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Jeff Bader, president of program planning strategy at NBCUniversal Entertainment, has explained why Quantum Leap has been canceled after two seasons. In an interview with TVLine, Bader called Quantum Leap “softer” than some other shows that transitioned to the streamer. "Organized Crime is a…

EXCLUSIVE: Billy Rosenberg is exiting his post as Senior Vice President of Comedy, Hulu Originals. Rosenberg joined Hulu in 2016. Throughout his time at the streamer, he helped to shape the comedy brand and oversaw the development and production of Hulu Originals series such as Pen15, Ramy, Only Murde…

Former Toei producer Muneyuki Kim has launched K2 Pictures, which will work with major directors such as Hirokazu Kore-eda and aim to create a new funding ecosystem for Japanese animated and live-action features. The plan is to return profits that would traditionally go to film companies to investors…

EXCLUSIVE: Apploff Entertainment, the unscripted production company behind series such as Fox's Beat Shazam and Don't Forget the Lyrics!, is promoting two of its employees. Rayna Apploff has been upped to Vice President of Talent, and Zach Gelfand is promoted to Manager of Development.  Apploff…

EXCLUSIVE: Megan Brophy Young, Matt Haberman and Chase Lehner have been promoted to Vice President of Talent at the leading PR firm Narrative. Lehner will work out of the company’s Los Angeles office, with Brophy Young and Haberman continuing to co-lead the company’s New York City outpost, as Brophy…

The CW’s losses fell by $50 million in the first quarter and parent Nexstar Media Group still expects the network to turn a profit by next year, but CFO Lee Ann Gliha offered investors some reason for caution. “We’re no longer going to externally disclose the CW numbers separately,” the exec said…

Candle Media-owned kids company Moonbug Entertainment is opening a branch in Miami. Manuel Reveiz has been drafted in to lead the office as Head of Distribution and Partnerships, Latin America. He will be responsible for Moonbug’s presence in Latin American countries, reporting in to Magaing…

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said the forthcoming bundle of WBD’s Max and Disney’s Hulu and Disney+, marks a “moment” for programmers in the streaming wars. “It does feel like this is a moment,” Zaslav said, “in terms of what the next year, two years, will bring.” A “restructuring” is…

Shares in Dish Network parent EchoStar have fallen more than 11% after the company’s lackluster first-quarter earnings report and growing uneasiness about the company’s financial state. Hamid Akhavan, the head of EchoStar since March 2022 who added the CEO duties at Dish last November as the…

AGBO, the Russo Brothers’ media company, has launched an innovation department, expanding its physical and virtual production capabilities under the guidance of a seasoned executive team. Under the new setup, AGBO's technology experts will build proprietary creative tools, with the aim of fostering…

EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning Star Wars VFX veteran Joseph Kasparian, whose recent credits include The Mandalorian and Andor, is joining Montreal-based VFX studio Rodeo FX in the role of Executive Visual Effects Supervisor. Highlights of Kasparian's 27-year career include shaping the visual landscape of…

German director Tom Tykwer has been named Managing Director of Babylon Berlin producer X Filme Creative Pool as part of a restructure that sees company co-founder Stefan Arndt step down. The pair co-founded the German production powerhouse 30 years ago, but Tykwer will now succeed Arndt in the MD…