2021: The Future Is Closer Than You Think.
Hopes, Expectations
The joke (and by now we need some humor!) is that in the year 1720 the world was hit by the Bubonic plague, that 1820 saw an outbreak of Asiatic (…)
2021: The Future Is Closer Than You Think.
The Virtuosity of Virtual DISCOP And NATPE
Can virtual markets also be virtuous? With so many new virtual markets coming out of the woodwork these days, “virtual” might as well be a synonym for “banal.” However, what (…)
L.A. Screenings 2020 Go Virtual With Four Studios
On Wednesday, May 20, ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group kick-started the Hollywood studios’ virtual L.A. Screenings event with a video presentation introduced by Armando Nuñez, Dan Cohen, and Barry Chamberlain.
Two days (…)
The Non Sequitur ABC of ABC TV Net’s New Season
It has been widely reported that ABC TV network is A) planning to do away with its pilot season, B) that the network will only order straight-to-series programs, and C) (…)
New Primetime Series From Networks and Studios
The coronavirus health crisis happened right in the midst of preparations for the new U.S. TV season. After the initial shock, the industry pulled itself together and managed to create (…)
How Hollywood Turned Song And Dance Into a Business
How does one define a musical? It is a question that is misleading in its simplicity, but, as American film historian Jeanine Basinger observes, it is a question that leads (…)
U.S. TV Ratings Go Up. Plus Asian TV Content Buying
Consider this: Up until recently, TV advertising rates kept going up and the number of spots increased despite drastic ratings drops. Today, the contrary is true: Advertising spots and rates (…)
Cancelled TV Trade Shows In Europe: It’s An Epidemic
The industry’s calendar showed three TV trade shows that were to be held in Europe in the spring: Series Mania in northern France’s Lille, MIP-TV in southern France’s Cannes, and (…)
New U.S. Broadcast TV Season 2020-2021
(The latest commissioned pilots for the forthcoming season*)
ABC (Comedy)
ADOPTED
Prod Co: ABC Studios, Kimmelot
Writers/Exec Prods: Shawn Vance, Daril Fannin, Jimmy Kimmel
Premise: When a Green Beret returns home to Texas (…)
Useful Tips For World TV Broadcasters Outlined at TCA
In order to counter fierce competition from streaming TV services like Apple TV Plus, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Netflix, U.S. broadcast TV networks have had to come up with competitive (…)
