NBCUniversal Ups Sezin Cavusoglu To SVP Unscripted Current Production

Chrissy Teigen and David Chang are headed to Freeform with a brand new food show!

EXCLUSIVE: The Gersh Agency is in discussions to acquire the unscripted and digital departments of A3 Artists Agency, I hear. Sources stress that the situation is fluid and, while there has been progress n the conversations, there is no deal yet. Reps for the two agencies declined comment.

The Native American Media Alliance has selected 7 participants for the 3rd Annual Native American Unscripted Workshop, a talent development program that aims to boost the careers of Native American filmmakers, journalists and media artists in the field of unscripted film and television. 

NBCUniversal has found its permanent lifestyle and documentary chief.

Jaden Thompson NBCUniversal has promoted Rachel Smith to executive vice president of unscripted content, lifestyle and documentaries. Smith will helm the production of unscripted lifestyle, true crime, documentary and docuseries content development in addition to NBCU’s current programming across NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen True Crime, SYFY, Universal Kids, USA Network and Peacock.

BreAnna Bell Freeform has added three new unscripted series, “Chrissy & Dave Dine Out,” “Royal Rules of Ohio” and “Sasha Reid and The Midnight Order” to its slate. Previously set at Hulu, “Chrissy & Dave” and “Royal Rules of Ohio” will now debut linearly on Freeform, with episodes available for streaming on Hulu the next day. Joel Kim Booster hosts the restaurant series alongside Chrissy Teigen and David Chang where they take viewers to must-try restaurants in Los Angeles that are unexpected.

Bethenny Frankel has responded to Deadline’s story today regading changes mandated by NBCUniversal for its reality stars.

EXCLUSIVE: Reality television is beloved for its unhinged characters and crazy on-screen behavior.

PC Music has announced the line-ups for its 10th anniversary shows in New York, Los Angeles and London.The live performance series will kick off later this week in New York City and is set to celebrate the milestone for the record label by holding some exclusive live sets from numerous artists.The label was developed by A.G. Cook a decade ago and has gone on to have a wide impact on the landscape of pop music.

EXCLUSIVE: Julia Fox is getting her own fashion design competition series.

Tatiana Siegel Documentarian Marina Zenovich is adept at exploring the lives of complicated men. From Lance Armstrong to Roman Polanski to Robin Williams, the two-time Emmy winner has tackled subjects who have summited the heights of their professions and endured the humiliating depths as well. Her latest protagonist, former California Gov.

Dick Clark Productions said Thursday that it has hired Richard A. Pizante as its new SVP Production. The veteran producer, whose credits include co-executive producing on the first season of NBC’s The Voice and working on the Primetime Emmys, the BET Honors and the 2019 TV special Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry, will be based out of Los Angeles and begin immediately.

Georgia Juvelis, longtime communications executive at AMC Networks, has been promoted to Chief Communications Officer from her previous role as EVP Corporate Communications, the company announced Thursday.

Tess Daly may be about to embark on her 21st series co-hosting Strictly Come Dancing, but September is also a special month on a personal level, as she celebrates her 20th wedding anniversary with husband Vernon Kay. It feels like only yesterday that we saw photos of TV’s golden couple looking full of joy as they emerged from St Mary’s Catholic Church in Horwich near Vernon’s hometown of Bolton after their ceremony in 2003. But this week, the pair are marking two decades of marriage, with Tess, 54, describing them as "soulmates".Talking about their milestone, which according to pals they will celebrate with a "lavish party", Tess said their relationship is as fresh as ever.

UPDATE: The votes are in and the National Labor Relations Board has confirmed that eight staffers on MTV’s Ridiculousness have voted to join WGA West. There are five days to raise objections, otherwise the unionization will be certified and the team can start bargaining a contract.

More studios are suspending additional overall and first-look deals almost four and a half months into the WGA strike.

EXCLUSIVE: UK unscripted vet Daniel Pearl is exiting Paramount UK for Lion TV.

Data and analytics executive Chunguang Yu has joined Disney Entertainment Television, Networks & TV Business Operations as SVP, Data, Measurement and Advanced Analytics.

EXCLUSIVE: Negeen Yazdi, Senior Vice President, Film Development & Production at Fifth Season, is departing the company. The well-liked veteran exec has been with Fifth Season (formerly known as Endeavor Content) for the past six years, helping to build its film slate and managing the film development team alongside Dan Guando. Deadline understands that her departure is amicable and that she will remain attached to select projects in an executive producer capacity. It is also understood this is unrelated to the recent staff cuts at Fifth Season, which were spurred on as a result of the impact of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer NBCUniversal Entertainment has tapped Universal Television Alternative Studio exec Christine Cowan as its new senior vice president of casting and talent. In her new role, Cowan will head up casting and talent management for scripted and unscripted shows, with a particular focus on unscripted, across the NBCUniversal Entertainment brands NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen True Crime, SYFY, USA Network, Universal Kids and Peacock.