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Sky brings Aussie drama to Germany
Sky Deutschland has acquired Australian primetime medical drama The Heart Guy. The Essential Media-produced series…
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Netflix cancels ‘most expensive show’ Get Down
The Get Down, widely believed to be the most expensive show ever produced, is not…
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History to open Blue Book with Robert Zemeckis
US cable channel History has ordered a straight-to-series drama from Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis….
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WGA ratifies studio writers contract
The Writers Guild of America has formally ratified the new three-year deal with the Alliance…
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BBC America pacts with Elisabeth Moss for drama
US cable channel BBC America is working with Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss on a…
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Amazon orders Hanna spin-off from NBCUniversal
NBC Universal International Studios has secured a straight so series order from Amazon Studios to…
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Banijay backs UK drama firm
Banijay Group is backing the launch of new UK-based drama label BlackLight Television. Phil Trethowan…
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Branded with an indie label
The LA Screenings was set up initially as an opportunity for the major US studios…
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LA Screenings 2017: Military procedure
International broadcasters are desperate for American procedurals, and this year the Hollywood studios believe they’ve…
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Weinstein backs Oliver Stone-directed Guantanamo series
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has come on board a new scripted TV project from film-maker…
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SBS secures APC’s Nordic noir Valkyrien
France-based financier and distributor About Premium Content has secured a deal with SBS Australia for…
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Cegielski departs FremantleMedia North America co-CEO role
Craig Cegielski is leaving FremantleMedia North America, where he has been co-CEO for three years….
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DRG scores drama prodco deal
UK-based distributor DRG has scored a drama deal with Scottish prodco Synchronicity Films. The exclusive…
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Hugh Grant returns to TV for BBC’s A Very British Scandal
Hugh Grant is returning to TV for the first time in 20 years. The actor,…
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Netflix restores Henson’s Dark Crystal for TV
Eighties movie Dark Crystal is headed for a TV remake at Netflix. The Jim Henson…
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Sky Deutschland heads to Der Pass for original
Sky Deutschland’s latest original drama will come from 4 Blocks producer Wiedemann & Berg Television….
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The CW pairs Dynasty with Riverdale
The CW is pairing key new US broadcast dramas Valor and Dynasty with existing high-profile…
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eOne backs Brad Weston prodco
Transatlantic producer-distributor Entertainment One and Comcast-owned Universal have put their weight behind a new content…
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Netflix adapts fantasy saga The Witcher
Netflix is working on a series adaptation of the fantasy novel and video game saga…
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Young Sheldon, 9JKL land key CBS slots
US broadcaster CBS has handed new comedies Young Sheldon, 9JKL and Me, Myself & I…
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ABC tasks Inhumans with Friday mission
US broadcaster ABC has slated its buzzy new superhero drama Marvel’s Inhumans on Friday nights…
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Fox tinkers with fall schedule
US broadcaster Fox has made changes across the week as it prepares to launch four…
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Sky, HBO anoint New Pope with Sorrentino
Italian director Paolo Sorrentino (pictured) will create a second high-end drama about the Catholic Papacy…
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NATPE lines up expanded studios screenings
Hungary will play host to an expanded US studio screenings as part of the 2017…
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Netflix takes on Stan with first Aussie original
Netflix has commissioned its first original series out of Australia, placing it head-to-head with SVOD…
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Channel 4 to tell Handmaid’s Tale in UK
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has acquired buzzy US drama The Handmaid’s Tale from MGM Television….
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Grand Tour pushes Netflix from global demand top spot
A non-Netflix show – The Grand Tour – was the most popular digital title in…
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Show stoppers
The golden age of TV drama has meant more programmes in production, and with resources…
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Newen debuts €50m UK drama fund
France’s Newen Group has created a €50 million (US$54.8 million) drama investment fund. TF1 Group-owned…
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Fifty Fathoms exec joins Playground in rejig
Fifty Fathoms’s head of development, Melissa Gallant, is joining Wolf Hall producer Playground Entertainment, which…