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Show of the week: The Married Game
The international market is well-supplied with dating formats, but The Married Game seeks to stand…
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ITV Choice crowns Victoria as UK debut scores
An international ITV network has acquired new period drama Victoria after its debut episode became…
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Discovery Channel fishes for Sacred Cod
Discovery Channel has acquired global rights to new documentary film Sacred Cod. The deal continues Discovery…
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Lifetime lays off Devious Maids
US network Lifetime has cancelled female-skewed comedy-drama Devious Maids after four seasons. The A+E Network-owned…
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TCB takes on food shows as SBS exits sales
UK-based distributor TCB Media Rights has taken on the food programming catalogue of Australian pubcaster…
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Beyond profit down 10%
Beyond International has seen its after-tax profit fall nearly 10% year-on-year – a result that…
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New attempt to find US Friday Night Dinner recipe
CBS is taking another shot at remaking UK sitcom Friday Night Dinner for US broadcast…
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Viacom preps kids music net
Weeks after introducing a new MTV Classic brand in place of VH1 Classic, Viacom has…
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OTT launches for Celestial’s kids channel
Lionsgate and Saban-backed Asian channel operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment has launched its Miao Mi kids…
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Sky Italia, local prodcos team for distribution
Sky Italia and producers including FremantleMedia-owned Wildside and Gomorrah producer Cattleya, have joined forces to…
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Endemol Shine, Celestial taking a BROcation
Lionsgate and Saban-backed channel operator Celestial Tiger has ordered its second original series, a structured…
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ABC to adapt Caitlin Moran comedy
US network ABC is reportedly planning for a remake of Caitlin Moran’s recently-cancelled British comedy…
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Amazon to witness BBC Worldwide’s Incident
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive US rights to Australian drama The Kettering Incident. The…
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ITV explains How to Catch a Killer
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a documentary series about the ‘Golden Hour’, the name police…
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Hilde Cracks the Case with Paramount, Anonymous
Paramount Television and Anonymous Content have taken rights to a forthcoming book series inspired by…
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Channel 5 to spend more time In the Wild
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a batch of shows in the factual space, and…
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Endemol Shine creates games unit
Global production giant Endemol Shine has created a games development and publishing wing. Good Catch…
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Idris Elba brings the fight to Discovery
Actor and producer Idris Elba is producing and starring in a three-part series for Discovery…
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El Rey pins down Rey Mysterio Jr.
US network El Rey has tied former WWE wrestler Rey Mysterio Jr. down to a…
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Shares in Aussie SVOD service suspended
Struggling Australian subscription on-demand service Quickflix has had its shares suspended from the country’s stock…
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Spanish net remaking Turkish drama The End
Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco has ordered a local version of well-travelled Turkish scripted format The…
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Sons of Anarchy, Modern Family popular on Shomi
Sons of Anarchy and Modern Family are among the most-watched titles on one-year-old Canadian SVOD…
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Nippon lines up drama, format pair
Japan’s Nippon Television has created a new drama and pair of new formats, which will…
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Show of the week: Operation Burma
Joe Simpson’s mountaineering exploits provided the foundation for hit feature doc Touching the Void, and…
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Discovery unearths Untold Stories of the E.R.
Discovery Networks in Latin America, Hispanic America and Europe has acquired real-life hospital series Untold…
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Breaking Bad alumnus sells drama to ABC
Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul has sold a one-hour drama to US broadcast network ABC….
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BBC One discovers Ingenious Animals
UK broadcaster BBC One has commissioned a 4x60mins about amazing animal behaviour around the world….
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W begins Dancing, heads for Dressing Room
UKTV-owned W has commissioned new doc series from STV Productions and Electric Ray. From Scottish…
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DirecTV Lat Am welcomes Last Panthers
Pay TV provider DirecTV Latin America has acquired six-part crime series The Last Panthers. The…
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French net has Ex on the Beach
French channel NRJ12 has ordered a local version of Viacom dating format Ex on the…