Adam Levine Inks First-Look Deal With NBC

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday May 8, 2013 @ 8:37am PDT
Nellie Andreeva

The Voice coach Adam Levine and producing partner Jordan Feldstein have signed an exclusive one-year first-look development deal with NBC Entertainment, the network announced this morning. Under the pact, the duo will develop scripted and alternative programming for NBC. Levine previously sold a comedy and drama project to NBC in 2011.

 

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‘The Voice’s Adam Levine And Blake Shelton On The Judges’ Chemistry: NBC Press Day

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday April 22, 2013 @ 7:23pm PDT

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The Voice came at a good time for NBC. One of the few shows keeping the lights on at the network, it replaced coaches Christina Aguilera and Ceelo Green with Usher and … Read More »

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Adam Levine To Host ‘SNL’ On January 26

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday January 3, 2013 @ 11:41am PST

The Voice judge and rocker will make his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on January 26, with musical guest rapper Kendrick Lamar. Adam Levine is no stranger to the NBC sketch show, as his band Maroon … Read More »

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‘The Voice’s Adam Levine To Star In ‘Can A Song Save Your Life?’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday June 14, 2012 @ 4:42pm PDT
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EXCLUSIVE: Adam Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5 and a judge on The Voice, has landed a lead role in Can A Song Save Your Life. That is the next film by director John Carney, who directed the film … Read More »

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‘The Voice’ Coaches Near New Deals

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 23, 2012 @ 7:45pm PDT
Nellie Andreeva

With NBC’s The Voice heading into the homestretch of its second season, it looks like NBC is doing the same on new deals with star coaches Adam Levine, Cee-Lo, Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera. I hear the pacts … Read More »

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NBC’s ‘The Voice’ Wins Music Competition Series’ Grammy Showdown

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NBC’s The Voice earned bragging rights tonight as all 4 of its musician coaches received Grammy nominations: 4 for Cee Lo Green, 2 each for Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera and one for Adam Levine’s band Maroon 5 (it is … Read More »

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NBC Buys Rock ‘N’ Roll Drama From Adam Levine And Lawrence Trilling

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday October 28, 2011 @ 1:49pm PDT
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EXCLUSIVE: Adam Levine is no accidental TV producer. After a single-camera karaoke comedy project he executive produces sparked a bidding war in July before landing at NBC with penalty, the rocker-turned-reality star has set up a … Read More »

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Verve Ups Zach Carlisle From Assistant To Agent, But Makes Him Work For It

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday August 22, 2011 @ 5:18pm PDT
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Zach Carlisle, one of the original five who left WME to form Verve, was promoted Sunday from assistant to agent. These days, dealmaker-minting ceremonies are becoming more and more like Punk’d episodes, and the Verve partners really strung Carlisle … Read More »

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NBC Lands Karaoke Comedy Project; Adam Levine To Produce, Jake Kasdan To Direct

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday July 31, 2011 @ 6:51pm PDT
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: NBC is expanding its relationship with The Voice star Adam Levine to the scripted side. After a bidding, NBC has nabbed a single-camera comedy project, with the Maroon 5 frontman executive producing and Jake Kasdan attached to executive produce and direct. The ensemble comedy set at a karaoke bar, which has received a script commitment plus penalty, is being produced by 20th Century Fox TV and Chernin Entertainment. I hear at least three networks wanted the project, which is said to organically blend comedy with a musical element, but NBC was very aggressive, largely because of the involvement of its reality star Levine. This marks the first major NBC buy from 20th TV since the studio’s former EVP Jennifer Salke was named NBC entertainment president earlier this month. Read More »

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UPDATE: All Four Judges Returning To NBC’s ‘The Voice’ After Finale Soars In Ratings

UPDATE, 11:35 AM: NBC has just confirmed that all four judges on The Voice — Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton — will return when the series resumes in midseason Mondays at … Read More »

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NBC’s ‘The Voice’ Votes Its Winner (Spoiler)

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 29, 2011 @ 6:33pm PDT

SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!

It’s the heavily hyped show that rewrote the rules for TV talent contests on the networks this spring. But it also cost a whopping $1.4 million per episode. (… Read More »

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Verve Makes Agency’s First Dealmaker Promotion With Help Of Summit’s Erik Feig

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday April 1, 2011 @ 3:25pm PDT
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Verve, the upstart lit agency hatched by Bryan Besser, Bill Weinstein and Adam Levine in January 2010, today made its first agent promotion from within by giving Rob Herting his dealmaker stripes. They made it memorable, with help from Summit production chief Erik Feig. Read More »

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Christina Aguilera Tapped As Coach On NBC’s Reality Series ‘The Voice’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday March 2, 2011 @ 12:20pm PST
Nellie Andreeva

Maybe Charlie Sheen was unavailable? NBC just announced that another celebrity who has been going through personal problems, Christina Aguilera, has been tapped as a musician coach on NBC’s new musical competition series The Voice, which will premiere on  April … Read More »

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NBC Sets Premiere Date For ‘The Voice’, Taps First Coaches

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NBC’s new singing competition series The Voice, a rival to Fox’s American Idol, will premiere on Apr. 26 and will air in Idol’s previous signature Tuesday 8 PM slot. The network has signed the first 2 musician coaches for the … Read More »

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Agency Verve Expands Into TV With Sales

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday December 8, 2010 @ 6:30am PST
Nellie Andreeva

Upstart talent and literary agency Verve was launched almost a year ago by three former Endeavor agents, Bill Weinstein, Bryan Besser and Adam Levine, who left WME several months after the Endeavor-WMA merger. Because of the trio’s pedigree – they … Read More »

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