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Two years after relocating to Hollywood, BBC Studios exec Mark Linsey had a week he wouldn’t forget.

On January 5, the seasoned Brit beamed in the crowd at the Beverly Hilton as BBC Studios took home multiple awards for hits including Baby Reindeer and Conclave at the Golden Globes. Richard Gadd mused on Reindeer‘s success as he accepted a Best Limited Series prize, saying people were “kind of crying out for something that spoke to the painful inconsistencies of being human.” Awards season was in full swing.

Two days on, and with Gadd and company heading home, Linsey’s focus had shifted spectacularly. “Elation at the beginning of the week and absolute devastation at the backend,” was his read.

The “devastation” is a reference to the seven fires that swept through Los Angeles from January 7, killing 29, forcing 200,000 to evacuate and destroying more than 18,000 homes. What felt at the time...

Sky Studios Elstree Exec Tom Avison To Lead Perth Film Studios

The upcoming Perth Film Studios has a CEO. Tom Avison is relocating from the UK, where he works as Director of Operations for Sky Studios Elstree outside London, for Western Australia and will lead the multi-million dollar studio. Avison has helped to accommodate films such as Wicked, Paddington in Peru and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy at Comcast-owned Sky Studios Elstree, having held management-level role at UK studios for the past 10 years for the likes of 3 Mills Studios in East London and the historic Twickenham Studios on the other side of the English capital. His hire follows a global recruitment search and a meeting with a selection panel comprising Home Fire Operations, the Arts and Culture Trust and industry specialist recruitment firm Entertainment Personnel Australia. “I have always been attracted to opportunities that are full of creative energy,...

The Television Academy today revealed its 2025-26 Board of Governors, who will begin serving their two-year terms on New Year’s Day. The organization notes that this is its most inclusive board ever.

Here’s a list of the 13 newly elected governors, and their fields, who will serve their first two-year term: Kevin Blank (Special Visual Effects), John Boyd, Allison Dorenbosch (Children’s Programming), Megan Galizia (Television Executives), Trayce Gigi Field (Costume Design & Supervision), Phil Gurin (Producers), Shana Hagan (Cinematographers), Siddhartha Khosla (Music), Vicki Lemar (Sound), Joseph Litzinger (Reality Programming), Angela Moos (Makeup Artist/Hairstylists), Sean Presant (Writers) and Megan Sleeper (Casting Directors).

Another 15 governors were re-elected to serve a second two-year term: Wendy Aylsworth (Science & Technology), Eva Basler (Daytime Programming), Bobbi Banks (Sound Editors), Mary Lou Belli (Directors), Hillary Bibicoff (Professional Representatives), Megan Chao (Documentary Programming), Yvette Cobarrubias (Commercials), David Hartle (Production Executives), Christina Lee...

BBC Studios’ Scripted Formats, Documentaries Head Abroad

BBC Studios Global Entertainment has licensed the drama “Doctor Foster” and comedy series “Ghosts” in Greece. The former, a BAFTA-winning psychological drama about a doctor whose outwardly perfect life implodes after she discovers her husband has been unfaithful, will star Marilita Lambropoulou in the lead role and Nikos Kouris as her husband. The original series was written and created by Mike Bartlett and produced by Drama Republic. It has already been successfully adapted in France, Japan, the Philippines, Slovakia, South Korea, Mena and Turkey. ANT1 TV and Silverline Media Productions will produce the Greek version.

“Ghosts,” originally produced by Monumental Television in association with Them There for BBC One, turns on a young couple that inherit a haunted mansion. Celebrated Greek screenwriter Theodore Petropoulos is penning the local adaptation, which Tanweer Productions will produce. It will air on Star Channel in autumn 2025.

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“Asia” and “Solar System,...

Daniel Lubetzky, founder of Kind Snacks, Camino Partners, and Builders Movement, is joining the panel of Sharks on the upcoming 16th season of Shark Tank, premiering on Friday, October 18 (8:00-9:01 p.m. Edt), on ABC and next day on Hulu.

“As a guest Shark for the past five seasons, Daniel has earned his spot with the Sharks,” says executive producer Clay Newbill. “He is a self-made founder of a multibillion-dollar company, has all the qualities we look for in a Shark, and possesses an authentic desire to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Daniel is a welcome addition to our panel, and we look forward to working with him for many seasons to come.”

Lubetzky joins fellow Sharks Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drug Company, and co-owner of the 2024 NBA Western Conference champion and 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks; real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran; prolific Cpg investor, inventor, and...

Daniel Lubetzky, the founder of Kind Snacks, is joining “Shark Tank” as the series’ first new regular investor in more than 10 years.

Lubetzky joins Season 16’s panel of regulars — which includes Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary — after serving as a guest shark in Seasons 11 through 15. In his previous appearances on the show, Lubetzky’s investments have included Yellow Leaf Hammocks, FitFighter, Tandm Surf, Toast-It and HummViewer.

Along with Kind Snacks, which he founded in 2004 and sold to Mars in 2020 while retaining a financial stake, Lubetzky is the founder of the Builders Movement, a civic initiative he launched alongside Liev Schreiber, Katie Couric and Lonnie Ali. Additionally, he runs the investment company Camino Partners.

“Shark Tank” is produced by MGM Television in association with Sony Pictures Television. Executive producers include Mark Burnett, Clay Newbill, Yun Lingner, Max Swedlow, Phil Gurin and Brandon Wallace alongside Cuban,...

Mattel didn’t steal the idea for reality competition show The Toy Box from a producer, who accused the company of ripping off his concept for an identical series that he pitched, a jury has found.

The decision comes after a 10-week trial in Santa Monica that touched on standards for protectable ideas and when a company can be on the hook for moving forward with a concept independently pitched by multiple producers. In a verdict that could discourage other creators from suing over idea theft, a 12-person jury on Thursday rejected Norton Herrick’s bid for more than $46 million in lost profits he sought to claw back from Mattel.

Back in 2014, Herrick said he pitched the idea for Playmakers, an unscripted show featuring inventors who pitch their toys to child judges, with the goal of reaching the finale. The winner receives a cash prize and a contract with Mattel...

ABC is renewing the lion’s share of its most high-profile unscripted series for the 2024-2025 TV season. Among the shows back are “American Idol,” “The Bachelor” and “Dancing with the Stars” (which is also simulcast on Disney+).

Also returning: “Celebrity Jeopardy!” and “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” as well as “What Would You Do?” and “Shark Tank.” Decisions are still to be made on a handful of other unscripted series.

For “Dancing with the Stars,” this reps the 33rd cycle of the show, which is hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough and features a panel of judges including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough. BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions produces.

“American Idol” will enter its eighth season on ABC and its 23rd overall (including its long run on Fox). This will rep the first season since the ABC revival without Katy Perry, who is departing the chair...

Tom And Jerry Singapore

The first ever localized “Tom and Jerry” series, featuring the cartoon cat and mouse in Singapore, will premiere in Southeast and South Asia, Australia and New Zealand on Cartoon Network on Oct. 21. It will also stream on HBO Go in Southeast Asia. Episodes will be globally available via the Cartoon Network Asia YouTube channel.

In the seven-part series, the cartoon frenemies weave through colorful neighborhoods, modern skyscrapers and city-in-nature experiences. New episodes will air weekly.

“It was important for us to create stories and environments that feel authentically Singapore – and at the same time honor the distinct animation style and sense of humor that has made Tom and Jerry so well loved for generations,” said Christopher Ho, head of kids at Southeast Asia, Warner Bros. Discovery.

“Tom and Jerry” has run to more than 500 episodes and 15 movies in an 83-year history, securing seven Academy Awards along the way.

Exclusive: Blumhouse CEO and founder Jason Blum is among the Guest Sharks joining ABC’s Shark Tank for the upcoming 15th season. He will be joined by fellow Guest Sharks, Fanatics chairman & CEO Michael Rubin; Candace Nelson, founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes and CN2 Ventures and Pizzana co-founder; along with returning Guest Shark Emma Grede, CEO and co-founder of Good American and founding partner of Skims. Daniel Lubetzky, founder of Kind Snacks, Camino Partners and Starts With Us, is returning as a recurring Guest Shark.

Each will appear individually on the show’s panel throughout the upcoming season alongside staple sharks Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary.

In Shark Tank, the Sharks – tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons – continue their search to invest in the best businesses and products that America has to offer. The Sharks will once again give people from all walks...

Saturday’s 54th NAACP Image Awards nabbed 2.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same-day data.

The 2023 ceremony, which was hosted by R&b legend and Hollywood staple Queen Latifah, saw a 72% uptick in total viewership from last year, as the awards were simulcast live across 13 Paramount Global networks, including BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network, Pop TV, Smithsonian, TV Land and VH1.

As the evening claimed its place as No. 1 most social primetime program on all of cable Saturday night, the NAACP Image Awards drew in over 10.4 million social interactions across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, according to Conviva, Sprinklr and Adobe Analytics, marking a 1,658% increase in social interactions.

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NAACP Image Awards 2023 Winners: Angela Bassett Declared Entertainer of the Year

Honoring Black luminaries across the industry in 70 categories, beloved favorite “Abbott Elementary” was honored alongside “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” star Angela Bassett, Nicco Annan,...

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Abacus Media Rights have sold S4C’s Welsh-language crime caper drama, “Dal y Mellt” to Netflix. This will be the first Welsh-language only drama licensed on Netflix and will stream on Netflix U.K. from April 2023.

The drama follows the troubled story of the main character Carbo as he is drawn into a world of wrongdoing, lies, secrets and heartbreak. The series starts out on the dark back streets of Cardiff then moves back and forth between Cardiff, Soho, Porthmadog and Holyhead. The cast includes Mark Lewis Jones, Gwïon Morris Jones, Graham Land, Siw Hughes, Dyfan Roberts, Lois Meleri-Jones, Owen Arwyn and Ali Yassine.

The series was released in October 2022 as a box set on S4C Clic and BBC iPlayer. Produced by Vox Pictures, the drama is an adaptation of Iwan ‘Iwcs’ Roberts novel of the same name. The novelist also wrote the script and co-produced the drama...

Shark Tank EP Phil Gurin has launched a global distribution outfit.

LA-based Tgc Global Entertainment (Tgc Ge) launches with formats, documentaries and non-scripted series from both Gurin’s shingle The Gurin Company and third-party producers.

The slate features the likes of Canada’s Ultimate Challenge, which launches on Canada’s CBC next month, entertainment format Fridge Wars and gameshow Parking Lot Payday. Pilots include ABC’s People Vs. Puppets and ITV’s Strangers on a Train.

Tgc Ge is in the process of establishing a global network of sales agents, the distributor said, with focus on Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe/Cis, Latin America and North America. All content represented has been produced somewhere in the world and comes with a broadcaster and/or streamer commitment to either a pilot, special or a full series.

Gurin himself is a U.S. formats vet, having won four Emmys EPing ABC’s Shark Tank for the past 13 years,...

It’s been another year of format fun in television, with Dutch mystery competition series The Traitors emerging as a new global hit, especially in the UK on the BBC, while the likes of Big Brother and Survivor have fronted a reboots commissioning revival that has divided entertainment producers, buyers and sellers. As the year comes to a close and the world heads into 2023 under threat of recession and belt-tightening, Deadline has placed six new formats that could help shape the genre in the spotlight. As is often the case, programs from the Netherlands dominate, with three on our list, while others hail from the UK and Canada.

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Dropping contestants into the wilderness as a device for a reality format is nothing new, but dropping them into the wilderness to reach a gold chest bursting with £1M (1.2M) is — especially when they’re...

Exclusive: Shark Tank EP Phil Gurin’s The Gurin Company has struck an international partnership with Ukrainian indie Film.UA Group and set the first project, a home makeover series titled Rebuilding Ukraine Together.

The deal will see the veteran U.S. format exec’s indie select Film.UA shows that have global potential and provide development, distribution and co-production services to help sell them outside Ukraine. The pair will also work together on formats for the U.S., Ukrainian and international markets.

Rebuilding Ukraine Together will be shopped at next week’s Mipcom Cannes and is inspired by a Film.UA pilot that was filmed prior to the war with Russia. The series follows the structure of a classic makeover format but will rebuild Ukrainian homes destroyed during the war, while creating a supportive community for traumatized local families.

Gurin said his company has “long admired the creative work of our friends at Film.

Gwyneth Paltrow is set to make her first-time appearance as a guest Shark in Season 14 of ABC’s “Shark Tank.” Doordash CEO and co-founder Tony Xu will also mark his first guest appearance this season.

The famed actor in films such as “Iron Man,” “Shakespeare in Love” and “Se7en,” Paltrow’s guest role will mark her first TV appearance in the business realm. In 2008, Paltrow founded the lifestyle brand known as Goop. She became CEO of the company in 2016. Alongside its book imprints, skincare and fragrances lines and live events, Goop has two shows on Netflix: “The Goop Lab with Gwenyth Paltrow” and “Sex, Love & Goop.” Now, Paltrow will join longtime sharks Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary in their search for the next big thing.

Other guest sharks returning for this season includes Emma Grede, founding partner of Skims; Peter Jones,...

Gwyneth Paltrow is heading into the Shark Tank.

The actor and founder of Goop will join the ABC series as a guest shark for its 14th season. It marks the Shakespeare in Love star’s first appearance on the business format.

She will be joined by DoorDash CEO and co-founder Tony Xu as a guest shark alongside long-standing Sharks Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary.

Other guest sharks returning for the season are Emma Grede, founding partner of Skims, Peter Jones, a dragon on the BBC’s version, known as Dragon’s Den, Daniel Lubetzky, founder of Kind and co-founder of Somos Foods and Kendra Scott.

The show returns on Friday September 23 with a live episode.

In addition to films such as Emma and Sliding Doors, Paltrow founded lifestyle brand Goop in 2008 and became CEO in 2016. The company has its own show on Netflix,...

Im Global Television has entered a joint venture agreement with France’s Newen, the production and distribution company behind such hit series as Versailles and Braquo. The deal will see the partners create original content across all platforms globally. Phil Gurin, Im Global Television's President of Unscripted and Alternative, says he’s excited about France and that the new venture hopes to launch “primetime concepts, daily series and digital formats that can premier…...

Exclusive And Updated: Shock departure due to shareholder dispute.

Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford has been forced out of the company he founded 10 years ago, Screen has learned.

It is understood the departure happened over the weekend following ongoing disagreement with the shareholders over the direction of the company and matters had escalated in recent weeks to the point of rancour.

Tang Media Partners (Tmp), which acquired a 60% stake in Im Global last year, notified Im Global staff on Monday morning at the company’s West Hollywood offices. Im Global employs around 60 people and has offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Munich, Mumbai, Mexico City, Beijing and Shanghai.

Im Global was riding high in its tenth anniversary year. Among the company’s typically robust volume of films was recent Oscar winner Hacksaw Ridge. Besides a busy sales business, the company’s growing roster of self-produced and financed features includes three that had been put...

Exclusive And Updated: Shock departure due to shareholder dispute.

Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford has departed the company he founded 10 years ago, Screen has learned.

It is understood Ford was forced out following a disagreement with the shareholders over the direction of the company and matters had escalated in recent weeks to the point of rancour.

Tang Media Partners (Tmp), which acquired a 60% stake in Im Global last year, notified Im Global staff on Monday morning at the company’s West Hollywood offices. Im Global employs around 60 people and has offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Munich, Mumbai, Mexico City, Beijing and Shanghai.

Im Global was riding high in its tenth anniversary year. Among the company’s typically robust volume of films was recent Oscar winner Hacksaw Ridge. Besides a busy sales business, the company’s growing roster of self-produced and financed features includes three that had been put into production in the last...

Veteran TV exec Tim Bock has been named Svp of Production, Unscripted & Alternative at Im Global Television. In his new position, Bock will oversee production for Im Global TV’s Unscripted and Alternative division, reporting to Phil Gurin, President of Unscripted & Alternative. Bock most recently served as Senior Vice President at Dick Clark Productions. It was a return to dcp for Bock where he got his first job in television production as a Pa. In his latest stint there…...

Company ramps up unscripted and alternative division

Im Global Television’s president of unscripted & alternative, Phil Gurin, has revealed the hiring of Jennifer Colbert as vice president of development, Tim Rosenman as director of development and Casey Kelly as manager of development.

Colbert previously served as an executive producer and showrunner for networks including A&E, Lifetime and Vh-1, as well as with production companies including Studio Lambert/All3 Media, 44 Blue Productions and Fishbowl Worldwide Media. Colbert has worked on reality shows like Talk Soup and Girls Next Door.

Rosenman joins Im Global TV having previously served as a development executive for Done and Done Productions and Lionsgate. He has worked on such shows as The City and The X Factor and was a consulting producer on American Idol for their season 14 finale and a new format for their 15th and final season.

Kelly worked under Gurin as manager of development for The Gurin Company, where she was...

On the heels of the launch of Im Global Television’s new unscripted division headed by Phil Gurin, and the signing of a two-year first-look deal with David Goyer, the company continues its expansion with two key new hires. Betty Chen has joined the company as Svp of Business Affairs of International Distribution and Co-Productions and Tyler Massey has been hired as Vice President of International Distribution and Co-Productions. Following the recent investment into Im…...

Im Global Television continues its expansion with the creation of an unscripted and alternative division, which will be led by prolific reality creator/producer Phil Gurin. As President of Unscripted and Alternative Content, Gurin will lead a team tasked with creating, acquiring and co-developing ideas in all unscripted and alternative genres. The unscripted division will operate alongside Im Global Television's scripted unit led by President Mark Stern. Both Gurin and…...

Im Global Television announced on Tuesday that it is launching an unscripted and alternative division, with Emmy-winning producer Phil Gurin chosen as its leader. As president of unscripted and alternative content, Gurin will report directly to CEO Stuart Ford. Gurin will lead a team that will create, acquire and co-develop ideas in all unscripted and alternative genres. Gurin’s team will also work with brands and broadcasters to initiate new creative revenue models and expand with production and development offices overseas. Eli Shibley, president of Im Global’s international TV distribution and co-productions operation, and his team will represent international rights to content produced.

The Los Angeles-based company has brought on Emmy-winning producer Phil Gurin to lead the new venture, Im Global executive chairman Donald Tang and Im Global founder and CEO and Im Global Television CEO Stuart Ford said on Tuesday.

The new unscripted and alternative division marks the latest expansion for Im Global and will create, acquire and co-develop content in all unscripted and alternative genres across all platforms.

As president of unscripted and alternative content Gurin, who won three Primetime Emmy Awards as an executive producer on ABC’s Shark Tank, will also work with brands and broadcasters to initiate new revenue models with partners and expand with production and development offices overseas. He will report directly to Ford.

The division will complement Im Global Television’s scripted operation, which is led by president Mark Stern and overseen by Ford.

Eli Shibley, president of Im Global’s international TV distribution and co-productions operation, and his team...

The 48th annual NAACP Image Awards have been set for February 11, 2017 in a ceremony to air live as a two-hour telecast on TV One. Host Anthony Anderson is returning again as part of his multi-year deal with the event, which is being held again at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. TV One’s coverage will again include a live red-carpet preshow, with the production team including executive producers Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin returning as part of their own multi-year…...

The 48th annual NAACP Image Awards have been set for February 11, 2017 in a ceremony to air live as a two-hour telecast on TV One. Host Anthony Anderson is returning again as part of his multi-year deal with the event, which is being held again at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. TV One’s coverage will again include a live red-carpet preshow, with the production team including executive producers Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin returning as part of their own multi-year…...

Caitlin McGee and Eugene Cordero (Comedy Bang! Bang!) have booked series regular roles opposite Craig Ferguson and Andrea Anders in Crunch Time, NBC's hybrid game show/comedy pilot written by Betsy Thomas based on an original idea by veteran game show producer Phil Gurin (Weakest Link). Crunch Time, which intercuts between a real game show and the scripted workplace, centers on Emily (Anders), an up-and-coming producer trying to wrangle the volatile host, Toby (Ferguson)…...

Andrea Anders (Better Off Ted) is set as the female lead opposite Craig Ferguson in Crunch Time, NBC's hybrid game show/comedy pilot written by Betsy Thomas based on an original idea by veteran game show producer Phil Gurin (Weakest Link). Crunch Time, which intercuts between a real game show and the scripted workplace, centers on Emily (Anders), an up-and-coming producer trying to wrangle the volatile host, Toby (Ferguson). Driven, loyal and level-headed, Emily is…...

Celebrity Name Game host Craig Ferguson will be blending game show hosting and acting as the star of Crunch Time, NBC’s hybrid game show/comedy. Also cast in the project, written by Betsy Thomas based on an original idea by veteran game show producer Phil Gurin (Weakest Link), are Kyle Howard (Royal Pains) and Kellee Stewart (The Soul Man), reuniting with Thomas after co-starring on her TBS comedy series My Boys. Crunch Time, which intercuts between a real game show and…...

The Big Short

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture, long-form television, digital series, sports programs and additional television nominations for the 27th Annual Producers Guild Awards.

The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television; Outstanding Sports Program; and Outstanding Digital Series. The feature documentary film category and other television category nominations were previously announced by the PGA in late 2015.

All 2016 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. This year, the Producers Guild will present special honors to Jim Gianopulos (Milestone Award), Shonda Rhimes (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), David Heyman (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), The Hunting Ground (Stanley Kramer...

The Producers Guild of America has announced the nominations for its 27th annual Producers Guild Awards! 10 films are vying for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. And sorry "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and "Carol," you did not make the cut :sad

The PGA Awards winners will be announced on January 23. Here's the complete list of nominees of the 27th annual Producers Guild Awards:

Theatrical Motion Picture nominees

The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

The Big Short

Producers: Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner

Bridge of Spies

Producers: Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger

Brooklyn

Producers: Finola Dwyer & Amanda Posey

Ex Machina

This film is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility

Mad Max: Fury Road

Producers: Doug Mitchell & George Miller

The Martian

Producers: Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam

The Revenant

Producers: Arnon Milchan,...

“Creed,” “Straight Outta Compton” and “Concussion” are among the nominees for Outstanding Motion Picture at the 47th Annual NAACP Image Awards. Films and TV series that received multiple awards included “Beasts of No Nation,” “Secret in their Eyes,” “Chi-Raq,” “The Perfect Guy,” “How to Get Away with Murder,” “Scandal,” “Empire,” and “Black-ish.” Chiwetel Ejiofor, Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, Michael B. Jordan, Idris Elba and Will Smith were among the nominees for the awards, which will take place on Feb. 5 at California’s Pasadena Civic Auditorium and will be broadcast live as a two-hour special on TV One. Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin.

Two films forgotten by the Academy, the animated adventure "The Lego Movie" and the Roger Ebert Documentary "Life Itself," triumphed at the recently concluded 2015 Producers Guild Awards.

"The Lego Movie" took home the Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures for producer Dan Lin while "Life Itself" won the Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures for producers Garrett Basch, Steve James, and Zak Piper.

Meanwhile, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, and James W. Skotchdopole took the Oscar glitter away from Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" when "Birdman" was awarded the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.

The Oscars just got interesting! Will "Boyhood" triumph over "Birdman" at the Academy Awards?

In TV land, NBC was the big winner of the evening with two of their shows taking home trophies for Competition Television ("The Voice") and Live Entertainment & Talk Television ("The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon...

Movies made by women directors were snubbed by the Producers Guild of America when they announced the nominees today! Both "Selma" by Ava DuVernay and "Unbroken" by Angelina Jolie were left in the dust. I agree with not nominating the latter movie (sorry Ms. Jolie but "Unbroken" is too earnest for my taste) but "Selma" deserved a nod! It's a profound movie aided by DuVernay's skilled directing and David Oyelowo's fine performance as Martin Luther King Jr.

You know who I'm blaming for this? Paramount! The studio did not send screeners to Academy voters. Heck, they did not sent one to us, the Broadcast Film Critics Association. But after begging, they did send a link so I could watch "Selma" in time for our Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations.

"Selma" is a "late to the party" entry that is gaining momentum dashed by the PGA! If you remember, Clint Eastwood...

The Producers Guild of America announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 26th Annual Producers Guild Awards. On the list are American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood, Foxcatcher, Gone Girl, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Nightcrawler, The Theory Of Everything and Whiplash.

Noticeably absent among the ten are Selma and Unbroken.

Last year’s PGA winners were 12 Years A Slave and Gravity.

The Directors Guild of America nominees will be announced on January 13, 2015. The 87th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. Pt in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

2006 was the last time a film (The Departed) won the Oscar for Best Picture, while the PGA’s The Darryl F. Zanuck Award went to Little Miss Sunshine. The last seven years in a row the PGA winner ultimately went onto win the Academy Award – No Country For Old Men,...

American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood, Foxcatcher, Gone Girl, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Nightcrawler, The Theory Of Everything and Whiplash have been nominated for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, the PGA announced today. There were some surprising omissions– Selma, Unbroken, Interstellar and Into The Woods. On the TV side, American Horror Story: Freak Show, Fargo, The Normal Heart, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History and Sherlock are the nominees for the David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television. Big Hero 6, The Book Of Life, The Boxtrolls, How To Train Your Dragon 2, and The Lego Movie were nominated in the Animated Feature category. The 2015 PGA Award winners will be announced January 24 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

This year, the Producers Guild will present special honors to Jon Feltheimer (Milestone Award), Mark Gordon (Norman Lear Achievement...

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) added to the industry mix Monday morning with a list of 10 nominees to keep the awards season grist mill churning. "Gone Girl" popped up again, and it shouldn't be a surprise. It's one of the year's biggest hits. And speaking of hits, I had a hunch "Nightcrawler" would find a place after becoming such a well-liked, profitable success. There it sits. The question for both of these films is whether this on-going industry/guild love ends up translating to Oscar recognition. After the "Dragon Tattoo" rush a few years ago, I'm pretty much wait-and-see on stuff like this. Absent from the list was anything out of the Marvel Studios comic book factory, notable as both "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" were both on the top tier of box office earners in 2014. The former currently maintains the throne, though it...

The Producers Guild Of America (PGA) announced on Monday (January 5) its motion picture and long-form television nominees for the 26th Annual Producers Guild Awards - but there is no place at the table for Selma or Unbroken.

The categories include: The Darryl F Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer Of Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Award For Outstanding Producer Of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; and The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer Of Long-Form Television.

The feature documentary film category and other television category nominations were previously announced by the PGA in late 2014.

All 2015 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 24th at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

The PGA will present special honours to Lionsgate chief Jon Feltheimer (Milestone Award), Mark Gordon (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Gale Anne Hurd (David O Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), the HBO television motion picture The Normal Heart (Stanley Kramer Award), and production...

Gearing up for an exciting awards show season, the Producers Guild of American just announced the nominees for the Documentary, TV Series/Specials and Digital Series categories of the 26th annual PGA Awards.

Slated to take place on Saturday, January 24th, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, the big event focuses on the production aspect of the entertainment industry.

Furthermore, the PGA will announce the remaining nominees on January 5th, so stay linked to the GossipCenter for all the latest updates.

And the nominees are:

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:

The Green Prince (Music Box Films)

Life Itself (Magnolia Pictures)

Merchants of Doubt (Sony Pictures Classics)

Particle Fever (Abramorama/Bond 360)

Virunga (Netflix)

The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:

Breaking Bad (AMC): Producers: Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons,...

TV One announced today that the 45th NAACP Image Awards is the most watched programming event in the history of the network! Obviously, it was a worthwhile pickup! Additionally, the 45th NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet Live Pre-Show and the Awards Show premieres are now TV One’s most watched telecasts this broadcast season. Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin served as the executive producers of the 45th NAACP Image Awards and the Red Carpet Live Pre-Show. The production team also included producer Byron Phillips, director Tony McCuin and talent producers Suzanne Bender and Stephanie Sacco. Christina Norman served as the executive producer for TV One. “As TV...

Paris Barclay (the first African American President in the Directors Guild's 77 year history) and Cheryl Boone Isaacs (the first African American president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the third woman to achieve that title) will be inducted into the Image Awards Hall of Fame at the 45th NAACP Image Awards, broadcast live as a two-hour star-studded telecast beginning at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt tape-delayed on Saturday, February 22 on TV One, the civil rights organization announced today.  Produced by Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin, the telecast will also include a one-hour pre-show airing live from the red carpet. The Hall of Fame Award is bestowed on...

Phil Gurin's The Gurin Company has signed a new deal with Germany's Zdf Enterprises to do a daily, half-hour version of long-running show format Wanna Bet? for the U.S. market. Gurin previously developed an hour-long version of Wanna Bet? for the U.S.. The half-hour version will focus on the game show elements of the format – in which ordinary people make bets on whether they can pull off incredibly and unbelievable feats. Phil Gurin will develop the U.S. version together with Oliver Fuchs, the head of Zdf’s show department. “I’ve spent the past

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Los Angeles (May 14, 2013) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the list of top industry producers and executives who will serve as mentors during the intimate Mentoring Roundtable meetings that will be held throughout the 5th annual Produced By Conference (Pbc), June 8-9, at 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles. Confirmed mentors include: Victoria Alonso (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Solider, The Avengers) Executive Vice President of Visual Effects and Post Production, Marvel Studios Nancy Daniels, Executive Vice President, Production and Development, Discovery Channel; General Manager, Discovery Fit & Health Stephanie Drachkovitch (Married to the Army: Alaska, Split Ends, Family Court with Judge Penny) Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, 44 Blue Productions Tracey Edmonds (Jumping the Broom, Soul Food, Good Luck Chuck) CEO, Edmonds Entertainment, Our Stories Films, Alright TV Cassian Elwes (The Butler, Paper Boy, Margin Call) Head of Evolution Independent, Evolution Entertainment...

Exclusive: Cmt has picked up Win Lose Or Pawn, the cable network’s first daily series, which will be launched as a strip this summer. The format, which is a twist on the pawn shop reality craze, was created by veteran reality producer Phil Gurin of The Gurin Co. (Shark Tank, Oh Sit) and Eric Evangelista of Hot Snakes Media, who will both serve as executive producers, along with Cmt’s Jayson Dinsmore, Joe Livecchi and Eliot Goldberg. Casting is currently underway in Southern California, with the series looking for people who have objects to pawn or want an item appraised.

Mattel and The Gurin Company are teaming up to create Uno: The Game Show, based on the popular card game. Players will match colors, numbers and wits for a shot at a big cash prize — but only if they play their cards right. The format will be available as a half-hour daily game show with a $100,000 jackpot and an hour-long primetime version in which players compete for $1 million. The Gurin Company has secured worldwide television rights to the game and will be distributing the format for the first time at Miptv in Cannes, France. The card game Uno was developed in 1971 and is available in 80 countries. Uno: The Game Show was created by Caleb Nelson and Tim Sheridan and developed for TV by Phil Gurin. It will be produced by The Gurin Company in association with Mattel.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced a strong list of showbiz notables as presenters for this year’s Hall of Fame gala on March 11. They include Will Arnett (Arrested Development) who will be presenting to inductee Ron Howard; NFL Hall of Fame Coach and Commentator John Madden presenting to Al Michaels; Mary Steenburgen (Joan Of Arcadia) and Ted Danson (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) presenting to Leslie Moonves; CBS News Chairman and 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager and CBS News President David Rhodes presenting to Bob Schieffer; Ice-t (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) presenting to Dick Wolf and Aaron Sorkin (The Newsroom, The Farnsworth Invention). He will be honoring Philo T. Farnsworth, who will be inducted posthumously. The Big Bang Theory‘s Kaley Cuoco will host the 22nd Hall of Fame ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Phil Gurin is executive producer. Proceeds will benefit the Television Academy Foundation’s Archive of American Television.

ABC Family is ready to get into the reality-show game. On Wednesday (Feb. 13), network president Michael Riley announced the pick-up of two new reality series, "Dancing Fools" and "The Vineyard." Both series will go into production this spring and will air during the summer of 2013.

"Dancing Fools," hosted by Melissa Peterman ("Baby Daddy," "Bet on Your Baby"), is a half-hour, unscripted comedy. ABC Family didn't announce any other details, but we can guess that this probably involves a dance competition of some sort.

Phil Gurin ("The Singing Bee," "Oh Sit") created and will executive-produce the show.

"The Vineyard" is described as a "dramatic coming-of-age docu-soap." The program will follow a group of 20-somethings working on Martha's Vineyard for the summer. Mischief and romance are expected when the group shares a house and the youths work and play together. It might be something like "Jersey Shore" in this way, only colder and less orange.

ABC Family is adding two new reality shows, Dancing Fools and The Vineyard, to the schedule. Dancing Fools, a half-hour unscripted comedy hosted by Baby Daddy's Melissa Peterman, and Vineyard, a one-hour docusoap following a group of twentysomethings in Martha's Vineyard during the summer, will launch in the summer. Production begins in the spring. Dancing Fools is created and executive produced by Phil Gurin (The Singing Bee, Oh Sit!) and produced by the Gurin Co. Vineyard is created and executive produced by Davie Broome (The Biggest Loser) and Brian Smith (MasterChef). 25/7 Productions is behind it. In addition to

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