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Warner Bros. Discovery Announced as the Discovery-WarnerMedia Rebrand!!

The Discovery-WarnerMedia venture that is set to shake up the industry has chosen a new, unifying title to symbolize the merger between the entertainment giants: Warner Bros. Discovery. The mega-deal, which sees AT&T merging their recently bought WarnerMedia company with Discovery, is moving quickly to finalize their marriage after it was announced on May 17. The unique name is accompanied by an official logo, one … Continue reading Warner Bros. Discovery Announced as the Discovery-WarnerMedia Rebrand!!

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WarnerMedia to Merge with Discovery!!

We’ve seen Disney gobble up Fox, and we’ve seen CBS merge with Viacom. Now the next major corporate merger is WarnerMedia and Discovery, which will combine to form a new company. Just a few years after AT&T bought Time Warner for $85.4 billion, the telecommunications company appears to be throwing in the towel. As first reported by the Los Angeles Times on Sunday night and … Continue reading WarnerMedia to Merge with Discovery!!

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‘Warner Max’: Warner Bros and HBO Max Create Original Film Arm for the Streamer!!

In their beginnings, Netflix was essentially a distributor, a video store for the convenience-minded (raise your hand if you got those delicious red-label DVDs in the mail?). They didn’t start making — let alone streaming — their own original content until 2011’s digital debut of House of Cards changed everything. Now, of course, streaming services are much more ubiquitous, with savvy consumers demanding a litany of content, both from … Continue reading ‘Warner Max’: Warner Bros and HBO Max Create Original Film Arm for the Streamer!!

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‘Today’s Special’ to Give You New Sitcom Episodes Every Day!!!

David Wain and A. D. Miles are contemporary comedy maestros. They’ve worked on and given us revolutionary titles like Wet Hot American Summer and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Now, they’re aiming to revolutionize one of our most tried and true comedy formats: the sitcom. With Today’s Special, a four-episode pilot being developed for WarnerMedia, the duo will shoot and deliver a brand new episode of a single-camera … Continue reading ‘Today’s Special’ to Give You New Sitcom Episodes Every Day!!!

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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Closes Megadeal with WarnerMedia for Movies and TV!!!

It’s official: J.J. Abrams is setting up shop at WarnerMedia. Abrams kicked off a firestorm of suitors this year as his long-running production deal with Paramount Pictures was up for renegotiation, and every studio in town wanted to lock down a big agreement with the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker filmmaker and his Bad Robot production company. We learned in June that Bad Robot … Continue reading J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Closes Megadeal with WarnerMedia for Movies and TV!!!

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CBS and Viacom to Merge Once Again!!!

If you work in this industry long enough, you’ll see how cyclical it can be. Case in point, today’s announcement that CBS and Viacom have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, creating a combined company with more than $28 billion in revenue. The new entity, known as ViacomCBS Inc., will be led by Bob Bakish as President and CEO, with … Continue reading CBS and Viacom to Merge Once Again!!!

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HBO Max Could Pay $1.5 Billion for ‘Big Bang Theory’ Streaming Rights!!!

In a deal that would dwarf the mega-bucks recently shelled out to land the streaming rights to beloved sitcoms The Office and Friends, HBO Max (i.e. the upcoming Warner Bros. streaming service) is preparing to pay an insane amount of money for the streaming rights to two highly rated sitcoms that have never before been available online. Per Deadline, HBO Max is currently in conversations … Continue reading HBO Max Could Pay $1.5 Billion for ‘Big Bang Theory’ Streaming Rights!!!

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‘Circe’: HBO Gives Straight-to-Series Order for Adaption!!

Much speculation about HBO’s post-Game of Thrones projects has been made; I’m not sure if anyone had Circe on their shortlist. Based on Madeline Miller‘s bestselling 2018 novel, the story centers on the powerful Ancient Greek goddess Circe but is told from her own perspective as she “transforms from an awkward nymph to a formidable witch, able to challenge gods, titans and monsters alike.” So … Continue reading ‘Circe’: HBO Gives Straight-to-Series Order for Adaption!!

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HBO Max Sets a ‘Gossip Girl’ Spinoff as One of Its Original Series!!

HBO Max has just secured a hugely popular property for its original programming lineup. Variety reported on Wednesday a spinoff of The CW’s Gossip Girl had been set at the yet-to-be-launched streaming service from WarnerMedia. Gossip Girl will get a second life on HBO Max as of the latest additions to its original programming slate. The CW series will be reworked into a spinoff series. Per Variety’s … Continue reading HBO Max Sets a ‘Gossip Girl’ Spinoff as One of Its Original Series!!

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WarnerMedia’s Streaming Service Dubbed ‘HBO Max’!!!

We’ve known that WarnerMedia has had its own streaming service brewing for a while now, and today they’ve announced that the service will be dubbed “HBO Max”. Warner has already had success with the HBO brand and spinning it out into streaming services HBO Go and HBO Now, so calling the new service “HBO Max” makes sense since it will include HBO as well as … Continue reading WarnerMedia’s Streaming Service Dubbed ‘HBO Max’!!!

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‘The Flight Attendant’: Kaley Cuoco to Lead Thriller Series!!!

The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco is extending her partnership with Warner Bros. Television, the actress having signed on to executive produce and star in The Flight Attendant, a new thriller series for the upcoming WarnerMedia streaming service. Based on Chris Bohjalian’s bestselling novel and adapted by Steve Yockey (Supernatural), the story follows Cassandra Bowden, a flight attendant who wakes up in a hotel … Continue reading ‘The Flight Attendant’: Kaley Cuoco to Lead Thriller Series!!!

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‘Gremlins: Secret of the Mogwai’: Animated Prequel Series Coming to WarnerMedia Streaming Service!!!

If your air conditioner goes on the fritz, or your washing machine blows up, or your WarnerMedia streaming service conks out, there just might be Gremlins in your queue. The studio announced today that a 10-episode animated prequel series to Joe Dante‘s 1984 comedy-horror is on its way, titled Gremlins: Secret of the Mogwai. The series will be written by Tze Chun (Gotham), who will … Continue reading ‘Gremlins: Secret of the Mogwai’: Animated Prequel Series Coming to WarnerMedia Streaming Service!!!

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‘Maniac’ Creator Bringing ‘Station Eleven’, ‘Made for Love’ Adaptations to WarnerMedia!!!

In case you forgot during your preparation for the great Netflix vs. Disney+ wars to come, WarnerMedia is also debuting its own streaming service in 2020 and it’s slowly but surely getting kinda’ stacked. J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot arm are most likely coming aboard, Denis Villeneuve is directing a Dune pilot, and now Patrick Somerville, the writer and producer behind Netflix’s A-list limited … Continue reading ‘Maniac’ Creator Bringing ‘Station Eleven’, ‘Made for Love’ Adaptations to WarnerMedia!!!

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Warner Bros. Hires Ann Sarnoff as New CEO!!!

Three months after Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara was fired, the studio has found an unlikely replacement. While a number of executives were no doubt vying for the job, including some inside Warner Bros., parent company WarnerMedia has seen fit to hire Ann Sarnoff for the role. Sarnoff previously served as a BBC Studios America executive after working for the likes of Dow Jones and … Continue reading Warner Bros. Hires Ann Sarnoff as New CEO!!!

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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Nearing Deal with WarnerMedia!!!

The battle of the suitors is reportedly at an end, as J.J. Abrams has settled on where his Bad Robot production company will call home for the foreseeable future. With Bad Robot’s feature film deal at Paramount Pictures up for renegotiation, Abrams and those at his company (including CEO Katie McGrath) met with various studios around Hollywood to explore options as to where it would next … Continue reading J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Nearing Deal with WarnerMedia!!!

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‘Dune’: Denis Villeneuve to Also Direct TV Series for WarnerMedia!!!

Hold on to your sandworms and huff your spice—I’m sorry, I’ve never read Dune—because Oscar-nominee Denis Villeneuve is going to be expanding Frank Herbert‘s iconic sci-fi novel even further. According to THR, Villeneuve will direct the pilot for Dune: The Sisterhood, a female-focused spinoff series with Legendary Television for WarnerMedia’s still-unnamed streaming service. Prometheus co-writer Jon Spaights, who also collaborated on the script for Villeneuve’s … Continue reading ‘Dune’: Denis Villeneuve to Also Direct TV Series for WarnerMedia!!!

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‘Tokyo Vice’: WarnerMedia Sets First Series with Ansel Elgort!!!

The Fault in Our Stars and Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort will make his series acting debut in WarnerMedia’s Tokyo Vice. The drama has received a straight-to-series 10-episode order from WarnerMedia’s upcoming, still to be titled streaming platform. Based on Jake Adelstein’s memoir Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat, the series adaptation has Tony Award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers (Oslo) writing with Short Term 12 and … Continue reading ‘Tokyo Vice’: WarnerMedia Sets First Series with Ansel Elgort!!!

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‘Love Life’: Anna Kendrick to Star in Paul Feig’s Anthology Series!!

Anna Kendrick and director Paul Feig will be reuniting on a romantic comedy series titled Love Life for WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming platform. The series, which was created by Sam Boyd (In A Relationship), will be an anthology following a new group of characters each season. Love Life will run for 10-episodes and follows “the journey from first love to last love, and how the people … Continue reading ‘Love Life’: Anna Kendrick to Star in Paul Feig’s Anthology Series!!

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‘Gremlins’ Animated Series in the Works!!!

Back in 1984, a cuddly bunch of stuffed toys come to life took a dark turn in Joe Dante‘s Gremlins. The darkly humored Christmastime comedy, which was more in the vein of a Shane Black script than something from screenwriter Chris Columbus, was enough of a hit (making back more than ten times its reported budget) to warrant a sequel six years later with Gremlins … Continue reading ‘Gremlins’ Animated Series in the Works!!!

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