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eSports scripted series set to launch
Lisbon-based digital prodco BeActive has created what it claims to be the first scripted series…
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Game of Thrones author lays down Wild Cards
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin will see another of his epic book series,…
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Cohen, BBCWW make down payments on House
Former Channel 4 drama chief Tessa Ross and ex-Working Title Television UK boss Juliette Howell…
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Woody Allen’s Amazon comedy Crisis nears
Woody Allen’s comedy for Amazon Prime Video is called Crisis in Six Scenes, and sees…
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Kauffman sets dramas with HBO, Amazon
Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman has sold miniseries dramas to premium US outlets HBO and Amazon…
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ABC to spend Ten Days in the Valley with Sedgwick
US broadcaster ABC has gone straight-to-series with a ten-part drama from Skydance Television, which will…
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Insurgent signs first-look with Zoo exec
LA-based Insurgent Media has signed a first-look deal with veteran film and TV producer Cathy…
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Sky, Amazon team to form Roman Army drama
European satcaster Sky and Amazon Prime Video in the US are to coproduce a big-budget…
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Netflix to coproduce ITV conspiracy thriller
Streaming service Netflix has joined ITV conspiracy thriller drama Paranoid as a coproducer and will…
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BBC First, CBC hear The A Word
BBC First is Australia and CBC in Canada are the latest buyers of Keshet International-sold…
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AT&T net prepares diamond trader drama
US channel AT&T Audience Network has commissioned a ten-part drama from Entertainment One and Fuqua…
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NBC, Homeland team prep for Waking Lions
US broadcaster NBC has kicked off the 2017-18 buying season by adding a pair of…
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Lionsgate nabs Warner exec in scripted push
Lionsgate has raided rival US studio Warner Bros. Television to hire Chad Kennedy as senior…
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Hulu snags Homeland from Fox
Hulu has acquired premium drama series from Fox. The hit drama goes out on premium cable…
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Amazon buys Evil Dead series
Amazon has acquired Ash vs Evil Dead for its German service. The comedy horror plays…
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ABC’s Falvey to run Awesomeness mobile VOD net
Youth-focused content firm AwesomenessTV has poached the head of comedy at US broadcaster ABC to…
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50 Cent extends Starz deal, plans Tomorrow, Today
Rapper Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson has scored an overall development deal with US network Starz,…
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Starz develops novella, Dirty Girls Social Club
US premium cable network Starz is working to adapt Mexican telenovela and a best-selling novel…
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SoHo dropped as Foxtel encourages Binge viewing
Australian pay giant Foxtel is moving premium programming currently on its SoHo drama channel to…
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Game of Thrones ending confirmed
As expected, flagship HBO drama Game of Thrones will end after its eighth season. Showrunner…
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Fox ties down Fresh Off the Boat creator
Fresh Off the Boat creator and showrunner Nahnatchka Khan has scored a pod deal at…
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TCAs: TBS gets first primetime toon
US basic cable network TBS has ordered its first primetime animated series. Tarantula, from Carson…
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Fox poaches Keshet exec in drama originals plan
Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa has poached Sara Johnson from Keshet UK as a…
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Burman teams with Mediapro
Spain-based channel operator and producer Mediapro is teaming with Daniel Burman’s Argentina-based prodco, and the…
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TBS plots Notorious B.I.G.-inspired drama
US basic cable channel TBS is developing a scripted series inspired by the lyrics of…
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Starz making US Peep Show
Cable net Starz is working up a version of Peep Show, the latest attempt at remaking…
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Wolf Creek to go Pop in US
Australian psychological drama Wolf Creek is heading to US cable channel Pop. Pop has licensed…
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Kudos backs Derek Wax drama prodco
Kudos executive producer Derek Wax has launched a UK-based drama prodco that will sit within…
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Netflix taps John Wells for Panama Papers film
The West Wing’s John Wells is teaming up with global streamer Netflix to create a…
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Netflix takes American Crime Story global
Subscription VOD giant Netflix has agreed a global streaming pact with 20th Century Fox Television…