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King Kong TV series in the works
Marvista Entertainment and IM Global Television are teaming to create a King Kong TV series….
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Hulu bags Pure Canadian drama for US SVOD
US streaming service Hulu has acquired exclusive local streaming rights to Canadian drama Pure. The…
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Acorn subs to witness BBC’s Decline and Fall
Subscription on-demand service Acorn TV has acquired US rights to BBC comedy Decline and Fall….
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Kabir Khan behind Amazon’s ‘Indian Band of Brothers’
Bollywood director Kabir Khan is to helm The Forgotten Army (WT), a war epic drama…
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John Cleese to star in BBC One comedy
Sitcom legend John Cleese is to star in a six-part comedy for UK pubcaster the…
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Amazon gives stand-up drama two-season order
Amazon has given a double-season order to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the first time the…
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Show of the Week: Ride Upon the Storm
‘Ride upon the storm’ is a line from the William Cowper poem God Moves in…
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ABC Oz lands ABC Studios Int’l’s first series
US broadcaster ABC’s London-based international arm has landed its first series, a crime drama for…
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Netflix continues originals push
Streaming service Netflix has acquired global rights to Noah Baumbach’s latest film, and ordered a…
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Walking Dead makes history but ratings fall
The Walking Dead has made US ratings history despite its latest season finale ratings again…
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Show of the Week: Ride Upon the Storm
‘Ride upon the storm’ is a line from the William Cowper poem God Moves in…
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Script to Screen: Guerrilla
The story of how John Ridley’s passion project became Sky and Showtime’s latest star attraction,…
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Nippon sells Your Home into China
Japanese broadcaster and programmer Nippon TV has shopped its Your Home Is My Business! drama into…
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Keshet International’s Traffic Light shines in CEE
Keshet International has shopped its comedy series Traffic Light to TV3 in Lithuania, with the…
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Russia-US content deals for Twin Peaks
Russian pay TV operator Amedia TV has snagged rights to Showtime shows including the upcoming…
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HBO Euro nets, BBCWW recruit Guerrilla
HBO services in the Nordics, Spain and Central and Eastern Europe have bought upcoming drama…
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SVT takes large BBC Worldwide package
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired a wide-ranging programming deal with BBC Worldwide. SVT has often…
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Netflix, Carey Mulligan join BBC drama
Netflix will offer upcoming BBC drama Collateral internationally, with Hollywood star Carey Mulligan (pictured) announced…
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HBO Nordic buys Twin Peaks revival
The much anticipated return of David Lynch drama Twin Peaks will play on SVOD service…
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Leroux to lead UK base for Newen
Julien Leroux will lead a London office for French production and distribution firm Newen Group….
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Purge producer sets up ITV-backed TV prodco
Jason Blum has set up a new TV studio, Blumhouse Television, with the backing of…
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Victoria reigns in Europe, Israel
ITV period drama Victoria has found new homes in Italy, Russia and Israel. The Mammoth…
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MBC and Image Nation strike production pact
O3 Productions, the production arm of MBC Group, and Abu Dhabi prodco Image Nation have…
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Young Pope anointed in CEE
Central and Eastern Europe paycaster SPI International / Filmbox has bought The Young Pope and…
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DRG launches Atrium with Howard Stringer
Distributor DRG yesterday launched TV’s latest high-end drama house, Atrium TV, with former Sony chief…
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Go90 revamps mobile TV channels
US OTT TV service Go90 has revamped the way it organises its channels and has…
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Fremantle buys into Bend It TV
FremantleMedia has bought a 25% stake in scripted prodco Bend It Television. This is the…
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Private Eyes appeals to buyers
Canadian procedural Private Eyes will become available in 110 territories worldwide after distributor Entertainment One…
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Italian mafia drama goes to M-Net, Tata
Beta Film-sold Italian mafia drama Gomorrah has been shopped into South Africa and India. South…
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Ovation buys The Halcyon, X Company
US cable net Ovation has bought two Sony-distributed period dramas: The Halcyon and X Company….