This month in TV development
“Pilot Season” begins in earnest in January, so we’re in the home stretch for...
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This month in comedian TV deals with the broadcast networks
The new fall TV season still hasn’t introduced all of its new series, and already we have...
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Kevin Smith helps launch Rivit TV with his “Hollyweed” pilot
First came Channel 101. Screening 5-minute shorts, and asking audiences to vote for their...
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New York Television Festival selects indie pilots for 2018 competition
The 2018 New York Television Festival has selected 59 original pilots and pitches for its...
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“I Mom So Hard” duo scores pilot deal with CBS
Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, who boast more than 1.1 million Facebook fans for their web...
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52 TV pilots selected for 2017 New York Television Festival Independent Pilot Competition
The New York Television Festival has announced the 52 official selections for the 2017 Independent...
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Today is the deadline for Independent Pilot submissions to 2017 NY TV Festival
Attention all aspiring TV show creators, screenwriters, directors and actors: Today is the...
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Upfronts Follow-Up: The realities of pilot season and the odds of making a hit sitcom (2013-2017)
The annual song and dance of broadcast network Upfronts presentations sells advertisers on the...
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Behold the aborted animated TV pilot for “Power Moves” starring Karl Welzein (@DadBoner)
In 2014, Comedy Central ordered an animated pilot for Power Moves, based on the book of the same...
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Here are the independent comedy pilots accepted into the 2016 New York Television Festival (NYTVF)
The New York Television Festival (NYTVF) announced today that it’d accepted a record 63...
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Upfronts Follow-Up: How did the rookie class of 2015 broadcast network sitcoms fare?
It’s Friday the 13th on your calendar, which marked a dark day for several network TV series...
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A flowchart explaining the differences between 27 broadcast network sitcom pilots in 2016
Modern Family remains a hit for ABC in its seventh season, and that network has successfully...
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