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Jimmy Fallon Teams With DreamWorks Animation for TV Adaptation of His Preschool Books
“Mama and Dada” takes place in “an imaginative world of animals”
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Milli Vanilli Documentary ‘Girl You Know It’s True’ Set by MRC
The film will feature surviving member Fab Morvan and the actual vocalists behind the infamous pop duo
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Critics Choice Awards Claim Golden Globes Date for Early January 2022
NBC effectively canceled the 2022 edition of the beleaguered Golden Globes earlier this week
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Kenny Mayne Left ESPN After Being Asked to Take 60% Pay Cut
“It was a big pay cut to do essentially the same job,” Mayne tells The Athletic
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Discovery CEO Rips Nielsen Over Viewer Undercounts: ‘How Do We Get That Money Back?’
“We’re dealing with this antiquated system of measurement that advertisers love,” David Zaslav says during industry conference
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Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Funny or Die Sold to Philanthropist-Activist Henry Muñoz
Muñoz will become chairman, Mike Farah will remain CEO
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LeVar Burton Joins ‘Nancy Drew’ Spinoff ‘Tom Swift’ at The CW
Burton will voice Tom’s A.I.-powered companion Barclay in the upcoming backdoor pilot
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Russell Wilson and Ciara Sign First-Look Deal With Amazon Studios
The husband-and-wife duo will develop film and TV projects for the retail giant
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Kiefer Sutherland to Star in Espionage Drama at Paramount+
John Requa and Glenn Ficarra will write and direct
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Demi Lovato Will Hunt for UFOs in Unscripted Limited Series for Peacock
Who knew she was a true believer?
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Nielsen Undercounted Viewers During Pandemic, Audit Finds
Total usage of television among key demo was understated by 2-6% in February, according to the Media Rating Council
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Kenny Mayne to Leave ESPN After 27 Years
Mayne was one of the network’s longest-serving on-air personalities
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Scott Nemes to Lead IP Acquisition for Universal Studio Group
Ex-20th TV exec Jennifer Gwartz joins as executive VP of UCP
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WarnerMedia Joins HFPA Boycott Over Reforms: ‘We Don’t Believe the Plan Goes Far Enough’
Netflix and Amazon have also said they would cease working with the beleaguered group
