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FX chief warns of viewer ‘malaise’
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL: FX Networks boss John Landgraf has reaffirmed his view that the…
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STV, GroupM form strategic partnership
Scotland’s STV Productions and WPP-owned GroupM Entertainment have formed a strategic alliance that will see…
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Discovery Channel plots 200+ territory doc launch
Discovery Channel has commissioned a documentary about Mount Everest’s Sherpa community that will rollout in…
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FremantleMedia buys Young Pope prodco
FremantleMedia has paid an undisclosed amount for a 62.5% stake in Italian drama house Wildside….
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Amazon to rival Netflix in Japan
Amazon Prime Instant Video is to launch in Japan, putting it in direct competition with…
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Discovery plans new Elba series
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL: Discovery Networks International is working on another unscripted series with popular…
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Shakespeare drama for BBC
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL Doctor Who writer Russell T. Davies is penning a 90-minute television…
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BBC Three adds shows as closure looms
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL: BBC Three has commissioned a batch of new shows as controller…
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Channel 5 buys Penn & Teller Vegas series
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired Penn & Teller: Fool Us in Vegas from DCD…
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Iannucci launches spirited BBC defence
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL: Comedy writer Armando Iannucci used his keynote lecture at the Edinburgh…