Carmi Zlotnick Inks Exclusive Producer Deal With Apple

Colin Kaepernick is publishing a memoir this year.

By Anthony D'Alessandro

By Denise Petski

Stephanie Allain has inked a first-look deal with Warner Horizon Scripted Television, fresh off her recent gig producing the Oscars.

Taylor Swift has signed an exclusive global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group.

By Denise Petski

A gritty coming-of-age drama, Charm City Kings introduces viewers to a dirt bike scene where Baltimore’s young people have honed a sports-like showmanship and sense of community over the last 50 years. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto with a script from Sherman Payne and a story penned by Barry Jenkins, Chris Boyd and Kirk Sullivan, the film is based on the documentary 12 O’Clock Boys from director Lotfy Nathan.

By Nellie Andreeva

De La Ghetto has signed a global publishing administration deal with peermusic, Billboard has learned. The deal includes his future work and the entire back catalog.The announcement was made Thursday morning (Jan.

Carmi Zlotnik has signed an exclusive producer deal at Apple TV Plus, Variety has confirmed.

“Charm City Kings,” directed by Angel Manuel Soto and written by Sherman Payne, is an earnest coming-of-age story about a Baltimore 14-year-old named Mouse (Jahi Di’Allo Winston) torn between joining the Midnight Clique, an extreme dirt bike crime gang in stormtrooper-esque shiny white breastplates, or becoming a veterinarian.

By Denise Petski

Carmi Zlotnik, Starz’s president of programming, is exiting the company after a decade with the premium cabler to “pursue new creative endeavors,” Variety has learned.

By Nellie Andreeva

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By Nellie Andreeva

LONDON — Merlin has signed a global licensing deal with TikTok, the massively popular video-sharing app.

By Jake Kanter

Verve is invigorating its literary business with the addition of Chernin Entertainment exec Chris Lupo, who will lead its book-to-screen efforts, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.Lupo will work alongside Liz Parker, who joined the agency in April 2018 to launch its publishing division.

Gary Dauberman has signed a first-look television deal with Universal Content Productions (UCP), the studio announced Tuesday. Under the deal, Dauberman will write and produce scripted projects across all platforms. He will also launch his own production company, Coin Operated.