CBS Entertainment president Glenn Geller, who had been sidelined for the past two months after suffering a heart attack, won't return to the network as planned, and will be stepping down from his role, CBS Corp. announced today. In his place, the network is expected to tap Kelly Kahl, senior evp of CBS Primetime and...
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May 30, 2017
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Kelly Kahl and Thom Sherman will reportedly take his place
By Jason Lynch
CBS Entertainment president Glenn Geller, who had been sidelined for the past two months after suffering a heart attack, won't return to the network as planned, and will be stepping down from his role, CBS Corp. announced today. In his place, the network is expected to tap Kelly Kahl, senior evp of CBS Primetime and...
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The comedian remains under contract to the network through 2019
By Jason Lynch
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CBS falls to No. 3 for 2016-17 but is tops in total viewers for 9th straight year
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By Tim Nudd
Yes, that Seal
By Tim Nudd
No seal is safe during Shark Week. Not even Seal himself. That's abundantly and amusingly clear from Discovery's new Shark Week promo, from Los Angeles creative agency AV Squad, in which Grammy-winning singer is rudely interrupted as he performs his iconic song "Kiss From a Rose" on a jetty. AV Squad used director Peter McKeon,...
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Revivals, military shows and knocking digital advertising
By Jason Lynch
During the annual broadcast upfronts last week, most of the networks picked up right where they left off last year: reasserting their dominance by repeatedly pummeling digital advertising, especially in light of advertisers' renewed concerns about online placement in offensive environments on platforms like YouTube. "Promising brand safety is a really low bar, and some...
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The drama’s creator says no one will ever be truly dead on the series
By Jason Lynch
One of the most-buzzed about moves during the broadcast upfronts this week was NBC's decision to move This Is Us to Thursdays at 9 p.m., where it will help bring Must-See TV back to the network. But in reality, buyers and audiences haven't stopped talking about the show since last year's presentation, when its upfront...
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Things are getting heated between ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox
By Jason Lynch
The broadcast networks have mostly been leaving one another alone during upfront week, instead directing their vitriol toward a common enemy--digital advertising, which both NBCUniversal and Fox blasted on Monday. But when it comes to one particular hot-button issue--ABC's upcoming revival of American Idol, which aired on Fox for 15 seasons--the gloves have come off....
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His show will debut on the platform this fall
By Jason Lynch
James Corden has spent the past two years dominating YouTube with his Carpool Karaoke segments. Now the late-night host is ready to tackle another digital platform: Snapchat. The Late Late Show host is partnering with Snap Inc. to create a new digital series for Snapchat's Discover platform, which will debut this fall. The new series,...
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House of Cards toys again with the real world
By Tim Nudd
Netflix has always enjoyed dipping into the real world for its House of Cards marketing. Most famously, it did so with the "FU 2016" campaign via BBH, which included running a campaign ad for Frank Underwood during a Republican presidential debate in December 2015. Now, as Season 5 approaches, the show is again delightfully blurring...
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