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Bryan Cranston cuts a fascinating figure; part character actor, part comic everyman, he is largely…

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Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local…

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Period dramas have always been stalwart performers in TV schedules, Roots, I Claudius and Brideshead…

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Television is getting scarier. Horror has always had an on-off relationship with the small screen…

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Definition: pro·ce·dur·al (pr -s j r- l) The police procedural is a sub-genre of detective…

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Simon Cowell is the most successful TV executive of recent years; the man behind The…

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Television Business International (TBI) is heading to MIPCOM in Cannes to scour the Palais for…

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“If you can get it out of the cage you can have it!” is the tagline for Israeli-originated gameshow format Raid the Cage.

In the show couples answer questions to win time in the cage in question.

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Outrageous Fortune was a big hit in New Zealand and internationally and the producer of…

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Jane Campion is the Oscar-winning director behind The Piano. She will be at MIPCOM, with…

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Six-part drama series Rectify is one of the first original shows to be commissioned by…

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What do you do when your family is in trouble and you can’t cope anymore?…

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When FremantleMedia Enterprises was looking for a teen-skewing web series Generate was top of mind,…

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Nation’s Brightest has been a big hit for German public broadcaster and now BBC One…

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Technicolor is a household name, but not best known for creating and producing animated series….

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The Fall is a psychological thriller that sees a high-powered detective (Gillian Anderson) attempt to…

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Cracked is the latest high-profile Canadian police procedural hoping to follow in the footsteps on…

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Dubbed ‘Hex in the City’ by the production team, Switch is the everyday story of…

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The Americans is an upcoming spy drama for US cable network FX. The show, which…

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TV superhero properties are riding high as big budget movies drive interest beyond the fan…

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TBI has teamed with independent research specialist CableU to get under the skin of this…

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Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton captured the sense of anticipation around Lifetime’s new movie when he…

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The French broadcasting family is about to get bigger. This month will see the arrival…

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The Client List is the most successful drama to launch on US cable network Lifetime…

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Kurt Sutter is one of the most interesting faces in the cable television world and…

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TBI takes a look at some of the hottest formats in the international TV market…

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As executive VP, alternative programming, specials and late night at US network ABC, Andrea Wong…

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As costs rise, broadcasters are turning to each other to fund event TV, reports Tim…

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France falls for English language drama In the last couple of years, a burst of…

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Viacom’s programming division has inked a pair of format deals and sealed new options for…