NBC, NBA Team Up on Buss Drama

By Paige Albiniak
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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NBC has signed a drama pilot deal for a show loosely based on the life of Los
Angeles Lakers executive Jeanie Buss.

The show will be executive-produced by Gavin Polone through his Pariah
production shingle, with Buss, Linda Rambis and filmmaker Audrey Wells.

"We greatly anticipate rolling out the ball on this exciting new series pilot
that has appeal to both men and women," said Jeff Zucker, president of NBC
Entertainment. "Jeanie Buss is an attractive, savvy and charismatic sports
businesswoman who’s got game and crossover appeal."

The show will be produced in conjunction with the National Basketball
Association and will be set in the back offices of the Lakers.

Paige Albiniak
Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.