Aiming for a summer premiere, Disney Channel is hard at work on its first-ever baking competition series
Disney Magic Bake-Off.
The company has teamed up with food-focused prodco Tastemade on this unscripted live-action series for six- to 14-year-olds that will pit junior bakers against each other in a series of challenges to create cakes inspired by Disney’s brands.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star Dara Reneé (pictured), Issac Brown (
Raven’s Home) and Disneyland chef Graciela Gomez will co-host the 13-episode bake-off, which is in production now with Emily Mraz (
Broken Bread), Joey Lucas
(Alien News Desk) executive producing.
Bob s Burgers Animators and Summer Heights High Producers Form Princess Bento Studio
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March 15, 2021
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Bento Box Entertainment and Australian television and film production company Princess Pictures have formed Princess Bento Studio, an all-new animation studio that will produce and distribute animated content for platforms in the United States, Australia and Australian co-production treaty countries and around the world. Supported through Film Victoria, a statutory agency of the Victoria State Government, Princess Bento Studio will operate out of Melbourne.
“While closely working with everyone at Princess Pictures over the past year, my team and I immediately saw a natural fit between our two companies,” said Scott Greenberg, co-founder and CEO of Bento Box. “With growing demand for animated content, a shared passion for the type of programming we want to make and a short-hand that perfectly complements our indivi
Veteran Unscripted Exec Heather Olander Exits NBCUniversal
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The executive, who most recently oversaw alternative programming for Peacock, USA and Syfy, is the latest longtime staffer to leave amid the conglomerate s restructuring.
Another longtime NBCUniversal executive is leaving the company as a result of its corporate restructuring.
Heather Olander, who most recently served as exec vp alternative at Peacock, USA Network and Syfy, will exit the company following a transition period. A homegrown talent who spent a decade with the conglomerate, she ushered USA Network into the unscripted space and greenlit veteran hit
Chrisley Knows Best as well as reboots of