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Peter Roth Stepping Down as Warner Bros. TV Chairman
Legendary and longtime studio executive Peter Roth, who currently serves as chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group, will step down when his current contract expires in early 2021.
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Warner Bros. Consolidates Its TV Studios
Warner Bros. is consolidating its TV studios. Warner Bros. Television and its subsidiary Warner Horizon Scripted TV will merge to form the newly created Warner Bros. TV Scripted Division. The Telepictures arm of the company is being folded into the larger company, with exec Donna Reider Linsk's position eventually eliminated as part of the restructuring. […]
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Peter Roth Extends Contract, Promoted to Chairman of Warner Bros. TV Group
Longtime Warner Bros. TV head Peter Roth has signed a contract extension that elevates him to the position of chairman of the Warner Bros. Television Group.
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Produced By: Toby Emmerich, Peter Roth on Fox/Disney, AT&T and Kevin Tsujihara
Warner Bros. motion picture and television chiefs Toby Emmerich and Peter Roth were in conversation at the Produced By conference on Saturday, leading a wide-ranging talk that included AT&T, Disney/Fox and ousted CEO Kevin Tsujihara.
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Susan Rovner, Brett Paul Promoted, Given Day-to-Day Oversight of Warner Bros. TV
Warner Bros. Television is getting some new day-to-day leadership. Susan Rovner and Brett Paul have been promoted to presidents of the studio, assuming day-to-day management of all scripted programming developed and produced by WBTV as they continue to serve in the same role at cable-focused Warner Horizon Scripted Television.
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‘Big Bang Theory’ Stars Say Farewell After Shooting Series Finale
On Tuesday, the cast and crew of 'The Big Bang Theory' said their goodbyes to fans via social media as the hit CBS show taped what would be its final episode after 12 seasons.
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Produced By: Toby Emmerich, Peter Roth, Ava DuVernay, Michael Douglas Set to Speak
Toby Emmerich and Peter Roth, two thirds of the new triumvirate now steering Warner Bros., director and producer Ava DuVernay and Golden Globe-winning star of Netflix’s 'The Kominsky Method' Michael Douglas are among the first round of speakers set for the Producers Guild of America’s 11th annual Produced By Conference.
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TV Upfronts: 8 Studio Chiefs Sound Off on Trends, Surprises and the Pass That Stung the Most
With the networks' dog-and-pony shows behind them, the studio heads talk with THR about the trends that have them scratching their heads and the new series that have them envious.
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Jon Cryer Reveals the Inside, Insane Account of Charlie Sheen’s Infamous Meltdown
What's it like to ride shotgun with Sheen during 'Two and a Half Men'? For starters, he suggests you find prostitutes after your divorce. And it doesn't end there. Here, THR debuts an excerpt from the actor's candid, funny new memoir, 'So That Happened,' that details Sheen's crazy world of benders, porn, drugs, tantrums and salary negotiations.
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‘Pretty Little Liars’: Inside the Bold Strategy of Getting Teens to Watch TV
Before "Fault in Our Stars," the ABC Family smash — now hitting its 100th episode — had proved that adolescents still turn out en masse for the right entertainment (#socialmediahelpstoo).
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‘West Wing’ Uncensored: Aaron Sorkin, Rob Lowe, More Look Back on Early Fears, Long Hours, Contract Battles and the Real Reason for Those Departures
Sidney Poitier was the first choice for president; Bill Clinton was a fan; and Sorkin and Tommy Schlamme created a show "about democracy run by a couple of Kim Jong-ils": an oral history of the heady, liberal, poli-sci fantasy, 15 years after NBC greenlighted it.
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Warner Bros. Taps Animation Veteran to Run New Digital Unit
Warner Bros. Animation's Sam Register will now oversee production and development of live-action digital series.
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