MarVista Entertainment Inks Production Agreement With Robyn Snyder’s Front Row Films; Sets 15 Projects In Development MarVista Entertainment has signed an exclusive production agreement with the company’s former EVP development and production Robyn Snyder and her new Front Row Films banner to cr..

ITV Said Eyeing UKTV Deal With BBC; Youku Scores World Cup Rights In China; October Studios Launches – Global Briefs ITV is said to be mulling a joint venture arrangement with the BBC by acquiring the 50% of British broadcaster UKTV that is currently owned by Discovery. BBC Studios (formerly BBC..

Morgan Freeman’s Attorney Wants Retraction From CNN After Sex Harass Exposé Here is the latest response from Morgan Freeman to the sexual harassment allegations alleged in a CNN investigative piece. Freeman, who has lost endorsements and has said he is devastated by the accusations, initially ap..

Comcast Pursuing Fox In Effort To Survive As Lone “Old Media” Company In 10 Years, Analyst Says Veteran media analyst Todd Juenger of Sanford Bernstein has weighed in on the Comcast-Fox-Disney roundelay with an intriguing new report. He maintains the latest salvo by Comcast is all about nothing ..

‘Animal Kingdom’ Season 3 Premiere: What Happens To Baz? SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of Animal Kingdom‘s Monday night Season 3 premiere. Related ESPN, TNT Salivate For First Pair Of NBA Conference Title Game 7s Since 1979 When we last saw Baz Blackwell (Scott Speedm..

Donald Trump Tweets Democrats “MEDDLING” In Mid-Term Elections For the 12th time since Saturday, President Donald Trump tweeted this morning at length about Robert Mueller’s investigation, or as he now calls it, the “Rigged Witch Hunt,” before apologizing to his base that he would have to take a..

National Amusements Fires Back At CBS In New Complaint Blasting “Unprecedented,” “Hastily Called” Board Meeting Shari Redstone’s National Amusements fired back at CBS and its CEO, Leslie Moonves, in a new filing this morning in the companies’ legal brawl in U.S. District Court in Delaware. ..

Sky Tweaks Commissioning Structure; Adam MacDonald To Exit Company Sky has initiated a restructure that will see the removal of standalone Channel Head roles from the Entertainment group. Going forward, the strategic direction of the channels will be set by Sky Entertainment Director of Programs..

Number 9 Films Hires Claudia Yusef To Head Development Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley’s Number 9 Films has appointed Claudia Yusef as the UK indie’s head of development. The exec, who joins from Scottish Film Talent Network, will oversee development of all upcoming projects at Number 9 as..