Network/Cable Television

• JoJo Siwa To Headline Musical Feature ‘The J Team’ At Nickelodeon And Awesomeness Films
• Bretman Rock’s Long-Awaited MTV Reality Series Drops Feb. 8 On YouTube

  Bretman Rock’s long-awaited MTV reality series will arrive on the network’s YouTube channel on Feb. 8. The series, dubbed MTV Following: Bretman Rock, will chronicle Rock's life as he navigates new business ventures and day-to-day goings-on in his native Hawaii amid the coronavirus pandemic.

  
• Hulu Vet Jim Keller Tapped To Lead Ad Sales For Upcoming Discovery+ Streaming Hub

  Jim Keller, a former top Hulu exec, has been tapped to lead ad sales at Discovery+ -- Discovery’s forthcoming streaming service, which is set to launch on Jan. 4. Keller has departed Hulu after seven years, where he most recently served as VP and head of national advertising sales.

  
• ESPN Lays Off 300 Staffers Amid Resource Shift Toward DTC, Digital Businesses

  Disney-owned ESPN announced today that it is eliminating a total of positions across the company -- including 300 jobs that are already filled and 200 open positions -- in order to allocate resources toward direct-to-consumer and digital initiatives, while also continuing to innovate its TV experience, the company said.

  
• Insights: Could The Streaming Services Killing Movie Theaters Save Them Instead?
• Lilly Singh Lands Primetime Comedy Show At NBC, Bringing Her YouTube Sketches To Primetime
• Pocket.watch Sets Global Rollout For ‘Ryan’s Mystery Playdate’ After Season 4 Pickup At Nickelodeon
• David Dobrik To Host ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Fan Special On Nickelodeon
• NBC Picks Up ‘A Little Late With Lilly Singh’ For Season Two, But Won’t Film Remotely
• Nickelodeon Unveils Virtually Interactive Series Amid Pandemic, Starring Annie LeBlanc
• MTV’s New Digital Series Sees Sneaker Influencers Compete In Customization Battles
• Nickelodeon Nabs Social Star Annie LeBlanc For 13-Episode Linear Sitcom ‘Side Hustle’