TV Biz Grows More Siloed as Nets, Studios Tussle Over Ownership; 20th TV Leads with 12 Series Orders

The tug-of-war over program ownership was as front and center for the major networks in this year’s schedule-setting process as sizzle reels and big shrimp at upfront presentations. The wrangling this time around left no doubt that co-productions are the rule, with rare exceptions, for studios when doing business with non-aligned networks. The eleventh-hour negotiations... Read more »