Ken Werner News

Shakespeare & Company presented Liz Duffy Adams' playful comedy OR, based on the real life of Britain's first female playwright, Aphra Behn, last night and BroadwayWorld was there. Directed by Alice Reagen and featuring Company actress, Tod Randolph, as Aphra, Allyn Burrows as King Charles and Nehassaiu deGannes as Nell Gwynne. The production runs through September 4th in the Tina Packer Playhouse and is staged in-the-round.

The magic of Venice was in the air at Shakespeare & Company last night.   After a stirring performance of The Merchant of Venice, directed by Tina Packer in the Tina Packer Playhouse, it was cocktails, dinner, and dancing under the stars on the beautiful campus of Shakespeare & Company.   Guests mingled with actors and dignitaries at the annual Gala and BroadwayWorld was there.  The play runs through August 21st. Check out the photos below.

Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution has renewed Telepictures' daily syndicated television series “TMZ” and “TMZ Live” through the 2019–20 season on the FOX Television Stations (FTS), it was announced today

FOX Television Stations and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution will debut a three-week daily preview of THE PREACHERS, an all-new take on the popular panel talk show format from Telepictures Productions that features four dynamic and outspoken preachers

TWO AND A HALF MEN star Jon Cryer stops by today's THE REAL to chat it up about his new book, “So That Happened,” and to share his views on the current presidential election.

The hit syndicated talk series, THE REAL has been cleared for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons on television stations covering more than 95% of the country (including on the Fox Television Stations in a previously announced deal).

Multiple Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW has been renewed by the NBC Owned Television Stations in a deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution through summer 2020

Shakespeare & Company presented the first full American production of Red Velvet, written by Lolita Chakrabarti, directed by Daniela Varon, and starring OBIE Award-winning actor John Douglas Thompson last night and Broadwayworld's Stephen Sorokoff was there. This powerful and emotional drama joins the Tina Packer Playhouse repertory and runs through September 13. Check out photos from the production below!

Highly-respected and widely-admired television executive Tom Cerio has decided to retire from his daily role as Executive Vice President, Cable Sales, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution at the end of March, staying with the company in a sales consultancy role. Cerio will be replaced by David Decker, who will be promoted to Executive Vice President, Cable & SVOD Sales, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. The announcement was made today by Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, President, Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution. Decker will report to Ken Werner, President, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.

The Tribune Broadcasting station group will launch “Crime Watch Daily,” the new one hour, first of its kind daily program, that covers all the different aspects of the world of crime, mystery and intrigue like no show on television today, in Fall 2015.

Amazon today announced that Prime Instant Video will be the exclusive online-only subscription home for streaming the TV series 'Veronica Mars' in a deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.

“The Real,” the one-hour daily talk show, hosted by a dynamic team of Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley, has been cleared in over 70% of the country, following an incredibly successful four-week summer test on select Fox-owned stations. The announcement was made today by Ken Werner, President, and Rick Meril, Executive Vice President & General Sales Manager, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.

Veteran and highly-respected advertising sales executive John O'Hara has been named Executive Vice President, Warner Bros. Brand Networks

“TMZ Live,” TMZ's one-hour live daily series that has redefined daytime talk by introducing a completely unique format, feel and tone, has been renewed through the 2016-2017 season on the Fox Television Stations, it was announced today by Ken Werner, President, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and Frank Cicha, Senior Vice President, Programming, Fox Television Stations (FTS).

Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (WBDTD) has locked up deals for a broadcast weekend off-net window for “Rizzoli & Isles” in 95% of the country for a fall 2015 debut, it was announced today

Multiple Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW has been renewed by the NBC Owned Television Stations as well as some 179 stations representing more than 96% of the country through the 2016-17 season.

rner Broadcasting System, Inc., The Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG), and Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today announced licensing agreements bringing to U.S. Netflix members complete previous seasons of animated and live-action programming from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim, as well as the TNT serialized drama Dallas.

"TMZ Live," TMZ.com's one-hour daily entertainment news program, which brings viewers inside the TMZ newsroom, will expand from seven to 17 FOX-owned stations beginning in Fall 2013, announced Ken Werner, President, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and Frank Cicha, Senior Vice President, Programming, FOX Television Stations (FTS).

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bethenny Frankel's talk show will be launched in national syndication on FOX stations beginning in 2013. The former 'Real Housewives of New York' star had a successful six-week trial run of the her chat fest last spring. According to the report, Warner Bros has sold the show to FOX stations which will air it on their biggest U.S. markets.

TBS has acquired the off-network rights to 2 Broke Girls, the breakout hit comedy created by Emmy(R) winner/executive producer Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City) and white-hot comedian Whitney Cummings (Whitney). Television's #1 new series of the 2011-12 season with adults 18-49 and the #1 new comedy among total viewers, 2 Broke Girls is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television and is set to join the TBS lineup in 2015.