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EXCLUSIVE: CBS is developing an adaptation of British comedy Ghosts with New Girl exec producers Joe Port and Joe Wiseman. It marks the first project to emerge from a wide-ranging deal between Lionsgate and BBC Studios. The network is adapting the BBC One series as a single camera comedy with Port and Wiseman writing and exec producing. The oddball comedy follows a young couple, whose dreams come true when they inherit a beautiful country house, only to find it’s both falling apart and inhabited by many of the deceased previous residents. Ghosts originally aired on BBC One in April 2019. Produced by ITV-backed Harlots producer Monumental Television, it was created by a number of the team behind BBC comedy Horrible Histories including Mathew Baynton, Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby, Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond and Martha Howe-Douglas, who all star alongside, Lolly Adefope and Charlotte Ritchie. The BBC version has been renewed for a second and third season. Lionsgate … [Read more...] about CBS Developing Adaptation Of British Comedy ‘Ghosts’ With Joe Port & Joe Wiseman; Project Kicks Off Lionsgate & BBC Studios Partnership

CBS Television Studios announced today a development deal with Fulwell 73, the UK-based independent production company founded by Ben Winston, Leo Pearlman, Ben Turner and Gabe Turner. Executive producers of CBS’ Emmy-nominated The Late Late Show with James Corden, Fulwell 73 and Winston will create scripted, alternative and digital TV for the studio, with an eye to broadcast, cable, streaming and other digital platforms. Winston and Fulwell 73’s initial project is the previously announced Carpool Karaoke TV series for Apple Music, based on the Late Late Show segment that’s a viral hit. In each of the new series’ 16 episodes, celebrities will ride and sing along as they visit places of interest to the star, sing tunes from their playlists and surprise fans who don’t expect to see stars belting out tunes one lane over. Related Story 'Carpool Karaoke' TV Series Lands At Apple Music “Ben and Fulwell’s creativity and willingness to … [Read more...] about Ben Winston, Fulwell 73 Sign Production Deal With CBS Television Studios

CBS Studios International, along with Fulwell 73, today officially put out the “Available” sign on Carpool Karaoke for the international market. Carpool Karaoke is based on the digital hit franchise that’s part of CBS broadcast network’s Late Late Show with James Corden. For the international market, each 30-minute or 60-minute episode would see the show’s host pick up a different singer or celebrity and drive them in a Carpool Karaoke car, specially fitted with state of the art cameras. This morning’s clarion call comes little more than two months after word broke that CBS Studios, Corden and Fulwell 73 were shopping a Carpool Karaoke series domestically. Sources indicate the show may be heading to VH1; a spokesperson for the network had no comment. UPDATE: No way, no how — say informed sources of that VH1 report. Related Story The Trouble With BritBox, Britain's New Weapon In The Streaming Wars Corden will not host, but … [Read more...] about ‘Carpool Karaoke’ Taken To International Market By CBS Corporation

The DGA has reached a tentative agreement with ABC, CBS and NBC for a new contract covering the TV networks’ staff and freelance members employed in news, sports and operations at the companies’ networks and many of their owned local stations. The agreement, which now goes to the guild’s membership for ratification, was unanimously approved by the DGA national board of directors October 19, but was only announced Wednesday. The new deal is separate from the guild’s basic film and TV contract, which comes up for negotiation next year. “News, sports and local television collectively reach massive audiences, and the contributions of our members who work in these areas are absolutely critical to the success of these operations,” DGA president Thomas Schlamme said. ‘This deal is a testament to that value. That’s especially meaningful in the context of the industry’s changing business environment, and makes the results obtained by our … [Read more...] about DGA Reaches Tentative Deal With TV Networks For New Contract Covering News, Sports And Operations

Apple Music and CBS Television Studios have inked an exclusive first-window licensing agreement under which Apple Music will be the global home of the upcoming Carpool Karaoke series. CBS Television Studios and Ben Winston’s production company, Fulwell 73, will produce. James Corden and Winston are creators and executive producers. CBS Studios International and Fulwell 73 had been shopping the series for an international home. Based on the segment that has become a global viral-video sensation on The Late Late Show With James Corden, the Carpool Karaoke series will consist of 16 episodes. In each episode, celebrities will ride along and sing along with the host (to be announced) as they visit places meaningful to the celebrity, sing tunes from their personal playlists and surprise fans who don’t expect to see big stars belting out tunes one lane over. Related Story 'Carpool Karaoke' Taken To International Market By CBS Corporation Each week, a new … [Read more...] about ‘Carpool Karaoke’ TV Series Lands At Apple Music