iHeartMedia Signs First-Look Deal With UCP to Adapt Its Podcasts for TV

Everyone can use a laugh these days, and Netflix has just the solution: a new season of its anti-baking competition “Nailed It!”

The cops of “Reno 911!” are back, courtesy of new streaming service Quibi.

Our Girl actress Michelle Keegan looks stunning as she wears a blue silk bridesmaids dress in scenes of her final season of the popular BBC drama, which is set to kick off on Tuesday 24 March.The 32 year old actress, who stars as Georgie Lane on the BBC drama, can be seen smiling and applauding while clutching a bouquet as her friend Marie, played by Linzey Cocker ties the knot with Fingers, played by Sean Ward.The first look shots give an alternative glimpse of Georgie, as viewers will be

In today’s tv news roundup, Variety obtained an exclusive clip of “Torn From the Headlines: New York Post Reports” and AMC released a new promo for “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” Season 2. 

Standing well over six feet, six inches tall and with shoulders as broad as a Cadillac's grill, Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect looks more like a professional athlete than a guy who makes his living playing video games in front of strangers. With more than four million followers on the Amazon-owned streaming platform, the Doc (whose real name is Guy Beahm IV) is one of the world's most popular Internet personalities, regularly streaming to more than 24,000 concurrent viewers.

Sony/ATV has signed a worldwide co-publishing deal with songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Ian Fitchuk, the company announced Tuesday (March 10). The agreement cover Fitchuk's future works.

Apple TV has a new drama for crime fans.

Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman are going to the prom — sort of! The Oscar winning actresses showed off their characters’ shimmering costumes on the set of Ryan Murphy‘s The Prom, based on the seven-time Tony-nominated Broadway musical. On March 5, the two Big Little Lies actresses were seen on the Los Angeles set in effervescent costumes of sparkling sequins and fluffy cuffs! Nicole, 52, sported a bright green dress that shimmered and played up her blonde hair perfectly.

In their continued bid to lock up leading talent for their fledgling TV development-production partnership, Endeavor Content and Exile have signed a first look series deal with lauded Mexican writer-director Alejandra Marquez Abella (“Las Niñas Bien”).

Legendary Television has entered into a first-look deal with dj2 Entertainment, the production shingle behind the recent box office hit “Sonic the Hedgehog” which specializes in adapting video games for film and TV.

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Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson were photographed on the Loki set for the very first time!

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Distributor Banijay Rights has struck a first-look deal with U.K. factual and formats producer Chatterbox, a relatively new production company founded by former Channel 4 commissioner Nav Raman and producer/director Ali Quirk.

Fresh off the successful opening weekend of “The Invisible Man,” director Leigh Whannel has signed a first-look deal with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions for film and television.

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Universal Content Productions (UCP) has signed a multi-year first-look deal with iHeartMedia, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the deal, UCP will have the first right at adapting iHeartRadio’s original podcasts for television. Another part of the deal will give UCP’s new podcast platform, UCP Audio, the option to develop and co-produce original podcast series with the iHeartPodcast Network.

“Running Wild with Bear Grylls” producer-distributor Propagate Content has struck a first-look deal with Munch-headquartered Constantin Entertainment for entertainment titles.

The follow-up to 2017's 'Semper Femina' is coming soon