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-Endeavor is the parent company of WME (reps Oprah, Tyler Perry, other big names)
-Endeavor acquired Harry Walker Agency (where M&H were signed on as speakers) in Nov. 2019
-Bozoma St John left her role as CMO of Endeavor & began as the CMO of Netflix in Aug. 2020
-Endeavor acquired Harry Walker Agency (where M&H were signed on as speakers) in Nov. 2019
-Bozoma St John left her role as CMO of Endeavor & began as the CMO of Netflix in Aug. 2020
Ted Sarandos (Netflix) & Nicole Avant (former US Ambassador to the Bahamas under Obama admin) live in Hancock Park, LA. Bozoma bought a place in Hancock Park in Oct 2019. Oprah moved her network, OWN, to The Lot Studios in 2015.
Tyler Perry/Tyler Perry Films has an exclusive film contract with Viacom/Paramount (since 2017)
He **just** ended the exclusive TV contract he had with Oprah’s OWN and his new TV work will be licensed by Viacom w/ additional distribution rights.
https://deadline.com/2017/07/tyler-perry-viacom-film-tv-deal-with-viacom-1202128622/
He **just** ended the exclusive TV contract he had with Oprah’s OWN and his new TV work will be licensed by Viacom w/ additional distribution rights.
https://deadline.com/2017/07/tyler-perry-viacom-film-tv-deal-with-viacom-1202128622/
Currently, the show Greenleaf - produced by Oprah/Harpo & Lionsgate - and the show Queen Sugar - produced by Harpo/Warner Bros - are both showing on Netflix.
Both were the first scripted series acquired by OWN that were not produced by Tyler Perry.
Both were the first scripted series acquired by OWN that were not produced by Tyler Perry.
A spin-off of Greenleaf called ‘Delilah’ was just ordered by OWN. One big difference: the series will be produced with Warner Bros rather than with Lionsgate this time.
Perhaps the deal is a signal of a larger alignment??
Lionsgate penned a pact with Hulu (owned by Disney!) and FX as their exclusive distributors for *movies* (not TV series, just feature films) for 2020-2021
Is Oprah going with Warner Bros something we’ll see more of?
Lionsgate penned a pact with Hulu (owned by Disney!) and FX as their exclusive distributors for *movies* (not TV series, just feature films) for 2020-2021
Is Oprah going with Warner Bros something we’ll see more of?
Is Tyler Perry’s previous deal an indication of the type of exclusive rights Oprah might have to Harry & Meghan’s series/films?
Will we see Harpo x Warner Bros x the Sussexes soon-to-be production studios?
Will we see Harpo x Warner Bros x the Sussexes soon-to-be production studios?
And seriously, what’s Endeavor’s role? (Fun fact: a top dog there was who Entourage’s Ari is based on!)
Did Endeavor/WME rep Meg & Harry and broker a deal with Netflix?
Or is Endeavor a sinking ship and Netflix is removing the middleman?
Who knows!
Did Endeavor/WME rep Meg & Harry and broker a deal with Netflix?
Or is Endeavor a sinking ship and Netflix is removing the middleman?
Who knows!
Don’t forget:
A) The NYT article mentions all of this in their breaking news about the Sussex’ Netflix deal. Queen Sugar, an OWN show, is created/written by Ava DuVernay
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/business/media/harry-meghan-netflix.html
A) The NYT article mentions all of this in their breaking news about the Sussex’ Netflix deal. Queen Sugar, an OWN show, is created/written by Ava DuVernay
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/business/media/harry-meghan-netflix.html
As well as:
B) we don’t know the details of the Netflix deal. It’s just vague verbiage about Netflix paying them (aka Suspect Royal Studios
) to make shows at this point
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/business/media/harry-meghan-netflix.html
B) we don’t know the details of the Netflix deal. It’s just vague verbiage about Netflix paying them (aka Suspect Royal Studios
) to make shows at this point https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/business/media/harry-meghan-netflix.html
Another wedding guest who is repped by WME... has a production studio... and has a deal with Apple TV+
Why did they go to Netflix when Oprah and Idris went to Apple?
(Article from July 2020) https://deadline.com/2020/07/idris-elba-first-look-deal-apple-1202983785/
Why did they go to Netflix when Oprah and Idris went to Apple?
(Article from July 2020) https://deadline.com/2020/07/idris-elba-first-look-deal-apple-1202983785/
