20th Century Television Studios drama exec Albert Page has become President of Clickbait and The Capture producer Heyday Television U.S.
18.01.2022 - 22:29 / deadline.com
YouTube’s return to its roots as a platform for user-generated content is complete. Following the news that YouTube Global Head of Original Content Susanne Daniels has resigned after more than six years, YouTube Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl just announced the streamer’s retreat from original programming to focus on creator-driven initiatives such as Creator Shorts Fund, Black Voices Fund, and Live Shopping programming.
Daniels, an accomplished veteran TV executive, joined YouTube Originals in 2015 when the video-sharing giant signaled its entry into the premium SVOD space with high-end original scripted programming. Launched in 2016, YouTube’s premium tier introduced such series as Cobra Kai and Step Up before the Google-owned streamer in 2018 pivoted away from scripted and SVOD to focus on unscripted content under its core AVOD model, with Daniels shepherding the transition.
“Susanne and her team created an international slate of award-winning programs collectively amassing billions of views, shining a light on incredible creators, important social topics, and introducing YouTube to new audiences. In short, YTO played an integral role in growing the YouTube creator economy,” Kyncl said in a letter to creators this morning. “Today, there are over 2M creators in the YouTube Partner Program and our creator community has never been more successful: we’ve paid more than $30B to creators, artists, and media companies over the last three years.”
Kyncl pointed to that growth and Daniels’ exit when announcing the shift back to mostly user-generated content, with just two areas of YouTube originals continuing.
“Together, these factors contributed to our decision to reduce our YouTube Originals slate,” he said. “Going forward,
20th Century Television Studios drama exec Albert Page has become President of Clickbait and The Capture producer Heyday Television U.S.
Cirque du Soleil is bringing its best-loved arena production, Corteo, to Manchester.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The L Word: Generation Q” has been renewed for Season 3 at Showtime, Variety has learned.The second season of the followup to “The L Word” aired between August and October 2021. Like the second season, the third will consist of 10 episodes.
Peacock is bringing some serious star power to its platform, and TV fans got a look at some of the best the streaming service will soon have to offer.The streamer revealed a first-look teaser giving a tantalizing glimpse of all the shows that will soon be available to subscribers, featuring some of TV's biggest names.From Kate McKinnon's Carole Baskin facing off against John Cameron Mitchell's Joe Exotic in the hotly anticipated, to Craig Robinson's snake-hunting hero in, to Emmy Rossum's shocking transformation in the biographical series , it seems that Peacock is looking to gain ground in the battle of the streaming services in the coming year.Peacock also released a full list of all the shows slated to debut in 2022, including those with already announced release dates, and a slew of others set to bow later in the year:, starring Josh Gad and Isla Fisher, is available to stream now. -- the much talked-about hour-long drama reimagining of the beloved sitcom — premieres on Feb.
WWE said its decision a year ago to shift its streaming setup from its own stand-alone service to a marquee spot on NBCUniversal’s Peacock, has dramatically boosted its audience.
The premiere of Paris in Love is set to air tonight on E! and during the episode, Paris Hilton asks her (then fiance, soon to be husband) Carter Reum if there’s anything he’d change about her.
Ad sales, including a jump at YouTube and Google Search, fueled solid fourth-quarter earnings for parent Alphabet including beats on the top and bottom line. The stock popped more than 6% after hours.
Angelique Jackson The popular YouTube Originals series “Super Sema,” starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, has appointed UTA as its North American licensing and publishing agency.UTA will work alongside global toy licensee Just Play to focus on retail initiatives and key partnerships in publishing, apparel, home and accessories for the program, which is the world’s first children’s animated series focused on an African kid superhero.The series follows the world-changing adventures of an extraordinary young African girl, Sema, and her twin brother MB, who are on a mission to protect their town Dunia from the villainous Tobor. Fueled by STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) superpowers, Sema knows that with determination and creativity, anything is possible.
Darcy Grey's debut in Emmerdale is a career high for the young actor, but his road to landing the role on the hit ITV soap has not been straightforward. The 30 year old actor has been cast as Marcus Dean, the son of Rhona Goskirk (played by Zoe Henry) and Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather). The newcomer arrives in the Dales to learn more about his father, who was jailed for raping Rhona after their wedding in 2017 and has now been diagnosed with cancer while in prison.
Bolton Wanderers have experienced a squad transformation compared to the start of January which has seen the squad augment and evolve for the second half of the season.
Rege-Jean Page is posing for a new Armani commercial!
While Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg have fully branched out to have amazing careers on their own, most film fans discovered them as filmmaking cohorts on features such as “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz.” Over the years since the release of 2013’s “The World’s End,” the two men haven’t really been able to find the time to work together again.
GENEVA -- Pablo Picasso's family is not selling a digital asset linked to one of his works after all.After a granddaughter and great-grandson of the artist trumpeted the upcoming sale, lawyers for the family said Thursday that his heirs have not authorized the launch of any such “Picasso NFT.”An intra-family disagreement has cropped up over it.Marina Picasso, and her son, Florian Picasso, showed a ceramic work to The Associated Press this week in Geneva that they said was a piece by the Spanish great that would be linked to a “non-fungible asset” being sold online. They and their managers said the pottery bowl itself and an NFT would be sold in March at auction.“Maybe we should have been a bit more clear from the beginning,” said Cyril Noterman, the longtime business manager for Florian Picasso, who is a DJ and music producer.
game page for Shredders claims a March release.An update to snowboarding game “by boarders, for boarders” Shredders‘ Xbox game page has put the official release date as March 17, 2022. This is in direct conflict with their official Twitter page which claims it will be released in February.As it is only a small discrepancy in dates, some have suspected that the Xbox page has just been updated sooner than the Twitter page.
Kanye West and his new girlfriend Julia Fox continued to cement their status as one of Hollywood's most stylish couples during their most recent outing.The pair, who went public with a steamy photoshoot and interview essay earlier this month, rocked matching double denim looks as they headed out in Paris, France, on Sunday, 23 January. Julia once again showed off her envy-inducing abs in a cropped denim jacket that featured Madonna-inspired cone bust detailing.The 31 year old actress added to her look with matching ruched jeans and denim boots while sporting eye-catching gold earrings and smouldering black eyeliner that complemented her slicked-back ponytail.
Elle Fanning is the spitting image of Michelle Carter in the upcoming series "The Girl From Plainville," which chronicles the sensational trial of the Massachusetts woman convicted of pressuring her boyfriend to take his own life.While much of the crew behind the series marveled at how similar Elle and the famous convict look, the actress still had to alter her appearance, which included using a forehead prosthetic. Showrunner Patrick Macmanus told Entertainment Weekly that it was important to not sensationalize the story and be as genuine as possible. A post shared by Elle Fanning (@ellefanning)In the end, Patrick said Elle used a wig, some light makeup, and a forehead prosthetic to move the actress' hairline back.
Elle Fanning looks exactly like Michelle Carter in these new photos from her upcoming Hulu series The Girl From Plainville.