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This month in TV development
News / TV

This month in TV development

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 26, 2018December 26, 2018

“Pilot Season” begins in earnest in January, so we’re in the home stretch for ordering scripts and sealing deals from the broadcast networks for potential …

This month in comedian TV deals with the broadcast networks
News / TV

This month in comedian TV deals with the broadcast networks

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 30, 2018

The new fall TV season still hasn’t introduced all of its new series, and already we have two new straight-to-series orders from the broadcast networks …

Kevin Smith helps launch Rivit TV with his “Hollyweed” pilot
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Kevin Smith helps launch Rivit TV with his “Hollyweed” pilot

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 23, 2018

First came Channel 101. Screening 5-minute shorts, and asking audiences to vote for their favorites to return for new episodes since 2003. Then came Amazon …

New York Television Festival selects indie pilots for 2018 competition
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New York Television Festival selects indie pilots for 2018 competition

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 23, 20181

The 2018 New York Television Festival has selected 59 original pilots and pitches for its annual Independent Pilot Competition this July. This year’s festival, the 14th NYTVF, …

“I Mom So Hard” duo scores pilot deal with CBS
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“I Mom So Hard” duo scores pilot deal with CBS

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 21, 20171

Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, who boast more than 1.1 million Facebook fans for their web series, “I Mom So Hard,” just scored a pilot …

52 TV pilots selected for 2017 New York Television Festival Independent Pilot Competition
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52 TV pilots selected for 2017 New York Television Festival Independent Pilot Competition

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 15, 2017August 15, 2017

The New York Television Festival has announced the 52 official selections for the 2017 Independent Pilot Competition. They include 31 comedy pilots featuring the talents …

Today is the deadline for Independent Pilot submissions to 2017 NY TV Festival
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Today is the deadline for Independent Pilot submissions to 2017 NY TV Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 28, 2017

Attention all aspiring TV show creators, screenwriters, directors and actors: Today is the deadline to submit for the 2017 New York TV Festival’s annual Independent …

Upfronts Follow-Up: The realities of pilot season and the odds of making a hit sitcom (2013-2017)
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Upfronts Follow-Up: The realities of pilot season and the odds of making a hit sitcom (2013-2017)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 18, 2017May 18, 2017

The annual song and dance of broadcast network Upfronts presentations sells advertisers on the need each May to book their 30 and 60-second commercials in …

Behold the aborted animated TV pilot for “Power Moves” starring Karl Welzein (@DadBoner)
TV / Video

Behold the aborted animated TV pilot for “Power Moves” starring Karl Welzein (@DadBoner)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 16, 2016September 16, 2016

In 2014, Comedy Central ordered an animated pilot for Power Moves, based on the book of the same title, that was based on the Twitter …

Here are the independent comedy pilots accepted into the 2016 New York Television Festival (NYTVF)
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Here are the independent comedy pilots accepted into the 2016 New York Television Festival (NYTVF)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 15, 2016August 15, 2016

The New York Television Festival (NYTVF) announced today that it’d accepted a record 63 independent pilots for its TV and digital consideration this fall. “We …

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