‘The Story Of Late Night’ Producer Cream Productions Strikes Co-Pro Deal With Social Justice Activists Indrani & GK Reid

Four months after he downplayed the CDC’s recommendations for face masks, Donald Trump finally put one on and late night talk show hosts Trevor Noah, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, and Stephen Colbert didn’t waste any time dragging the U.S. president.

Peter White Television EditorLuther star Idris Elba is to produce series and films for Apple TV+ after striking a first-look deal with the streaming service.The actor and producer will produce global series and features for the service via his Green Door Pictures production company.Elba, who broke through as Stringer Bell in The Wire, has been ramping up his production activities in recent years.

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Jake Kanter International TV EditorSony Pictures Television has signed a joint venture deal with France’s Satisfaction Group after the latter acquired 100% of Sony Pictures Television France and its label Starling.Sony will control 20% of the new venture, with the remaining 80% being overseen by Satisfaction, which is run by Arthur Essebag under parent Arthur World Participation Group, and makes daily shows for France’s six main networks.The French company has also secured exclusive access to

Desus & Mero” and a “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” alum, speaking about the late-night genre in general. “When things are bleak, you’re always thinking about what is expected by the audience and what they’ll accept.” In short, the whiplash of the past 135 days has forced late-night to get a lot more serious.

Peter White Television EditorUKTV’s Alibi has greenlit Barcelona-set drama The Diplomat from Bodyguard producer World Productions and Cobra writer Ben Richards.It marks the third original drama from the broadcaster following We Hunt Together, which was recently picked up by Showtime, and Red Production Company’s Traces.The six-part series, which is described as Spooks meets The Good Wife, follows Laura Simmonds and her Barcelona Consul colleague and friend Alba Ortiz as they fight to protect

Peter White Television EditorJoan Rivers was widely considered the first female late-night host when she began hosting Fox’s The Late Show in October 1986.However, nearly forty years before Rivers took that job, there was another woman who had, in fact, pioneered the genre and become the first late-night host: Faye Emerson.Emerson, who was born in Louisiana in 1917, came before Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Dick Cavett or Johnny Carson and was really the figure who created an entire genre of

International Literary Properties, the newly former London- and New York-based company that earlier this month acquired the estates of 12 late authors, has signed a first-look deal with BBC Studios, marking its first major production partnership. Under the deal, announced Tuesday, BBC Studios Production, the production arm of BBC Studios, and its portfolio of independent producers can explore theintellectual property owned and managed by ILP.

reported this news late Saturday night.Another report from Brad Turner of the points out that this move is being done in conjunction with Nike, who serves as the athletic wear sponsor of the NBA. In recent years, the NBA and its players have been quick to adopt relevant aesthetics in the face of the social injustice around this country being in the national consciousness, particularly to Black Americans.

UTA has committed $1 million to be donated to social justice causes and organizations. Guided by the UTA Foundation, the donations will be distributed over a four-year period.

Justin Kroll Film ReporterUTA will make a $1 million commitment to social justice causes that accompanies a series of internal initiatives — from raising pay for entry-level positions to promoting senior agents of color — aimed at substantially elevating the company’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.“The past few weeks have shown that we must address the pace in which we’ve approached our diversity and inclusion efforts,” said UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerUnited Talent Agency (UTA) has pledged $1 million to social justice causes.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterBack in 2015, Kanye West said he would “like to be the Steve Jobs of the Gap,” and now he’s got his shot: His fashion company, Yeezy, on Friday announced a 10-year deal with the retail giant called Yeezy Gap that will be introduced in the first half of 2021, according to the New York Times.The line, designed by Yeezy under West’s creative direction, will create “modern, elevated basics for men, women and kids at accessible price points.” West will also oversee

their non-profit Archewell during the coronavirus pandemic. But the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a visit yesterday to Homeboy Industries, a Los Angeles social justice organization that "provide[s] training and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women in the city, allowing them to redirect their lives," according to the organization's site.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: The Gurin Company, run by Phil Gurin, whose credits include exec producing ABC’s Shark Tank, and rising British producer Strawberry Blond have teamed up to co-develop formats in the U.S.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Bold and the Beautiful” was forced to put a brief stopper in production last week, in order to upgrade its COVID-19 testing capacities to accommodate  “the large volume of testing needed.”Now, the long-running CBS soap’s producer Bell-Phillip Television has issued a statement blaming the production delays on the testing lab provided by TV City, where the series shoots, which returned “several false positive” results.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: MGM Television is searching out international formats with U.S.

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