Amazon Studios sets new executive structure; NBC, ABC, FOX winter lineups; and more

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Amazon Studios’?Vernon Sanders Sets New Original Content Executive Structure (Exclusive)

Amazon Studios’ Head of Television Vernon Sanders has reorganized the division’s U.S./Global content operations into three creative development teams shepherding programming across SVOD, AVOD and FAST channels.?

The three teams will be led by: Laura Lancaster, who becomes?Head of?U.S. SVOD TV?Development and Series – Co-Productions, overseeing?all?co-production?original content in partnership with outside studios; Nick Pepper as Head of?US?SVOD TV?Development and Series – Wholly Owned, overseeing all Amazon Studios internal development of original SVOD TV content; and Lauren Anderson, currently Head of AVOD Programming and Studios Unscripted?across U.S. Prime Video and Amazon Freevee, who will add an oversight of YA, faith and family programming.?

The restructuring represents Sanders putting his stamp on original content operations as solo head of TV.

Read the full story, and Vernon’s email to employees, here.

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NBC, ABC & Fox Unveil Their Winter Lineups

Three broadcast networks today unveiled their midseason lineups replete with new offerings such as the?Michael Chiklis courtroom anthology?Accused, which will debut in January on Fox; familiar fare like?The Rookie,?which ABC is pairing with spinoff?The Rookie: Feds; and old favorites with new homes, such as CBS’?Magnum P.I.,?which moves to NBC alongside Peacock’s?Night Court?revival.

Read the full story here.

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Strike Watch: WGA Sets Negotiating Committee

While the deadline is still more than six months away, the groundwork is being laid for what could be Hollywood's first writers' strike since the seismic 100-day lockout in 2008. In preparation, the Writer's Guild of America West and WGA East today set their team that will negotiate with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers - i.e. the studios, networks and most major streamers.

Read the full story here.

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