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The CW Home To Some Of The International Offering On M-Net Could Be On The Chopping Block As Owners Might Be Calling It Quits

In a surprise reveal, The Wall Street Journal reports WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS Inc. are “exploring a possible sale” for their joint-owned CW network.

According to the report, they are considering options of “a significant participation” or the total ownership of another entity, and WSJ reports Nexstar Media Group Inc. is “among the contenders.” Nexstar’s current portfolio is mainly local affiliated radio and television stations, but they are also partial owners of Food Network and online media such as Zap2it and The Hill.

According to the media, the conversations are "very advanced," but they could still fall apart, pointing out that Nexstar taking a majority share on the network seems to be the "most frequent scenario."

However, The Wall Street Journal points out that “there are other stakeholders” eager to face The CW, but talks with Nexstar seem to be the most advanced. In the previously stated scenario that seems the most likely, ViacomCBS and WarnerMedia would remain as “minority owners and would receive commitments to be the leading providers of network programs.”

Quoting "people familiar with the matter," revealing that internally The CW is not a profitable single streaming entity, but the programming created for it is where the money is for both companies. Several of the shows, like Riverdale, end up on Netflix once they wrap up their seasons, which results in a big paycheck, while others jump to HBO Max.

The CW was preceded on television by two other channels, UPN and The WB, who merged to become what we now know. The success shows on both networks preserved and continued to air on The CW in their early days, including 7th Heaven, Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, Smallville and Supernatural from The WB and America's Next Top Model, Veronica Mars, Ever ybody Hates Chris, & UPN Girlfriend, among others.

Perhaps two of the biggest blessings for The CW has a television presence, although they were The Vampire Diaries in 2009 and then Arrow of DC in 2012. The couple's first was co-created by Kevin Williamson of Dawson's Creek (a former hit of The WB) which would continue for eight seasons and more than 170 episodes, in addition to generating the derived series The Originals, which in turn would develop a drift, Legacies. These three combined shows became biggest hits for The CW with more than 320 episodes in total.

Arrow, on the other hand, was huge not only for The CW but also for the DC brand. The series would become the anchor of almost all DC Comics adaptations on television, resulting in the spin-off The Flash and related shows Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, Batwoman and Superman & Lois. As a whole, all of these were even known as "The Arrowverse."

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Bobby Flay Extends His Contract With Food Network, Joe Gatto Exits Impractical Jokers Due To Personal Issues And New Bleach Anime The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc Debuts In October 2022

Food Network continues to be The Guy Fieri and Bobby Flay channel

The 56-year-old celebrity chef has signed an exclusive, new three-year contract with the network, Discovery Inc. confirmed in a statement last year:

"I'm thrilled to extend my relationship with Food Network and Discovery," Flay said in the statement. "Although these talks to renew took a little longer than expected, the important thing is that both sides are happy that we can now build on an already rock-solid foundation. Stay tuned for some incredibly exciting new shows as I promise to take food and cooking to places we've never imagined before."

The Beat Bobby Flay has signed on to stay once his current, three-year contract expires at the end of 2021. In October, it was reported that he would be parting ways with Food Network after 27 years, after both parties could not agree on financial terms.

Though Flay's new paycheck remains undisclosed, he will develop new content for the culinary channel and elsewhere within the Discovery portfolio as part of the deal.

"We are thrilled to continue Bobby Flay's long standing relationship with Food Network. He captivates our audience with his incredible culinary skill, fierce competitive spirit and his trademark ability to share a deep passion for food," Courtney White, President of Food Network and Streaming Food Content for Discovery Inc., said in a statement. "Bobby generously invites viewers into his culinary world, sharing his #WeCook philosophy and inspiring everyone in the kitchen. Continuing this creative relationship with such an extraordinary talent is the perfect way to usher in the holidays."

Flay has been a longtime star on Food Network, making his debut in 1994 and co-hosting his own series, Grillin' & Chillin' , by 1996. Since then, the chef has hosted numerous hit shows — including Boy Meets Grill, Beat Bobby Flay, Throwdown! with Bobby Flay, Brunch @ Bobby's, and Iron Chef America.

Impractical Jokers is losing a member

In December 2021, actor and comedian Joe Gatto announced his departure from truTV's Impractical Jokers currently seen on Comedy Central citing personal issues as the reason for his exit.

Joe Gatto was one of the initial members of the hit camera show Impractical Jokers when it first began in 2011. It managed to span 9 seasons with a 10th one currently underway.

Of course, it hasn't been stated if Joe Gatto will make a cameo in the 10th season but he likely won't form part of the new season. All that is known for now is that Impractical Jokers will continue despite his absence.

After 11 years, we're getting more Bleach

In March 2020, Weekly Shōnen Jump and "Bleach 20th Anniversary Project & Tite Kubo New Project Presentation" livestream announced that the manga's last story arc, "Thousand-Year Blood War", will be given a new anime project.

In November 2021, it was announced that the new project would be an anime television series, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. The trailer and visual for the series were revealed last month.

The Thousand-Year Blood War arc is set to debut by October 2022. The series will continue from where the original ended with characters from the former series reprising their roles.

Bleach is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. It follows the adventures of the hotheaded teenager Ichigo Kurosaki, who inherits his parents' destiny after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper.

The franchise continued to perform well commercially despite its cancellation back in 2012, and had over 120 million tankōbon volumes in circulation worldwide as of 2018, making it the eleventh best-selling manga in history.

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The Murder Of Dee Blanchard: From HBO To Telemundo Here's A List Of Brands That Documented Gypsy's Freedom From Her Abusive Mother

Dee Dee had been making her daughter pass herself off as younger and pretend to be disabled and chronically ill, subjecting her to unnecessary surgery and medication, and controlling her through physical and psychological abuse.

Gypsy Rose, daughter of Dee Dee is currently serving a 10-year sentence for second-degree murder while Godejohn was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

In 2017, HBO produced the documentary film Mommy Dead and Dearest directed by Erin Lee Carr about the murder and its relationship to Munchausen syndrome by proxy. The film includes interrogation footage and exclusive interviews with Nick Godejohn and incarcerated Gypsy Rose.

Later that year, The CBS network talk show Dr. Phil, episode "Mother Knows Best: A Story of Munchausen by Proxy and Murder" featuring interviews with Gypsy Rose, her father and step-mother.

In 2018, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) news and information series Good Morning America, segment "Mother of All Murders" aired an exclusive in-prison interview with Gypsy Rose. The ABC network other series 20/20, did an episode titled "The Story of Gypsy Blanchard".

The Sony Entertainment Television channel series CID aired an episode titled "Death on Social Media" on 13 August 2017, based on the case but the setting for the episode was changed to India; the characters Aria and Aanchal were based on Gypsy and Dee Dee Blanchard respectively.

The Investigation Discovery channel series James Patterson's Murder is Forever episode "Mother of All Murders", season 1, episode 2, premiered on January 29, 2018. Investigation Discovery also aired a two-hour-long special documentary titled Gypsy's Revenge.

Love You to Death aired on Lifetime in January 2019, dramatizing the case as "inspired by true events". Marcia Gay Harden starred as the fictionalized version of Dee Dee, Emily Skeggs starred as Gypsy Rose's counterpart, Brennan Keel Cook starred as Nick's counterpart, and Tate Donovan starred as Rod's counterpart.

In 2019, the streaming service Hulu announced the creation of the true crime series The Act. The 8-episode miniseries is based on Michelle Dean's 2016 BuzzFeed article. Dean is an executive producer and writer for the first season of the series.

Later that year, Netflix web television series The Politician, the characters Infinity Jackson, Ricardo, and Dusty Jackson are respectively based on Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Nicholas Godejohn and Dee Dee Blanchard. Telemundo's Decisions 13th episode "Amor de madre" was also used to tell the tale.

Gypsy Rose's case has been treated more as a child abuse as opposed to her fiancee case which is murder. Her actions garnered media attention as opposed to her mother whose family flushed her ashes down the toilet.

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Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Series Canned On Disney+ And Prediction: Ben 10 Spinoff Kevin 11 Greenlit For HBO Max And Possible Cartoon Network

Don't worry the character is loved by Disney

Over the past 3 years there's been reports of an Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Series for Disney+, however as time went on there's been no more updates on the show.

Amidst that period, the production studio behind the show, Disney Digital Network shut down and it was speculated that the show was completed but it needed a release.

Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Series Showrunner and EP Matt Danner revealed on a QRT of Cartoon Brew about how Iger saved the character and during the development of Disney+ a Oswald The Lucky Rabbit TV show pitch was commisioned by Disney themselves and sadly it never passed beyond the pilot.

It has been speculated the crew incharge of the program were busy with other projects and that Disney adores the character so there could be a project on this character in future.

Still awaiting to get picked up apparently

It's been 2 years since anyone got an update to proposed Ben 10 spinoff Kevin 11. The character is Osmosian, a mutant subspecies of human, who first appeared as one of Ben's enemies but reformed as his best friend and Gwen's love interest.

When news of a possible spinoff surfaced some fans assumed that it will likely be based on the cancelled Ben 10 reboot.

Last year, Adventure Time greenlit a young adult spinoff titled Fionna And Cake. This series follows Finn and Jake's gender-swapped counterparts, Fionna the Human and Cake the Cat.

Notice how the demographic is kind of aligned to those who viewed Adventure Time during their youth. If I had to guess, Kevin 11 won't be based on that awful reboot but likely stands on its own two feet.

Kevin 11 could follow titular character life as an adult where he was referenced as an antagonist through several future story arcs but we never got to see the events that led him to that point. They could have him play good cop bad cop.

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Paramount+ New Series And Movies Coming In 2022 Some Of Which Will Likely Surface Comedy Central, MTV, BET And Nickelodeon

Paramount+ is still rolling out in more regions and there's no specific timeframe on when viewers will be able to view the content. Here's the list of content launching on the platform in the coming year:

Halo
Halo is set to follow "an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant. Halo will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future."

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The series follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise as they explore new worlds throughout the galaxy during the decade before Star Trek: The Original Series.

The Fairly OddParents
Picking up years after the original series ended, the new series will follow Timmy Turner's cousin, Vivian "Viv" Turner, and her new stepbrother, Roy Ragland, as they navigate life in Dimmsdale with the help of their fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda.

Frasier
Nicole Clemens said, exclusively to Paramount+." The new series will have everything you love about the original: Coziness, great writing, and of course a cast led by multi-Emmy winner, Kelsey Grammer. It's nostalgic and contemporary all at once."

Miss Fallaci Takes America
The show which is the first Italian original for the network will portray Fallaci's early years in Hollywood before he became a legendary war correspondent known for his explosive personality.

Stories from the Beautiful Game

Couples Therapy
Couples Therapy is a revealing, critically acclaimed docuseries that makes the hidden world of relationships not so hidden.

The Bridge Australia
A group of strangers live in the wild and work as one to build a bridge to reach a life changing prize.

Other titles include Big Nate and Stories From The Beautiful. On the movie front, there's a drama film Hush, Hush and the sports film Fantasy Football while South Park launches two more films.

List of animated series: click here

Returning shows:

The Good Fight
Star Trek: Picard
Why Women Kill
iCarly
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Kamp Koral: Spongebob’s Under Years
Star Trek Prodigy
Rugrats

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Know Your Brands: Connect Channel, Microblast TV and Trust TV

Curiosity Channel is factual entertainment channel on DStv which specialise in short digital series. Believe it or not, South Africa has its own digital brands which offer TV based entertainment and here are some of the few.

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TruthTV
TruthTV is a monthly subscription offering a local and international content library of movies, series, documentaries, kids shows, faith-based teachings and original productions - in both English and Afrikaans.

The TruthTV team is made of people just like you who want to watch family-friendly shows that carry a great message.

Connect Channel
Connect Channel (Pty) Ltd is a digital content and television production company that has been an Enterprise Development beneficiary of MultiChoice Ltd and is led by Basetsana Kumalo and Clifford Elk. It is a level 2 B-BBEE contributor that develops content formats and produces digital content for TV (long form) and their mobile devices (short form).

Microblast TV
We produce original, short form, African content. It ranges from stand-up comedy, sitcoms, drama, mini documentaries to talk shows. We then deliver our shows through our website. Each one of our episodes is about ten minutes long. Our content focuses on authentic African stories.

They reflect the lives, cultures, languages, aspirations, hopes and frustrations of Africans. Our viewers can either pay per view, pay per show or subscribe monthly. Some of our content can be watched for free, with ads in between. Although I started the company about two years ago, we only went live towards the end of October 2019.

As we generate awareness around our brand, we've made our content accessible free of charge. We are looking to direct traffic to our website before we can commercialise our content.

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The CW Home To Some Of The International Offering On M-Net Could Be On The Chopping Block As Owners Might Be Calling It Quits

Bobby Flay Extends His Contract With Food Network, Joe Gatto Exits Impractical Jokers Due To Personal Issues And New Bleach Anime The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc Debuts In October 2022

The Murder Of Dee Blanchard: From HBO To Telemundo Here's A List Of Brands That Documented Gypsy's Freedom From Her Abusive Mother

Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Series Canned On Disney+ And Prediction: Ben 10 Spinoff Kevin 11 Greenlit For HBO Max And Possible Cartoon Network

Paramount+ New Series And Movies Coming In 2022 Some Of Which Will Likely Surface Comedy Central, MTV, BET And Nickelodeon

Know Your Brands: Connect Channel, Microblast TV and Trust TV

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