Madam Secretary


Madam Secretary syndicated on Netflix, WeTV

CBS Corporation has signed a multi-platform syndication agreement for its political drama Madam Secretary, giving off-network rights to Netflix and WeTV. Netflix will lead the off-network launch in mid-2018, with the previous three-season episodes currently available for streaming on the platform. AMC Networks-owned WeTV will also launch the series on cable in 2018. In addition, […]

Sky 1 launches in Germany

Sky has launched its flagship entertainment channel Sky 1 in Germany. The UK-based pay TV operator has operations in Italy and Germany. Sky 1 in Germany will have a local version of cooking competition series Masterchef as well as US series Supernatural and Madam Secretary. Sky original dramas The Tunnel: Sabotage and Hooten & The Lady will […]

CBS names SVOD content chief, studio dev chief

US subscription on-demand platform CBS All Access is set to ramp up programming activity after appointing an original content chief. CBS Television Studio’s head of drama, Julie McNamara is moving across to its CBS sister to become executive VP, original content. Senior VP, drama development at CBS Entertainment Bryan Seabury will replace her at the […]

Telefonica SVOD service buys CBS dramas

The new subscription on-demand service of Spanish telco Telefonica has close a multi-year rights agreement for dramas from CBS and Showtime. The exclusive deal with CBS Studios International hands Telefonica Spain-owned Movistar Series Under the Dome, The Good Wife and new season hit Madam Secretary (pictured) from CBS and Penny Dreadful, Ray Donovan and Golden […]

Showtime feels Happyish as CBS dramas go on

US cable channel Showtime has greenlit a full season of Happyish, the dark comedy-drama that the late Philip Seymour Hoffman was attached to star in. Following the actor’s death last year, Britain’s Steve Coogan took over the starring role, and the series has been given the greenlight. The pilot starred Seymour Hoffman as a middle-aged ad […]

CBS scores FIC Sweden deal

Fox International Channels Sweden has scored a multi-year programming agreement with the distribution arm of US broadcaster CBS. The deal with CBS Studios International will see CBS show including Madam Secretary and Scorpion (pictured) launch exclusively on new Swedish pay TV channel Fox. Political mystery thriller Madam Secretary will launch on December 1, with fellow […]

Full seasons for new CBS drama quartet

Stateside network CBS has given full season orders to all four of its latest dramas. Procedurals Scorpion and NCIS: New Orleans, political drama Madam Secretary and dark thriller series Stalker have all been taken to series following strongs ratings performances. NCIS: New Orleans and Scorpion in particular have been ratings stand-outs, ranking as the number […]

CEE SVOD service welcomes Secretary

Eastern European region SVOD service Pickbox.tv has acquired exclusive rights to new season CBS shows Madam Secretary and Extant. Pickbox, which operates in the former Yugoslav countries, has already made political thriller Madam Secretary (pictured) available on its Hotbox section, in which subscribers are able to watched subtitled new episodes 24 hours after their US […]

Sky takes UK rights to CBS series Madam Secretary

UK pay TV platform BSkyB has picked up new US drama Madam Secretary. The series will go out on Sky’s female-skewed Sky Living channel in the UK. In the US it is one of the new season shows on broadcast network CBS, debuting to strong ratings, debuting to over 17 million viewers. CBS Studios International […]

CBS inks volume deal with TV2

CBS Studios International has widened the terms of its programming deal with TV2, which will give the Norwegian free-to-air broadcaster new CBS series including Madam Secretary (pictured). The political drama recently bowed on CBS in the US, winning 13.8 million viewers. Other new series covered by the volume deal include Scorpion. It will also have […]