Disney Plans TV Upfront Shake Up as Networks Return to In-Person Presentations (EXCLUSIVE)

Major global distributors All3Media International, Banijay Rights, eOne, Fremantle and ITV Studios are to return for the London TV Screenings next year from February 28 to March 4 in person.

“Olaf Presents,” a new series of animated shorts that are set to debut on Disney+ this Friday, began in an unlikely place. It was deep into production on “Frozen II,” which would ultimately become the most successful animated film of all time, and the filmmakers knew that they needed an extra beat – one that was humorous and informative, something that would break up the occasionally oppressive feel of the narrative and inject a moment of pure silliness.

EXCLUSIVE: Dianne Doan (Warrior) and Connor Paolo (Revenge) have been cast as leads in Better Half, a surreal romantic comedy marking the feature directorial debut of Patrick Henry Phelan.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAMC Networks said an surge in the production of new programming helped boost its operations in the third quarter, resulting in a boost to profit as the company works to place its content in an array of new venues to court the rise of consumers interesting in streaming.The New York owner of the AMC, IFC and SundanceTV cable networks and distributor of the “Walking Dead” series, said net income rose to $110.6 million, or $2.60 a share, compared with $61.6 million,

Andy Ruiz Jr has set his sights on Tyson Fury and the rest of the world’s top heavyweights as he looks towards a return to the ring.

The Montclair Film Festival (MFF) unveiled its 2021 winners, with Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person In The World taking the top prize. This year’s festival featured four competitive categories: Fiction, Documentary, Future/ Now, and New Jersey Filmmaking. Additionally, the Fiction and Documentary juries also awarded films for the festival’s Short Film competitions. The MFF also announced the festival’s 2021 Audience Awards and Junior Jury prizes.

, Captain Lee Rosbach returns to My Seanna to take over the bridge from interim captain, Sean Meagher. «Might be a little late, but I'm definitely back,» Lee proclaims in ET's exclusive sneak peek. «I'd rather sandpaper a tiger's a** in a phone-booth than miss a charter. That's not gonna happen.»Captain Lee was held up by a mysterious medical condition, awaiting doctors' sign-off that he was good to go.

Film Seekers Adds Sci-Fi To AFM Slate

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentWalter Presents has inked a two-year deal with Scandinavian streaming service C More to launch a curated selection of international scripted series across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.Walter Presents, which specializes in premium foreign-language programming, will initially launch on C More with an 80-hour collection comprising eight first-run and exclusive series, including the Dutch psychological thriller “The Blood Pact”; Italian crime

An incident at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday evening resulted in flights being temporarily grounded, and several people were injured in a panicked stampede, according to reports.

Drew Barrymore and ex-husband Tom Green are together again.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorChuck Todd and Kristen Welker hope to learn a few things by anchoring an Election Night special in a year when there really isn’t supposed to be a special Election Night.Voters won’t decide on November 2 who wins the White House or whether Republicans or Democrats gain control of Congress, but Welker and Todd will lead coverage that evening which could prove to be a harbinger for programming to come: a two-hour streaming show, “Meet The Press: Election Night

Norway has selected Joachim Trier’s Cannes hit The Worst Person In The World as its submission to the Oscars’ International Feature Film category. The choice was made by the Norwegian Oscar Committee which had earlier shortlisted three pictures, opting for Trier’s third installment of the Oslo Trilogy which the committee believes “has a unique opportunity to reach all the way to an Oscar for best international film.”

Tia Mowry is opening up about the bittersweet ending of her Netflix series . Mowry spoke ET at the 2021 EBONY Power 100 ceremony on Saturday, where she talked about the last season of the series and what's next for her career.«You know, our pickup was very bittersweet because I mean, I'm very grateful to be picked up.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAMC Networks wants to make it possible for advertisers to buy time in linear broadcasts of “The Walking Dead” or “Better Call Saul” in the same way they do digital commercial inventory.The owner of the AMC and BBC America cable networks said it worked with advertisers including Best Western, Smithfield Foods, Securian Financial and others during the third quarter on technology that let the marketers enable programmatic and addressable buying on TV.

Fashion executive Alexandre Arnault, who is the son of the world’s third richest person, got married over the weekend and we have some photos from the wedding!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCNN’s coming foray into the streaming wars will send the network searching for customers in both regular haunts and surprising places.The WarnerMedia cable-news outlet typically runs a significant chunk of promotions for its programming on its own air and in other venues owned by its parent company. On Friday, it’s airing an initial ad to entice loyal viewers to consider CNN Plus, its new video-streaming service slated to launch in 2022.

Selome Hailu editor“Invincible: The Musical,” Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo’s Broadway-bound show based on “Romeo and Juliet,” will have an invite-only industry presentation at The Bourbon Room in Los Angeles Nov.