L.A.-based B17 Entertainment (part of Sony Pictures Television) has powered up its development team with a series of promotions, while also brining on a new hire. Read more via Realscreen.

WME has signed filmmaker R.J. Cutler and his production company This Machine, fresh off the announcement of Cutler’s upcoming documentary on Elton John. Read more via Deadline.

Elton John is the latest pop music icon to be the subject of a feature documentary. Disney+ is working with filmmakers R.J. Cutler and David Furnish on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Final Elton John Performances and The Years That Made His Legend. The documentary will incorporate unseen concert footage of John from over the past 50 […]

American Idol will sing another song. The long-running singing competition has been renewed for a sixth season on ABC and a 21st season overall. Read more via Deadline.

Don Cheadle’s This Radicle Act banner and Adam Scott’s Gettin’ Rad Productions have joined forces to tell the tale of the 2010 arrest of a dozen Black politicians and operatives in Georgia over alleged voter fraud, and the fallout that followed. Read more via Deadline.

In 2021, Industrial Media created and produced more than 100 nonfiction programs, overseeing the “90 Day Fiancé” franchise, “American Idol,” “Indian Matchmaking,” “Night Stalker,” “Selena + Chef” and more. Sony Pictures Entertainment announced last month it will acquire Industrial Media, one of the top independent nonfiction production companies who work alongside 19 Entertainment, B17 Entertainment, […]

Industrial’s Eli Holzman will lead nonfiction entertainment for Sony, with SPT alternative and syndication EVP Holly Jacobs to exit for an overall deal. Suzanne Prete will shift to a new role as EVPof game show production. Read more via THR.

Sony Pictures Television sealed a deal to acquire Industrial Media, a major nonfiction TV production company whose portfolio includes “90 Day Fiancé,” “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol.” Read more via Variety.