Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAnna Drezen is exiting her role as one of four head writers for “Saturday Night Live” in order to focus on her Freefrom animated comedy series “Praise Petey.”Drezen disclosed her decision Thursday in an Instagram post that featured a collection of photos from her time working on the NBC mainstay. “Bye SNL! I am leaving the show to focus on my show at Freeform.
‘The Office’: Freeform Acquires Non-Exclusive Rights To NBC Comedy
06.12.2021 - 23:53 / deadline.com
The Office is heading to Freeform.
The Disney-owned network has struck a deal with NBCUniversal Global Distribution to acquire the non-exclusive rights to the hit Steve Carell-fronted sitcom and will begin airing it on January 1, 2022.
Comedy Central had the exclusive syndicated rights to the long-running comedy through the end of 2021 and Viacom Media Networks will continue with a non-exclusive window through 2025.
Freeform will air two marathons over New Year’s weekend, starting with a countdown
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deadline.com
24.12.2021 / 00:07
‘SNL’: Head Writer Anna Drezen Leaving NBC Show To Focus On Freeform’s ‘Praise Petey’
Saturday Night Live head writer Anna Drezen is leaving the long-running NBC late-night comedy series.
completemusicupdate.com
22.12.2021 / 14:55
BMG and KKR acquire ZZ Top music rights
BMG and KKR have clubbed all their Christmas money together and bought themselves every single music right ZZ Top had knocking about.The music company and investment firm have a long history together, and in March this year formally announced a new alliance to get in on the latest music rights acquisition fad.Through that alliance they’ve now acquired ZZ Top’s publishing catalogue, as well as the band’s royalty rights on the recordings side, for a reported $50 million.
deadline.com
21.12.2021 / 22:45
With ‘Spider-Man’ Hoarding Christmas Box Office, Is There Room For ‘Matrix’, ‘Sing 2’ & ‘King’s Man’?
It’s going to be a really rich Christmas for exhibition, Sony and Marvel as Spider-Man: No Way Home barrels toward potentially the third best 2nd weekend ever with around $143M over the long Christmas period of Dec. 24-27.
deadline.com
17.12.2021 / 20:01
Kino Lorber Acquires Worldwide Rights To AfroFuturist Musical ‘Neptune Frost’ By Saul Williams And Anisia Uzeyman
EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired worldwide rights to Afrofuturist sci-fi punk musical , co-directed by poet, musician, and actor Saul Williams and playwright and director Anisia Uzeyman.
deadline.com
17.12.2021 / 19:59
Kino Lober Acquires Worldwide Rights To AfroFuturist Musical ‘Neptune Frost’ By Saul Williams And Anisia Uzeyman
EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired worldwide rights to Afrofuturist sci-fi punk musical , co-directed by poet, musician, and actor Saul Williams and playwright and director Anisia Uzeyman.
nme.com
16.12.2021 / 11:33
Eric Nam says a solo K-pop career doesn’t have the same “appeal” as a group
Eric Nam has opened up about the hardships of taking on a solo career in the K-pop music industry.The Korean-American recently musician discussed his thoughs on K-pop as a soloist in a new interview with Variety, where he revealed that there are more responsibilities to bear as a solo musician in K-pop compared to being part of idol groups.Nam described his own personal journey as a solo artist as “hard”, before adding that he “carry everything on their own”.
variety.com
16.12.2021 / 00:41
Steven Yeun, Fab 5 Freddy Executive Producing Documentary on Nam June Paik (EXCLUSIVE)
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMaverick artist Nam June Paik will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary that will highlight unseen footage and archival materials. The currently untitled production will be completed in 2022.
deadline.com
14.12.2021 / 19:17
Screen Media Acquires Comedy ‘Family Squares’ Starring Ann Dowd, Margo Martindale, Henry Winkler, June Squibb & More
EXCLUSIVE: Screen Media has acquired worldwide rights to Family Squares—the comedy formerly titled Shoot the Rooster—from Unbound Media.
deadline.com
13.12.2021 / 21:46
NFL Packers-Bears Game Dominates Sunday Primetime; CBS Leads Non-Sports Viewership With ’60 Minutes’ & ‘A Christmas Proposal’ Premiere
NBC ruled Sunday primetime with the latest Sunday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers earning the evening’s top demo rating and highest viewership.
deadline.com
13.12.2021 / 20:48
Catherine Gildiner’s Memoir ‘Good Morning, Monster’ Being Adapted As Podcast As Dear Media Acquires Film & TV Rights
EXCLUSIVE: Good Morning, Monster, the memoir from Canadian psychologist Catherine Gildiner is being turned in to a podcast series with film and TV adaptations also planned.
deadline.com
13.12.2021 / 13:47
108 Media Acquires DCD Rights; ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ Ratings; Saudi Outfits Team For MENA Film Promotion; UK Indie Hires: RDF West & Nine Lives – Global Briefs
108 Media Acquires DCD Rights
theplaylist.net
10.12.2021 / 17:41
‘The Now’ Trailer: Bill Murray & Dave Franco Star In The Farrelly Brothers’ New Roku Comedy
Back when Quibi was still a thing, it was announced that the Farrelly Brothers were teaming up with an all-star cast to bring “The Now” to the mobile streamer. Then Quibi died and the scraps were bought by Roku.
justjared.com
10.12.2021 / 01:15
Freeform Is Launching Something for the First Time!
This is a first for Freeform! – Just Jared Jr Prince Charles is worried – Celebitchy The Harry Potter reunion looks epic! – Popsugar Dove Cameron will appear on a fan favorite reality TV show – Just Jared Jr
deadline.com
09.12.2021 / 22:11
Annie Murphy, John Cho & Christine Baranski Star In Animated Series ‘Praise Petey’ From Anna Drezen For Freeform As Network Takes Another Crack At Genre
Freeform has ordered an animated comedy series about a New York City It girl starring Annie Murphy, John Cho, Christine Baranski.
deadline.com
03.12.2021 / 21:17
Noble Story Co. Developing ‘The Heart Mender’; Gravitas Acquires ‘Beyond Impossible’; Freestyle Nabs Rights To ‘Chained’ And ‘Delicate State’; More – Film Briefs
EXCLUSIVE: Noble Story Co. has secured the rights to New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews’ The Heart Mender, with plans to develop it for film.
deadline.com
02.12.2021 / 20:27
Composer Daniel Pemberton Taps Into “Magic” Of Hollywood’s Golden Age With ‘Being The Ricardos’ Score – Hear An Exclusive Track
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has the first exclusive track from Daniel Pemberton’s score for Being the Ricardos, which is set for digital release via Lakeshore Records on December 3—ahead of the film’s release in select theaters via Amazon Studios on December 10, and its Prime Video premiere on the 21st.
variety.com
02.12.2021 / 16:53
Filmax Acquires International Rights to Sadrac González-Perellón Drama ‘Amazing Elisa’
Filmax has acquired international rights to “Amazing Elisa,” the newest title from Spanish director and fantastic festival name-stay Sadrac González-Perellón.The Barcelona-based boutique studio will screen a promo of “Amazing Elisa” during this week’s 2021 Ventana Sur market.The pick-up sees Filmax returning, this time as just as a sales agent, to the auteur genre fare which built it a global reputation from the turn of the century with breakout hits such as 1999’s “The Nameless” and 2007’s