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Prospect Park Networks Files For Bankruptcy For Their Digital Soaps Division!
The story continues … with news today out of Variety, that Prospect Park Networks, the digital soaps division that brought you the All My Children and One Life to Live revivals has filed for bankruptcy protection through Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Prospect Park Networks said the bankruptcy filing “in no way impacts PPN’s litigation” against ABC. Prospect Park Networks continues its case with ABC seeking $95 million dollars in damages! In addition, the bankruptcy filing will give PPN “timing flexibility” to collect on a tax credit from the Connecticut Office of Film, Television & Digital Media, the company said.
Unaffected from this filing are Prospect Park’s, the talent and management company, and Prospect Park’s TV productions: Royal Pains on USA Network, Wilfred for FX, and Salem for WGN America.
“PPN is optimistic that this filing will make it possible to continue to maximize the value of its assets and settlement of past liabilities,” the company said in a statement. “The company is optimistic about the prospects for a smooth transition into bankruptcy.”
What do you think about the news of the bankruptcy filing, when it would seem they were left with no choice? Let us know!
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51st Daytime Emmys: Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa Receive Talk Show Host Nominations
On Thursday, nominations were announced in the Outstanding Talk Show category for the upcoming 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
Mark Consuelos (ex-Mateo, All My Children) coming off his first-year as co-host of ‘Live” with real-life wife, Kelly Ripa scored his first Talk Show Host nomination along with Ripa who has been nominated previous times.
Joining Mark and Kelly in the race are: Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell, Sheryl Underwood, The Talk and
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall.
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As previously reported, The Talk is coming to its end when its upcoming 15th and final season ends in December of 2024.
The 51st annual Daytime Emmys are slated to be broadcast and stream live on CBS and Paramount+ on Friday night, June 7th
Look for the full list of nominations to drop on Friday morning at 12 noon ET/9 am PT.
So, are you rooting for Kelly and Mark to win their first Talk Show host award together? Comment below.
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Mark Consuelos Celebrates One-Year Anniversary as Co-Host of ‘Live’ Alongside Kelly Ripa
Today, April 17th marks a full-year since Mark Consuelos (ex-Mateo, All My Children) took over the co-hosting duties of ‘Live” alongside his wife, and longtime co-host, Kelly Ripa (ex-Hayley, All My Children).
Consuelos replaced Ryan Seacrest who are six seasons decided to be back on the west coast full-time. For Consuelos, now having the opportunity to work off of Ripa as co-hosts has been something of adjustment for him, but viewers have been eating it up.
Live with Kelly and Mark has remained the No. 1 entertainment talk show on television over the past year, growing 3% in average total viewers to 2.23M per episode. It is also the most-watched daytime talk show in the last year in key demos of women 18-49 and women 25-54. All of this, since the real-life marrieds teamed-up.
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Speaking with Deadline, Kelly Ripa shared why the two are gelling on-screen, “I do think that there is something very possibly relatable about our relationship. We have disagreements like a normal couple, and we’re not afraid to let them unfold on the air and in front of America, and I think people find a lot of themselves in that.”
Mark weighed in how he has progressed as a host, and what he could improve at, sharing, “I’d like to get better at my interviewing skills. I’d like to get better at reading a teleprompter…I think I’m getting better at throwing to commercial. The other day in the middle of the show as we go to commercial, my sign off was ‘See you guys around.’ I mean, the show wasn’t over. The most obvious thing to say would be, ‘We’ll be back right after this.’ But I just said, ‘See you around.’ So we went to commercial and one of the producers (goes) ‘What was that?’ I don’t know… So for the next few sign offs, as a joke, I’d say ‘See you around.’ We got a kick out of it.”
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Meanwhile, Kelly has given huge props to Mark, “I find Mark utterly compelling, really interesting, super funny, and he’s bold in a way like nobody else. He says what’s on his mind. If he’s thinking it, he says it. I’ve done this a long time and oftentimes people will adjust their natural personalities to pander to what they think the audience wants to hear, and Mark will tell people what he thinks, and he doesn’t care if it’s not a popular opinion. It gives him an edginess that I think is really missing in the landscape today. Everybody’s so afraid to say anything, and Mark is unafraid to say exactly what he’s thinking.”
In a statement, Debra O’Connell, President News Group and Networks, Disney Entertainment shared, We could not be more thrilled with how Mark has seamlessly joined the show family as permanent co-host. His undeniable charisma and his and Kelly’s natural chemistry are evident as they deliver the laughs and smiles to our viewers each morning. We are incredibly proud of how Live has continued to evolve and that the audience is responding so enthusiastically.”
So, do you think Mark Consuelos is the best co-host his wife Kelly Ripa has ever had on ‘Live’? How would you say he is doing as co-host after one full year on the job? Comment below.
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Susan Lucci Joins the Cast of Jonah Hill’s Movie ‘Outcome’
Look who will be part of the ensemble cast in motion picture and film star Jonah Hill’s new film project! That’s right, none other than Susan Lucci (ex-Erica, All My Children).
According to Deadline, the daytime television icon joins other notables including Laverne Cox and David Spade who have been added to the cast of Outcome. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Matt Bomer (ex-Ben, Guiding Light) and Cameron Diaz.
In Outcome, which is written by, and will be directed by Hill, the dark comedy centers around Reef (played by Reeves), a damaged Hollywood star who must dive into the dark depths of his past to confront his demons and make amends after he is extorted with a mysterious video clip from his past.
Photo: JPI
Soap fans know that following her iconic run as All My Children’s Erica Kane, Susan went on to be featured in Lifetime’s Devious Maids in the role of Genevieve Delatour. Since her Pine Valley days ended (when AMC was canceled in 2012), Susan has appeared in numerous shows and made numerous appearances. n December of 2023, Lucci was awarded the Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Photo: JPI
Outcome will debut on Apple and is an Apple Studios production. The film marks the latest collaboration for Hill and Apple Original Films, who are also developing a Grateful Dead biopic with Martin Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions, to be directed by Scorsese, with Hill starring in it and as one of the producers of the project, as well.
So, intrigued to see what kind of role Susan plays in Jonah Hill’s new film ‘Outcome’? Comment below.
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NewsApril 20, 2024The Young and the Restless Preview: Ashley’s New Alter Emerges
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Days Of Our LivesApril 19, 2024Stephen Schnetzer Talks On His Return to Days of our Lives and Working with Susan Seaforth Hayes In Emotional Episodes
So we could have kept John, Todd and Starr on GH?
We could still! I keep hoping to tune in and find out everything that has happened since the nurses ball last year has just been Richard Simmons bad dream and then things get restored to NORMAL.
They can return now, it’s a soap! Too bad they weren’t as good at producing soaps as the were a running a business. I can’t imagine any of the veteran actors coming back to deal with them at this point. Time to break out the RIP signs. I hear Oprah singing. LOL 😉
This is just another sad and disappointing blow to fans. I really wish PP and ABC would do whatever is necessary to get AMC/OLTL back into production. Fans don’t care who is to blame, just fix it and do it right this time, even it means selling the 2 shows outright to another network.
Not happening, sorry,
Tracey please move on, amc and Oltl will never come back. I have accepted it, enjoy the 4 soaps remaining.
I have moved on. I am still and will always be a fan of AMC and OLTL.
Who cares anymore at this point. Thanks for the memories
“There once was a dream”…oops that’s ‘Gladiator.’ Sorry to see all our hopes for AMC and OLTL has come to this. No point in saying what went wrong…except, I can’t resist…ABC.
I don’t understand how a company can possibly go so wrong and have so many problems. I wasn’t overly thrilled with the On-line versions of either One Life to Live or ALL MY CHILDREN, but at least they tried. Now, it seems doubtful that these two soaps will see the light of day again unless a true Miracle occurs. Very sad, last year at this time the fans of both shows were hopeful that the shows would have new Life on-line (despite some weak writing) and now that hope seems shattered. Does it seem that another Network or another On-line company would re-launch either or both shows?
Nope, not enough viewers to be worth the money it would take to produce one, much less two of these shows.
mess. Mess. MESS!
So WHO didnt see this coming from a mile away????
The two soaps were dead in the water a few years ago when the network canceled them. People stopped watching in droves, especially. All My Children. If shows are circling the drain on free TV available to 99 per cent of the US, why did anyone think the shows were viable on the Internet. The reboots made no sense.
I feel sorry for PP..
For 3 years they never gave up on the 2 soaps when no others would touch the 2 soaps..
PP did bring them back to life if only for a short time the 2 soaps lived again..
bottom line;
Prospect Park were the only ones who tired and the only ones gave a damn and gave their all for a comeback of OLTL and AMC ..
I have come to think of PP’s versions of AMC as nothing but a (bad) dream, not worth remembering or pining for. I wish that they had not gotten into the online soaps business, and they probably wish for the same. I focus on the bigger picture, which is that ABC’s AMC ended the right way, with couples together who should be together, and Jackson and Erica temporarily ended but not forever, and JR shooting his gun into a wall rather than Marissa. I’m sorry for PP’s financial troubles, but they shouldn’t have taken on these iconic soaps and made so many promises about what they were going to do and for how long. They were drowning from the start. I hope they win something from their ABC lawsuit and can recover some of their losses. But if anyone ever puts on AMC again, it can’t be PP and this move pretty much seals the deal.
Oh come on! We all knew PP was not stable from the start. Yes then No! They couldn’t get it together from the beginning, they claim hardship when they delay production with terms. ABC is as stupid.. Look at their Day time schedule. Trash! Here’s a powerful scripture. (But Let your “Yes” be “Yes” and your “No”, “No” For what ever is more than these is from the evil one. Matt 5:37 We as fans lost from evil people playing games with actors and actress lives. I as a Soap Fan say, Trust not want not! Moving on and not with ABC/ nor PP.
I said all along that Prospect Park was having money troubles and that was why they filed this lawsuit. They waited far too many months to say ABC altered characters and stories. It is only because they have no money they are trying to find a quick way to get some. I hope the lawsuit costs them even more money and puts Prospect Park out of business completely. They were complete failure IMO.
Well David this time around I can’t argue with you, I don’t care for the way Prospect Park handled things – some of us were holding on to hope that somehow, someway we would get a Season 2 of either AMC or One Life but now it looks like all hope is gone. Strange that in mid-March there was supposed to be another Court hearing but if PP is filing bankruptcy I suppose the rest of it all doesn’t matter anymore. I know the “glory days” of the Soaps are gone, but I sincerely felt that abridged and trimmed episodes would work –but after this disaster what company would attempt yet another re-launch – as time moves along we will see more alumni from the two shows become woven into the existing four shows.
All I care about is does this mean they are – or are not- interested in making those soaps again. Other than that I don’t care.
Prospect Park seemed totally unprofessional to me from day one. This bankruptcy does not surprise me.
I hope ABC pays them off and brings back OLTL and AMC to ABC where they belong.
OK PP – man up and give the rights back to ABC.. They will be able to reproduce OLTL quicker than you can. These are our family members you are holding hostage.
(soap plot – what sinister agency would hold two towns captive, with no hope of ever seeing our beloved friends and family, for a few million dollars?)
Give them back. And ABC – you can than man up too and admit your mistake!
bring back the soaps………………………….
Too bad, but not terribly surprised.
Guess Robin Strasser won’t get paid.
I’m not surprised with Prospect Park filed for bankruptcy because of the lawsuit they filed against ABC.Maybe they had a right to file the lawsuit but i’m thinking they thought ABC would settle rather then going to court.However PP owns the rights to OLTL and AMC till early 2015.However they could try to sell the rights back to ABC and try to recoup some money.Unfortunately i think AMC and OLTL are dead because some of the actors on the shows have moved on to other things
Both soaps might have succeeded as weekly 1 hour shows styled like the primetime soaps…and without Starr, John and Todd…better writers couldve wrote around them and totally ignored how those three were written on GH. Even if PP wins the lawsuit against ABC they still are the loosers here!!!
IF a cable network would have wanted the soaps they would have done well..
PP tried to get them on cable but there were no takers..
No network or cable network wants the soaps ..
PP were the only ones, only ones, who wanted them ..