CBS Inks Two-Year Deal For Daytime Emmys

EXCLUSIVE: Director Rob Hardy is cranking up the power with a new first-look deal with Lionsgate and Power creator Courtney Kemp’s End of Episode Productions.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe National Football League is calling a new audible — a bunch of them, actually.The NFL formed an exclusive multiyear podcast partnership with iHeartMedia, a deal that encompasses plans to coproduce and distribute two dozen new original shows.Under the pact, iHeartMedia will distribute NFL Media’s seven existing podcasts — “Around the NFL,” “Move the Sticks,” “NFL Fantasy Football,” “Huddle and Flow,” “NFL Total Access: The Locker Room,” “Good Morning Football”

Frank Price, who serves as Chairman and CEO of Price Entertainment Inc., is retiring from his role as Chair of the USC School of Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors at the end of spring semester, with Donna Langley taking on the role for the year to come.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaRiff Raff Entertainment, the company founded by Oscar nominee Jude Law and Ben Jackson, has signed a first-look deal with New Republic Pictures.The deal is for both feature film and television production. New Republic, which was founded Brian Oliver and counts Bradley Fischer as its president, has signed four first-look deals in the last year.

A+E Studios has entered into a multi-year first-look television development and production deal with management and production company Silver Lining Entertainment Productions.

The Personal History Of David Copperfield and Lion actor Dev Patel has set a first-look deal with production house ShivHans Pictures under which he will produce, develop and create features.

EXCLUSIVE: Tamra Simmons, an executive producer behind the Emmy-nominated docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, has signed a development deal with Blue And Studios to identify and develop a slate of unscripted projects.

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Carmichael (Black Book) and Simon Mirren’s (Criminal Minds) London and Los Angeles-based production label Atlantic Nomad has closed a TV and film slate financing deal with Finland-based venture capital fund manager IPR.VC.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Vanessa Ramos is expanding her relationship with Universal Television with a multi-year overall deal. Under the pact, Ramos will develop and produce projects for a variety of television platforms for Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Jean-Marc Vallée and Nathan Ross, the Emmy-winning producers behind HBO’s Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects, have entered into a three-year first-look deal with HBO and HBO Max via their Crazyrose production company. Under the deal, Vallée and Ross will executive produce both Gorilla and the Bird, a limited series based on the memoir by Zack McDermott which Vallée will also direct, and The Players Table, starring Sydney Sweeney and Halsey to be directed by Annabelle Attanasio.

EXCLUSIVE: Prolific reality TV producer Carlos King is expanding his relationship with OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network with a first-look deal. Under the pact, King, via his Kingdom Reign Entertainment, will develop original unscripted series that will be available exclusively on OWN, which he will executive produce.

CBS Studios has struck an overall deal with iconic racial justice, anti-violence, gender equity advocate and ‘me too’ founder Tarana Burke and storyteller and her producing partner Mervyn Marcano. As part of the agreement, the duo will partner with CBS Studios to develop scripted, unscripted and documentary content for linear television networks and streaming platforms. This is another huge step when it comes to inclusive storytelling in the film and TV industry.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast on CBS in 2021 and 2022, as the Eye network struck a two-year deal with the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).That means this year, CBS has both the Daytime and Primetime Emmys — the first time in more than a decade that one network will broadcast both ceremonies.

And the Daytime Emmys go to … CBS. The network and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said today that they have inked a two-year deal for CBS to air the awards show.

Ellise Shafer administratorEvelyn Sakash, an Emmy-winning production designer, was found dead at her New York City home on Tuesday. She was 66.According to the Associated Press, Sakash was “known to be a hoarder” and was found under a pile of garbage.

Evelyn Sakash, a veteran production designer and scenic artist who won a Daytime Emmy for PBS’ Between the Lions and worked on films, including Still Alice and Mrs. Winterbourne, was found dead Tuesday at her New York City home. She was 66.