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Hello Sunshine
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Roku partners with Reese Witherspoon & Charlie Puth for unscripted originals expansion
Roku has commissioned and returned a slew of new original unscripted series, including projects from…
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Deals round-up: Netflix orders ‘The Corps’ & renews ‘The Diplomat’; ‘Morning Show’ returns to Apple; ‘Black Snow’ travels
Netflix orders ‘The Corps’ & renews ‘The Diplomat’ Netflix has ordered comedy drama series The…
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Disney’s Lauren Kisilevsky joins Hello Sunshine to lead family & kids push
Candle Media-owned Hello Sunshine has hired former Disney exec Lauren Kisilevsky to lead its kids…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why M&A activity doubled in two years
The global TV industry is streamlining, with a sharp uptick in M&A activity over the…
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News round-up: Amazon picks up Witherspoon comedy; Fox courts ‘Farmer Wants A Wife’; HBO Max renews ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’
Amazon picks up Witherspoon comedy Amazon has handed a two-season order to half-hour comedy series…
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Hello Sunshine hires ex-C4 format chief to lead unscripted push into UK
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is moving into the UK and has hired a Channel 4…
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Roku expands originals with Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Maven & All3’s Lime
AVOD operator Roku is expanding its originals push with three new unscripted shows in the…
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Disney+ boosts originals with unscripted & kids orders
Disney+ and Disney Channels have commissioned a slew of new content across unscripted, kids &…
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Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine strikes $900m sale with US investment firm
Private equity firm Blackstone Group has acquired Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, with former Disney exec…
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Lebron James’ SpringHill Company explores sale, valued at $750m
NBA star LeBron James and business partner Maverick Carter are reportedly in talks with Nike…