'Tulsa King' Spinoff 'NOLA King' With Samuel L. Jackson In The Works

  Saaaaaalutations! If you thought Paramount+ nabbing Sylvester Stallone to star in Tulsa King said something about what television had become, hear this out: Tulsa King has a New Orleans-set spinoff in development, aptly titled NOLA King , and it’s set to star Samuel L. Jackson. Exact details of NOLA King are under wraps, but Jackson’s character,   Russell Lee Washington Jr.,   has been described as similar to Stallone’s Dwight Manfredi. The series would be set up by a recurring arc in Tulsa King ’s third season, currently in production in Oklahoma and Atlanta, which explains why Variety ’s  telling didn’t call the single appearance they implied as a backdoor pilot. Jackson is expected to film his episodes in July, with production on NOLA King looking at a February start. Dave Erickson will be writing the spin-off after previously taking over showrunner duties on  Tulsa King starting with this new third  season.  He is expected to transition fro...

Paramount and Nielsen End 4-Month Dispute, Ink New Deal for Ratings Measurement of CBS, Paramount+

   Paramount and Nielsen have agreed to a new deal, multi-year deal that ended months-long dispute that saw CBS and Paramount+ reporting viewership of their programming. The New deal includes audience measurements for all Paramount platforms including CBS. Cable Networks and streaming services such as Paramount+ and Pluto TV
   It mattered because without a deal, CBS was unable to use Nielsen’s viewership data to sell ads for its major live events, such as the Golden Globes, NFL games, and as well as March Madness. With the new deal already,  Nielsen’s cross-media planning product, and Big Data+Panel national TV measurement. Products also includes viewership data from over 45 million households across more than 75 million set-up boxes and smart TVs.  
   Nielsen C.E.O. Karthik Rao says that "We are thrilled to resume our partnership with Paramount, as their leaders to continue to 
build one of the strongest brands in entertainment."

(Paramount and Nielsen new deal)

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