Category: Press Release

Hey, we didn’t write this – not all of it anyway

We’ll probably never see infinity. But soon we’ll be able to watch INFINITE

infiniteSpaceship-tvwriter.comby Team TVWriter™ Press Service

We’ve just heard from UK filmmaker Paul Cotrulia about his new series, INFINITE, which he describes as “a new British live action spaceship series being made in partnership with Youtube.”

According to Paul, “the series will have the budget and production values of a broadcast television series.” Which TVWriter™ is more than happy to report on…and applaud.

Paul also gave us a little rundown on the cast. The show will star Nicholas Briggs, known to Whovians as the voice of the Daleks and Cybermen in DOCTOR WHO. Briggs will be playing the commander of a mission into a black hole, which sounds pretty cool, no? read article

Universal Offering Fellowship for Aspiring Writers

by Team TVWriter™ Press Service

Universal Pictures has announced that the studio has created an Emerging Writers Fellowship designed to identify and cultivate new and unique voices with a passion for storytelling. Emerging writers who are chosen to participate in the program will work within the studio to hone their skills and gain access and exposure to Universal executives, producers and other key industry professionals. The announcement was made by Universal Pictures Co-Presidents of Production, Peter Cramer and Jeffrey Kirschenbaum who will oversee the fellows.

Under terms approved by the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), the Emerging Writers Fellowship will allow Universal the opportunity to expand the community of writers with whom the studio works. The Fellowship was an idea championed by Executive Vice President of Production Scott Bernstein. Bernstein brought the idea to Universal’s Diversity Council and developed it in collaboration with Arturo Barquet who is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Film Production at Universal. The Diversity Council, which is led by Universal Co-Chairman Donna Langley, has made the Emerging Writers Fellowship one of its key initiatives in expanding the number of diverse talent within Universal Pictures’ workforce both in front of and behind the camera.

“The film group is always looking for ways to bring diverse perspectives into the studio fold and this fellowship is a great way to expand our company’s pool of talent,” said Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal Craig Robinson. “These initiatives are extremely important in driving NBCUniversal’s culture of diversity and inclusion in meaningful ways.” read article

USA Network Announces Fall Programming Premiere Dates

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USA NETWORK’S FALL LINE UP FEATURES A POWERFUL SLATE OF DRAMA, COMEDY, REALITY, AND A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MUSICAL EVENT
by Team TVWriter™ Press Service

And now, from the kind folks who remember to send us a press release every now and then:

USA Network has announced a powerful fall programming lineup, including new series acquisition MODERN FAMILY, one of the top comedies in all of television, debuting on Tuesday, September 24 at 8pm. The first four seasons of this multi-Emmy(R) Award-winning series, which takes a modern and hilarious look at the complications that come with being a family today, will air five nights a week (Tuesday-Friday 8-9pm, Tuesdays 9-11pm, Fridays 9-10pm, Sundays 9-11pm). The series stars Ed O’Neill, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould and Rico Rodriguez.

Ratings juggernaut drama NCIS: LOS ANGELES begins Monday, September 23 and airs four nights a week (Mondays,Wednesdays, Fridays at 7pm, Wednesdays from 9-11pm, Thursdays at 7pm & 11pm). The high-stakes drama, starring Chris O’Donnell and LL COOL J, centers on the pressured world of a NCIS division charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to the nation’s security. read article

Prime Instant Video Greenlights Five Additional Kids Pilots

…And we still aren’t impressed.

Oh well:

Yeah, we know this is sexist as all hell. But it's the only Amazon Studios pic we could find that we thought was the least bit interesting.
Yeah, we know this is sexist as hell. But it’s the only Amazon Studios pic we could find that was even mildly interesting.

Prime Instant Video Greenlights Five New Pilots
by Team TVWriter™ Press Service (yeah, it’s a press release)

Following the positive response to its first set of TV pilots, Amazon Studios has announced it will produce five more original pilots for kids, including the first pilots for ages 6-11. The new pilots come from Emmy Award-winning creators as well as a Hollywood newcomer discovered though Amazon Studios’ open-door submission process. The pilots will stream on Amazon Instant Video and LOVEFiLM in the U.K. for customers to watch, provide feedback, and help determine which shows should be produced as series. read article

Hey, Millennials, Welcome Your New Cable Network!

Um, too bad millenials don’t watch TV. When is some genius going to give us what we’ll really use – an online network of original material that we can watch on our phones or, when our parents are out, connect to their big-honking-assed TVs?

But for now:

pivot_pmby Team TVWriter™ Press Service
(yeppers, it’s a press release)

Pivot, Participant Media’s new cable network targeting millennials, The New Greatest Generation, will launch August 1, 2013. read article