Veteran TV Exec Paul Ricci Joins Buzzfeed Studios (TV Information Roundup)

Buzzfeed introduced that Paul Ricci will be a part of the corporate to guide unscripted tv for BuzzFeed Studios. Within the position, Ricci will oversee all unscripted tv programming for the corporate’s Hollywood arm and full portfolio of manufacturers together with BuzzFeed, Complicated, Tasty and HuffPost. Ricci will report on to the top of studios, Richard Alan Reid. 

Ricci has greater than 20 years of tv expertise inside the leisure business, most lately co-founding growth firm BoomTown Content material Co. Along with Ricci’s hiring, BuzzFeed Studios will enter right into a strategic growth partnership with BoomTown Content material Co. to develop new unscripted tv tasks. Current tasks embody “The Youngsters Tonight Present with Jimmy Fallon” on Peacock, “Who Desires To Be An Astronaut?” on Discovery and different tasks in various phases. BoomTown Content material Co. will proceed to be helmed by co-founder Mark Efman. 

At Viacom — now Paramount World — Ricci served as Head of Different Sequence for MTV and VH1, engaged on hit collection together with Rob Dyrdek’s “Ridiculousness,” “Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Get together” and “Hip Hop Squares.” Beforehand, Paul served as Head of Growth & Programming for MTV2, the place he developed and launched “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ’n Out,” “Man Code” and “Lady Code,” main the channel to file progress.

DATES

Drama collection “Queen Sugar,” from creator and government producer Ava DuVernay, will premiere its seventh and ultimate season on Tuesday, September 6 on OWN. The modern drama, based mostly on Natalie Baszile’s 2014 novel of the identical identify, has been directed primarily by ladies filmmakers for its complete run, an effort spearheaded by DuVernay herself in directing the collection’ first two episodes. Practically three dozen filmmakers have made their directorial debut on “Queen Sugar.” The present is produced for OWN by DuVernay’s Array Filmworks and Harpo Movies in affiliation with Warner Bros. Tv. Government producers on the collection are DuVernay, Oprah Winfrey, Paul Garnes and Shaz Bennett.

SERIES

Brat TV and Picturestart have introduced a brand new partnership which can embody co-financing and producing video podcasts spearheaded by outstanding Gen Z influencers. The primary collection to launch beneath the brand new partnership shall be Antoni Bumba’s video podcast “Studying The Stars,” a weekly chat present the place she is going to focus on all issues popular culture, astrology, TikTok, relationships and extra. The premiere episode, that includes Drew Afualo, host of “The Feedback Part,” shall be out there on YouTube and all podcast platforms on August twenty third. Further upcoming company embody Challxn, Dylan Mulvaney, Victoria Paris and extra.  

INTERNATIONAL

TelevisaUnivision, a Spanish-language content material and media firm, introduced that three new collection, “Colapso,” “Isla Brava” and “Senda Prohibida,” and one new documentary movie, “Absoluta” have began manufacturing. The 4 authentic productions shall be completely out there on Vix+, a brand new premium Spanish-language subscription streaming service.

“Colapso” is a Spanish-language adaptation of the French dystopian mini-series “L’Effondrement.” “Isla Brava” follows a detective who works a lacking individuals case centered round infidelity inside that individual’s household. “Senda Prohibida” is produced by Giselle González and is a contemporary reimagining of Televisa’s very first novela. The documentary movie “Absoluta” facilities on the Spanish nationwide soccer workforce, an underdog story targeted on two younger gamers getting into a sports activities world of heightened stardom, ego and individualism. Jorge Laplace is directing the documentary, which options the primary stars of the Spanish nationwide soccer workforce.

UKTV’s crime drama channel, Alibi, has co-commissioned a second season of hit collection”Annika” with US broadcaster MASTERPIECE and All3Media Worldwide. The critically-acclaimed collection is predicated on the profitable BBC Radio 4 drama, written by Nick Walker. The second collection will see the return of Nicola Walker as Annika Strandhed, Jamie Sives as Michael McAndrews, Katie Leung as Blair Ferguson and Ukweli Roach as Tyrone Clarke. Silvie Furneaux will even return as Annika Strandhed’s daughter, Morgan.