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NBC Universal to launch UK Law & Order

NBC Universal is set to launch a local version of legal drama Law & Order…

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Creatives Speaking: Two and a Half Men’s Chuck Lorre on changing the face of US comedy

Chuck Lorre is a veteran comedy writer having worked on seminal US sitcoms Roseanne and…

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CanWest’s $2.3b Alliance Atlantis deal gets the go-ahead

Broadcast regulator the CRTC has approved CanWest’s takeover of Canadian media company Alliance Atlantis. But…

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Europe 2 TV rebranded Virgin 17

Lagardère Active’s French DTT music channel Europe 2 will be rebranded Virgin 17 from the…

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Target moves into Film releasing

Target Entertainment, which is building itself into one of the biggest television distributors in the…

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Local Australian drama boosted

Australian broadcasters spent nearly 20% more money on local drama programming this year than last….

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Peace Arch moves for ContentFilm and Fireworks acquires CBC International

Canada’s Peace Arch Entertainment is in talks to acquire fellow producer/distributor ContentFilm. The two parties…

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Strike latest: WGA undeterred by returning shows

US writers’ union the WGA is adamant that the trickle of shows returning to network…

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Sandra Carter launching web channels in early 2008

US distributor Sandra Carter Global is teaming with a US advertising agency to launch a…

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Telemundo aims for drama boost

Telemundo Internacional, the production and distribution arm of the US Hispanic broadcaster, plans to increase…