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Kevin Fortson, the Executive Vice President of Production & Administration for Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, will retire this summer after three decades with the studio. 

NBC will strip its U.S. remake of hit U.K. game show across two weeks in an unusual scheduling move.

Another wave of Warner Bros Discovery post-merger layoffs is coming.

Brooke Karzen, who has been with Warner Bros.’ unscripted production division for over 20 years, is leaving the company.

ABC has named its newest star of “The Bachelor” franchise. Zach Shallcross, who didn’t find love with either Gabby Windey or Rachel Recchia, will take on the role for Season 27.Shallcross was primarily dating Recchia, though the two didn’t work out earlier in the season.

Zach Shallcross came up empty-handed during this season’s edition of The Bachelorette, but he’s about to get another chance at finding his love connection: the 26-year-old tech exec from from Anaheim, CA. will headline 27th season of The Bachelor.

Warner Bros. TV’s Leigh London Redman has been tapped as the new president for Berlanti Productions. The executive is expected to start her post in September, where she will be heading up television operations for the company and reporting to partners Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.Redman previously served as the executive vice president of drama development at Warner Bros.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLeigh London Redman has been hired as president of Berlanti Productions, Variety has confirmed.London Redman takes over the role from David Madden, who departed the company in April. She will report to Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter in her new role, which will see her heading up television operations for the company. She was most recently executive vice president of drama development for Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, the division run by Mike Darnell, is entering the feature documentary acquisitions market with its first big purchase – rights to Canadian true-con doc The Talented Mr. Rosenberg.

HBO Max’s pandemic-delayed Friends: The Reunion and Channel 4/Peacock hit We Are Lady Parts were the big winners Monday as prizes were handed out at the Banff Media Festival’s Rockie Awards International Program Competition.

J. Kim Murphy Camila Cabello has joined the panel of coaches on NBC’s “The Voice” for its upcoming 22nd season.The 25-year-old singer-songwriter made the news public on Sunday morning through a post on TikTok, in which she conducts and sings alongside footage of Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Blake Shelton, who have been serving as coaches on “The Voice” alongside host Carson Daly.“See you this fall,” reads the caption attached to Cabello’s TikTok.#duet with @gwenstefani See you this fall #TheVoice ♬ original sound – Blake Shelton NBCUniversal confirmed the news of Cabello’s involvement with the upcoming season.Cabello was featured as a part-time advisor on the show’s 21st season, which ran from September to December last year.

They’re going to need more roses: ABC has renewed The Bachelor for a 27th season.

Selome Hailu ABC has renewed the unscripted series “The Bachelor,” “American Idol,” “Shark Tank,” “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” for new seasons.“The Bachelor” has been renewed for Season 27. Season 5 star Jesse Palmer will continue hosting the series after replacing previous host Chris Harrison in Season 26. The hit dating series is produced by Next Entertainment and Warner Bros.

Judge Steve Harvey is getting a second season at ABC as the network also renews Bachelor In Paradise.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Television Academy just added two more heavy hitters to its executive committee. Channing Dungey, the chairman of Warner Bros.

HBO Max will highlight the influential legacy of comics powerhouse DC in a three-part documentary series from Oscar and Emmy-nominated director, producer and showrunner Leslie Iwerks.

It’s officially the end of an era for one of television’s most enduring — and prolific — reality franchises.

Chris Harrison will not host the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette” following controversy over racially insensitive comments, and will instead be replaced with two former contestants, ABC Entertainment and Warner Horizon said in a statement.Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe will pick up hosting duties for the show's next season, the statement issued late Friday said.Harrison stepped down from hosting for “The Bachelor” in February following the controversy connected to an interview with

For the first time since the launch of The Bachelor franchise, an installment won’t be hosted by Chris Harrison. Amid continuing controversy, Harrison will not be hosting the upcoming season The Bachelorette, ABC and The franchise producer Warner Horizon said Friday night.

Kristy Chan, who officially joined WarnerMedia’s TNT, TBS and truTV as VP Publicity last summer, is moving over to sibling Warner Bros Television. The studio has hired her as SVP Marketing and Publicity, Unscripted Television.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent“The Bachelorette” is heading back into production, Variety has learned exclusively.While no exact start date set, the ABC reality dating show will be revving up imminently — with heavy-duty safety precautions placed on the production, due to concerns surrounding coronavirus.“The Bachelorette” will mark the first major show to head back into production in the United States, following the industry-wide shutdown due to the pandemic.Warner Horizon

By Peter White

“The Bachelorette” Season 16 is shaping up to be a U.S.-bound production. A source tells Variety that initial plans to shoot parts of the upcoming season — featuring newly unveiled star Clare Crawley — in Italy had to be changed, given concerns over the growing threat of coronavirus.