultimately cancelled by TBS even though the second season had been completed months earlier. The show was later sold to The Roku Channel, and season two will air on the free service sometime this year.
Other cancellations by the corporation have included dating series The Big D (TBS,...
Unfortunately, the move by the TNets is nothing new since the Warner Bros. Discovery merger last year. The second season of Chad had its second season premiere cancelled without notice -- twice. The comedy was ultimately cancelled by TBS even though the second season had been completed months earlier. The show was later sold to The Roku Channel, and season two will air on the free service sometime this year.
Other cancellations by the corporation have included dating series The Big D (TBS,...
- 1/24/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Rat in the Kitchen will not be cooking up a second season.
TBS has ended the show, which has been described as a cross between The Masked Singer and Hell’s Kitchen, after one season. It premiered in March 2022.
Kathleen Finch, Chairman and Chief Content Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery’s U.S. Networks Group, revealed the show had been canceled during her Deadline-moderated keynote session at Realscreen in Austin, Texas.
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She was talking about the second season of The Cube, which has been pushed to later in the year,...
TBS has ended the show, which has been described as a cross between The Masked Singer and Hell’s Kitchen, after one season. It premiered in March 2022.
Kathleen Finch, Chairman and Chief Content Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery’s U.S. Networks Group, revealed the show had been canceled during her Deadline-moderated keynote session at Realscreen in Austin, Texas.
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She was talking about the second season of The Cube, which has been pushed to later in the year,...
- 1/23/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Corie Henson has been hired by NBCUniversal Television & Streaming as the executive vice president of entertainment unscripted content.
Henson takes over the role from Jenny Groom, who exited the company earlier this week. She will report to Susan Rovner, the entertainment content chairman for NBCU TV & Streaming.
“Corie is one of the most respected executives in the business and brings a resume overflowing with big unscripted hits that have broken out across broadcast, streaming and cable platforms,” Rovner said. “Her deep experience with large volumes of programming across multiple networks and brands is a perfect fit for our NBCU content ecosystem. She’s joining an incredible group of programming leaders working across genres, and we’re excited to welcome her to the team.”
In her new role, Henson will be responsible for overseeing reality competition, talent competition and game show formats across the NBCU portfolio. That includes popular shows like...
Henson takes over the role from Jenny Groom, who exited the company earlier this week. She will report to Susan Rovner, the entertainment content chairman for NBCU TV & Streaming.
“Corie is one of the most respected executives in the business and brings a resume overflowing with big unscripted hits that have broken out across broadcast, streaming and cable platforms,” Rovner said. “Her deep experience with large volumes of programming across multiple networks and brands is a perfect fit for our NBCU content ecosystem. She’s joining an incredible group of programming leaders working across genres, and we’re excited to welcome her to the team.”
In her new role, Henson will be responsible for overseeing reality competition, talent competition and game show formats across the NBCU portfolio. That includes popular shows like...
- 7/29/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Update: Corie Henson has officially joined NBCUniversal’s Television and Streaming group as EVP, Entertainment Unscripted Content. Full quotes below.
Original Post, July 26: Corie Henson is on her way to NBCUniversal.
Former Turner Networks and Fox exec Henson is set to join the company overseeing unscripted entertainment. It follows the departure of Jenny Groom, which Deadline reported today.
Deadline understands that the deal isn’t finalized but that Henson is in final talks as Groom’s replacement. She will oversee reality competition, talent competition and game show formats across NBC, its portfolio of cable networks and streamer Peacock.
Working alongside Rod Aissa, who oversees all unscripted lifestyle and documentary programming, she is expected to take charge of shows such as The Voice, America’s Got Talent and American Ninja Warrior as well as upcoming titles such as Million Dollar Island, The Wheel, Password and The Traitors.
It comes after we...
Original Post, July 26: Corie Henson is on her way to NBCUniversal.
Former Turner Networks and Fox exec Henson is set to join the company overseeing unscripted entertainment. It follows the departure of Jenny Groom, which Deadline reported today.
Deadline understands that the deal isn’t finalized but that Henson is in final talks as Groom’s replacement. She will oversee reality competition, talent competition and game show formats across NBC, its portfolio of cable networks and streamer Peacock.
Working alongside Rod Aissa, who oversees all unscripted lifestyle and documentary programming, she is expected to take charge of shows such as The Voice, America’s Got Talent and American Ninja Warrior as well as upcoming titles such as Million Dollar Island, The Wheel, Password and The Traitors.
It comes after we...
- 7/29/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
As Discovery and WarnerMedia are set to close their 43B merger later this week, the attention has been focused mainly on the deal’s ramifications for WarnerMedia’s movie and scripted television businesses. There’s been much industry chatter about the importance of Casey Bloys’ scripted television empire and whether Toby Emmerich continues to oversee The Batman film studio.
The pair, alongside Warner Bros. TV boss Channing Dungey, are expected to report directly to David Zaslav under the company’s new structure, which is set to be unveiled shortly.
However, as high-profile these areas are, they also are additive to Discovery’s business, which is only peripherally involved in scripted TV via the company’s venture with Oprah Winfrey OWN. Meanwhile, it is unscripted television where the two merging companies have the biggest overlap and where combining the assets will require consolidation.
It has gone largely under the radar how Discovery,...
The pair, alongside Warner Bros. TV boss Channing Dungey, are expected to report directly to David Zaslav under the company’s new structure, which is set to be unveiled shortly.
However, as high-profile these areas are, they also are additive to Discovery’s business, which is only peripherally involved in scripted TV via the company’s venture with Oprah Winfrey OWN. Meanwhile, it is unscripted television where the two merging companies have the biggest overlap and where combining the assets will require consolidation.
It has gone largely under the radar how Discovery,...
- 4/7/2022
- by Peter White and Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Objective Media Group America, the company behind series including HBO Max’s 12 Dates of Christmas and TBS’ The Cube, has made a number of promotions in its leadership team.
The All3Media-backed company has promoted Jilly Pearce to President of the company with Michael Beilinson upped to SVP, Development. Pearce was previously EVP of the producer, with Beilinson, who created 12 Dates of Christmas, was previously VP, Development.
It comes after Objective scored an order for gameshow Lingo, hosted by RuPaul, at CBS, an adaptation of a series that its UK counterpart produces for ITV. The company is also making The Great American Recipe for PBS and recently produced Great Balloon Bomb Invasion for Discovery+ and The Cube for TBS.
Pearce has been with the company since March 2017, having previously been a commissioner at Channel 4 in the UK.
“With Jilly at the helm, Objective Media Group America has achieved terrific success,...
The All3Media-backed company has promoted Jilly Pearce to President of the company with Michael Beilinson upped to SVP, Development. Pearce was previously EVP of the producer, with Beilinson, who created 12 Dates of Christmas, was previously VP, Development.
It comes after Objective scored an order for gameshow Lingo, hosted by RuPaul, at CBS, an adaptation of a series that its UK counterpart produces for ITV. The company is also making The Great American Recipe for PBS and recently produced Great Balloon Bomb Invasion for Discovery+ and The Cube for TBS.
Pearce has been with the company since March 2017, having previously been a commissioner at Channel 4 in the UK.
“With Jilly at the helm, Objective Media Group America has achieved terrific success,...
- 3/24/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Chad will be back on TBS in a few months.
The cabler announced Monday that 2021's #1 new scripted cable comedy series returns on Monday, April 11 at 10:00pm Et/Pt.
The network also released a teaser of the upcoming second season starring creator, executive producer, and showrunner, Nasim Pedrad.
"Summer break is over and it's sophomore year for newly elected class president, Chad Amani (Pedrad)," reads the logline.
"In this hilarious second season, Chad deals with a scandal that quickly ends his presidency, has a surprising new love interest, and gets a visit from his tough-as-nails Iranian grandmother - all while continuing to worry about his popularity, and discovering new ways to relate to his Persian cultural roots."
"Chad's epic path to teenage self-realization is not always a straight line--but the support from his family and best friend Peter (Jake Ryan) keep Chad on track, giving him the confidence to...
The cabler announced Monday that 2021's #1 new scripted cable comedy series returns on Monday, April 11 at 10:00pm Et/Pt.
The network also released a teaser of the upcoming second season starring creator, executive producer, and showrunner, Nasim Pedrad.
"Summer break is over and it's sophomore year for newly elected class president, Chad Amani (Pedrad)," reads the logline.
"In this hilarious second season, Chad deals with a scandal that quickly ends his presidency, has a surprising new love interest, and gets a visit from his tough-as-nails Iranian grandmother - all while continuing to worry about his popularity, and discovering new ways to relate to his Persian cultural roots."
"Chad's epic path to teenage self-realization is not always a straight line--but the support from his family and best friend Peter (Jake Ryan) keep Chad on track, giving him the confidence to...
- 2/14/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Dwyane Wade has promised tougher games after The Cube was renewed for a second season by TBS.
The WarnerMedia-owned cabler is bringing back the game show, which is based on ITV’s British series, after its initial run between June and September last year.
In The Cube, pairs of contestants are forced to compete in a series of challenges while inside a small Perspex cube. It highlights how even straightforward tasks like catching, throwing, estimating, memorizing and balancing were more difficult when confined and under pressure in a small area surrounded by a large, live studio audience.
Working on their own or as a team, each pair has nine lives to complete seven games that are worth an increasing amount of money as they inch closer to taking home a $250,000 jackpot.
In addition to the Simplify assist and the One Shot assist that allows teams the opportunity to call...
The WarnerMedia-owned cabler is bringing back the game show, which is based on ITV’s British series, after its initial run between June and September last year.
In The Cube, pairs of contestants are forced to compete in a series of challenges while inside a small Perspex cube. It highlights how even straightforward tasks like catching, throwing, estimating, memorizing and balancing were more difficult when confined and under pressure in a small area surrounded by a large, live studio audience.
Working on their own or as a team, each pair has nine lives to complete seven games that are worth an increasing amount of money as they inch closer to taking home a $250,000 jackpot.
In addition to the Simplify assist and the One Shot assist that allows teams the opportunity to call...
- 2/14/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Impractical Jokers” will return on April 2 with a special “supersized” episode that will be simulcast for the first time on TBS and TNT in addition to TruTV. The roadblock will air on all three Turner channels right after coverage of the NCAA Men’s Final Four.
This reps the first new episode of “Impractical Jokers” since August, and the first since Joe Gatto announced his departure from the show and the Tenderloins troupe. Remaining stars Brian “Q” Quinn, James “Murr” Murray and Sal Vulcano are back, and the special will include comedian Eric André (“The Eric André Show”) as a guest.
The tenth season of “Impractical Jokers” is currently in production, and will return to TruTV this summer, featuring celebrity guests joining Quinn, Murray and Vulcano each week.
The “Impractical Jokers” news was announced Monday during the Television Critics Association’s virtual winter press tour. Also announced for TruTV, the...
This reps the first new episode of “Impractical Jokers” since August, and the first since Joe Gatto announced his departure from the show and the Tenderloins troupe. Remaining stars Brian “Q” Quinn, James “Murr” Murray and Sal Vulcano are back, and the special will include comedian Eric André (“The Eric André Show”) as a guest.
The tenth season of “Impractical Jokers” is currently in production, and will return to TruTV this summer, featuring celebrity guests joining Quinn, Murray and Vulcano each week.
The “Impractical Jokers” news was announced Monday during the Television Critics Association’s virtual winter press tour. Also announced for TruTV, the...
- 2/14/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
CBS is getting into wordplay.
The network has ordered a primetime game show reboot of long-running format Lingo with RuPaul Charles to host.
The series, which will premiere this year, is a cross between bingo and a word guessing game.
It comes as word games are all the jazz, with The New York Times recently acquiring online word smash Wordle – though CBS is thought to have been developing a primetime reboot of Lingo since last summer.
The game sees teams of two contestants face off in fast-paced puzzle rounds to guess letters that reveal seemingly simple words. At the end of each one-hour episode, the two winning teams will make it through to a final showdown where one will walk away with an additional big cash prize.
The series, which was created by Ralph Andrews, has previously aired three versions in the U.S. The first version premiered in syndication...
The network has ordered a primetime game show reboot of long-running format Lingo with RuPaul Charles to host.
The series, which will premiere this year, is a cross between bingo and a word guessing game.
It comes as word games are all the jazz, with The New York Times recently acquiring online word smash Wordle – though CBS is thought to have been developing a primetime reboot of Lingo since last summer.
The game sees teams of two contestants face off in fast-paced puzzle rounds to guess letters that reveal seemingly simple words. At the end of each one-hour episode, the two winning teams will make it through to a final showdown where one will walk away with an additional big cash prize.
The series, which was created by Ralph Andrews, has previously aired three versions in the U.S. The first version premiered in syndication...
- 2/11/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Objective MD Joins King of Sunshine
Exclusive: Paul Sandler, a former MD of Peep Show and The Cube producer Objective Media Group, has joined the entertainment indie run by former BBC commissioner Sohail Shah. Sandler joins King of Sunshine Productions as a Non-Exec Director and will help run the outfit, which has produced ITV’s Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime and Britain’s Favourite Detective, while recently picking up the rights to Sharna Jackson kids novel High-Rise Mystery. Sandler became Objective Productions (now Objective Media Group) MD in 2005 shortly before the outfit was acquired by All3Media and held the role for 10 years, overseeing a period of growth with shows such as hit Channel 4 cult comedy Peep Show, Derren Brown and ITV gameshow format The Cube. In 2015, he became COO of three ITV Studios-backed labels under the Cats on the Roof banner, labels that are now being wound...
Exclusive: Paul Sandler, a former MD of Peep Show and The Cube producer Objective Media Group, has joined the entertainment indie run by former BBC commissioner Sohail Shah. Sandler joins King of Sunshine Productions as a Non-Exec Director and will help run the outfit, which has produced ITV’s Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime and Britain’s Favourite Detective, while recently picking up the rights to Sharna Jackson kids novel High-Rise Mystery. Sandler became Objective Productions (now Objective Media Group) MD in 2005 shortly before the outfit was acquired by All3Media and held the role for 10 years, overseeing a period of growth with shows such as hit Channel 4 cult comedy Peep Show, Derren Brown and ITV gameshow format The Cube. In 2015, he became COO of three ITV Studios-backed labels under the Cats on the Roof banner, labels that are now being wound...
- 1/13/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The general wisdom is that the United States mainland was not attacked during World War II.
However, a new documentary launching on Discovery+, from Objective Media Group America, highlights that this isn’t technically true.
The streamer has ordered Great Balloon Bomb Invasion, a history special that will lift the lid on a relatively lesser known attack on U.S. soil by the Japanese.
Between 1944 and 1945, the Japanese launched more than 9,000 bomb-rigged balloons across the Pacific, resulting in six deaths in Oregon.
The ‘Fu-Go’ bombs reached as far east as Indiana and as far south as Texas, but only 300 have ever been found, leaving potentially thousands of bombs scattered across the country. In the doc, for the first time ever, an investigation is launched into the hidden history of this attack, with a high-tech hunt for the unexploded remnants.
Great Balloon Bomb Invasion, which launches on December 2, is produced by Objective Media Group America,...
However, a new documentary launching on Discovery+, from Objective Media Group America, highlights that this isn’t technically true.
The streamer has ordered Great Balloon Bomb Invasion, a history special that will lift the lid on a relatively lesser known attack on U.S. soil by the Japanese.
Between 1944 and 1945, the Japanese launched more than 9,000 bomb-rigged balloons across the Pacific, resulting in six deaths in Oregon.
The ‘Fu-Go’ bombs reached as far east as Indiana and as far south as Texas, but only 300 have ever been found, leaving potentially thousands of bombs scattered across the country. In the doc, for the first time ever, an investigation is launched into the hidden history of this attack, with a high-tech hunt for the unexploded remnants.
Great Balloon Bomb Invasion, which launches on December 2, is produced by Objective Media Group America,...
- 11/22/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Awards
MTV has unveiled the star-studded lineup of award presenters for the upcoming “2021 MTV EMAs.” Pop star Rita Ora, model Winnie Harlow, musician and producer Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, WWE star Drew McIntyre, singer-songwriter Olly Alexander, DJ and producer Joel Corry and Brazilian singer-actor Manu Gavassi will each present prizes during the ceremony.
The hosts join an in-person lineup of celebrity talent which includes Maluma, Måneskin, Kim Petras, Yungblud, Griff, girl in red, show host Saweetie and World Stage headliner OneRepublic. The 2021 “MTV EMAs” will take place Nov. 14 in the Papp László Budapest Sportaréna in Hungary and be broadcast globally on MTV networks.
Distribution
Vice Distribution has pre-sold the upcoming GameStop documentary “The Big Squeeze,” produced by Vice World News, in several key territories. Turned around quickly, the documentary revisits this year’s GameStop shot squeeze scandal, which dominated headlines around the world for weeks. Presales were closed with Svt in Sweden,...
MTV has unveiled the star-studded lineup of award presenters for the upcoming “2021 MTV EMAs.” Pop star Rita Ora, model Winnie Harlow, musician and producer Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, WWE star Drew McIntyre, singer-songwriter Olly Alexander, DJ and producer Joel Corry and Brazilian singer-actor Manu Gavassi will each present prizes during the ceremony.
The hosts join an in-person lineup of celebrity talent which includes Maluma, Måneskin, Kim Petras, Yungblud, Griff, girl in red, show host Saweetie and World Stage headliner OneRepublic. The 2021 “MTV EMAs” will take place Nov. 14 in the Papp László Budapest Sportaréna in Hungary and be broadcast globally on MTV networks.
Distribution
Vice Distribution has pre-sold the upcoming GameStop documentary “The Big Squeeze,” produced by Vice World News, in several key territories. Turned around quickly, the documentary revisits this year’s GameStop shot squeeze scandal, which dominated headlines around the world for weeks. Presales were closed with Svt in Sweden,...
- 11/11/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Adam Adler, creator of global hit format The Cube, has joined ITV Studios non-scripted label Potato as creative director, as the label is rolled in with Adler’s former employer Gameface.
ITV Studios-backed Gameface’s IP including ITV format The Void and Britain’s Brightest Family will integrate with The Chase producer Potato’s roster, with Adler joining Potato creative directors Martin Scott and Phil Mount and reporting into Managing Director Michael Kelpie. Gameface is one of three subsidiary labels of Itvs-backed Cats on the Roof, with Crook Productions and Second Act Productions also set to close.
During his stint as Creative Director of Objective Productions, Adler created The Cube, which has sold to multiple territories including TBS in the US with Dwayne Wade hosting and was recently rebooted by ITV. He also created BBC1’s The Reflex and is a former Channel 4 Commissioning Editor, where he oversaw Derren Brown’s The Heist,...
ITV Studios-backed Gameface’s IP including ITV format The Void and Britain’s Brightest Family will integrate with The Chase producer Potato’s roster, with Adler joining Potato creative directors Martin Scott and Phil Mount and reporting into Managing Director Michael Kelpie. Gameface is one of three subsidiary labels of Itvs-backed Cats on the Roof, with Crook Productions and Second Act Productions also set to close.
During his stint as Creative Director of Objective Productions, Adler created The Cube, which has sold to multiple territories including TBS in the US with Dwayne Wade hosting and was recently rebooted by ITV. He also created BBC1’s The Reflex and is a former Channel 4 Commissioning Editor, where he oversaw Derren Brown’s The Heist,...
- 11/11/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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- 8/21/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
PBS is entering the cooking competition kitchen.
The public broadcaster has ordered eight-part series The Great American Recipe from The Cube producer Objective Media Group America.
The “uplifting” series is hosted by chef and Today Show contributor Alejandra Ramos with judges set as Leah Cohen, Tiffany Derry and Graham Elliot.
The series will give talented home cooks from different regions of the country the opportunity to showcase their beloved signature dishes and compete to win the national search.
It will premiere in 2022 and comes out of Virginia’s public media Vpm.
The series was announced by PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger during her TCA panel.
“PBS is proud to partner with Vpm to bring this comforting, uplifting and uniquely American food competition series to our audience,” said Sylvia Bugg, PBS Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming. “When it comes to food, everyone has a favorite dish,...
The public broadcaster has ordered eight-part series The Great American Recipe from The Cube producer Objective Media Group America.
The “uplifting” series is hosted by chef and Today Show contributor Alejandra Ramos with judges set as Leah Cohen, Tiffany Derry and Graham Elliot.
The series will give talented home cooks from different regions of the country the opportunity to showcase their beloved signature dishes and compete to win the national search.
It will premiere in 2022 and comes out of Virginia’s public media Vpm.
The series was announced by PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger during her TCA panel.
“PBS is proud to partner with Vpm to bring this comforting, uplifting and uniquely American food competition series to our audience,” said Sylvia Bugg, PBS Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming. “When it comes to food, everyone has a favorite dish,...
- 8/10/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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- 7/7/2021
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