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Netflix confirms UK launch
Netflix has confirmed that it will launch its online streaming service in the UK and…
Discovery ups Doug Baker and John Honeycutt
Discovery Networks International has promoted two of its key executives, Doug Baker and John Honeycutt….
DirecTV picks up FremantleMedia drama Hit and Miss
DirecTV has taken exclusive US rights to Hit and Miss, the upcoming drama from Paul…
Pan Am takes off across Asia
Sony Pictures Television’s period drama Pan Am has been sold to a raft of international…
Marie Jacobson, EVP, Sony Pictures TV
Marie Jacobson, executive VP, programming and production, networks, SPT Marie Jacobson acquires and develops content…
Televisa, Univision to launch Lopez, Fuller talent show
Mexico’s Televisa and US Spanish language broadcaster Univision will launch Jennifer Lopez’s reality talent series…
Chris Albrecht, CEO, Starz
Having run HBO and greenlit shows including The Sopranos and Sex and the City, Chris…
Orange launches 3D magazine show about 3D
Orange and Troisième Œil Productions are joining forces to produce Mag3D, a regular magazine show…
Skype founder prepping Netflix rival
Skype cofounder Janus Friis is launching a new online video streaming service under the Vdio…
ABC developing ITV’s White Van Man
US network ABC is developing a series based on ITV Studios’ British comedy format White…
MTV eyes international scripted push
MTV is looking to ramp up the production of scripted drama across its international channels….
John Shiban, Hell on Wheels
John Shiban, executive producer, Hell on Wheels Hell on Wheels is one of the most…
HBO Central Europe hires Antony Root as production boss
HBO Central Europe has appointed Antony Root EVP, original programming and production and he will…
Warner Bros the largest importer of TV series into Europe
New research reveals that Warner Bros is the largest importer of drama series into Europe….
Lady Gaga shuts down Lady Goo Goo
Moshi Monsters has been forced to call off plans to release a single from Moshi…
Hulu owners call off sale
The owners of Hulu have called off the planned sale of the online video service….
Julian Fellowes, writer, Titanic
Titanic is a huge international coproduction that is being lined up to air around the…
Big CBS buys raft of US series and preps new channel
CBS and Reliance joint venture channels group Big CBS has picked up a raft of…
ITV orders Daphne du Maurier drama The Scapegoat
ITV has ordered a one-off drama based on Daphne du Maurier’s novel The Scapegoat. The…
Making branded programming work
Stephen J. Davis, president, Hasbro Studios on making branded programming work I’ve been in the…
ProSiebenSat.1 strikes Disney digital deal
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has struck a deal with Disney that will see over 500…
Vince Gilligan, creator, Breaking Bad
The 1980s Texas oil soap Dallas is an unlikely source of inspiration for critically acclaimed…
Exclusive: Lifetime developing Johnny Depp TV project
US cable network Lifetime is developing a period drama series from Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil…
International broadcasters pick up Margaret Cho shows
Beyond has shopped its selection of Margaret Cho comedy series to a raft of international…
Channel 5 picks up Dallas reboot for the UK
British commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired classic soap remake Dallas after striking a deal…
Recapitalised RHI plans move into TV series
The new-look RHI Entertainment will broaden its output from TV movies and miniseries to regular…
Netflix, AMC strike streaming deal
US cable network group AMC Networks has struck a deal with online video streaming service…
Exclusive: The Killing producer developing new crime drama
Danmarks Radio is developing a new white collar crime series from the producer of hit…
Dori Media moves into gameshows with Tanin TV deal
Dori Media has inked a production and distribution deal with Tanin Productions and has started…
Sky-HBO copro Strike back gets another season
Strike Back has been renewed. The special forces action series is the first copro between…