Entries in ABC (3)

Monday
Aug142017

Shonda Rhimes signs multi-year deal with Netflix, leaves 15-year relationship with ABC

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Netflix scoops up another important talent to join its roster of powerful content creators. This time, it takes Shonda Rhimes and her production company Shondaland from their longtime partnership with ABC Studios. What's said to be a "rich four-year pact" will have Rhimes and longtime producing partners Betsy Beers create new content for Netflix. She is expected to get a percentage of the back-end on programming she makes for the streaming service. Netflix has long had Shondaland shows like Grey's Anatomy (which is already entering its 14th season), Scandaland How To Get Away With Murder on its service.  

ABC will continue to be the home for the abovementioned shows and even an upcoming spinoff for Grey's as well as a new drama called For The PeopleRhimes said, "Our current shows will continue to thrive on ABC and Shondaland will be there every step of the way." Rhimes has had a 15-year relationship with ABC. It's being reported her contract with them will expire in June 2018 and she has previously informed ABC about her plans to move on after the contract expires—but not necessarily to a competitor. While financial terms of the deal weren't discussed, Rhimes was reportedly earning US$10 million a year with her deal with ABC. We expect Netflix would be paying a premium to get her to agree to an exclusive deal. This also gives Rhimes greater creative freedom to make content she'd want to make in formats she'd want to try out.

Monday
Nov142016

Marvel ‘Inhumans’ to get a TV series

While Marvel Inhumans doesn’t look like it’s getting its movie back, there is a TV show in the works. Marvel Television, ABC, and IMAX are partnering for The Inhumans TV show. Of course, the show will be based on the comic book characters made by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It’ll tell the tale of Inhuman king Black Bolt and members of his royal family. It hasn’t been announced if the Inhuman characters introduced in Marvel and ABC’s Agents of SHIELD will cross over in the series but we won’t be surprised if they do.

Under this new partnership, IMAX will exclusively premiere the first two episodes in theaters worldwide for two weeks in September 2017 before it debuts on ABC in the fall. The first two episodes will be filmed entirely with IMAX digital cameras. There is no word yet who will write and produce the new Inhumans series but we should get word at a later date. The Inhumans mark the first time a live-action TV series will debut in IMAX theaters. 

Wednesday
Sep102014

Jony Ive discusses Apple Watch on ABC


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In a segment from the ABC special on the historic Apple Watch launch, Jony Ive talks about how the device is personal yet deeply customizeable and points out that the project was something Apple worked on for three years. 
Source: ABC via the Verge