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Puck’s Julia Alexander examines Shawn Levy’s new overall deal with Disney against the backdrop of the Peak TV-era arms race that produced nine-figure pacts for Shonda Rhimes, Ryan Murphy and others.
The Ankler’s Sean McNulty reports the VMAs drew 8.4 million viewers across CBS and MTV in preliminary Nielsen numbers, up 51% from last year’s 5.6 million.
Sep 30Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva reports that Shawn Levy and his 21 Laps Entertainment have signed a multi-year overall deal with 20th Television, part of Disney Television Studios, ending his decade-plus TV tenure at Netflix.
Sep 29