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Stan nets exclusive Sherlock streaming deal
Stan has taken the exclusive rights to the upcoming season of Sherlock, meaning the latest…
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CBS reveals SVOD Star Trek drama title
The upcoming Star Trek CBS on-demand drama officially has a name. The CBS All Access…
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Vampire Diaries dead, Bates Motel shut
The Vampire Diaries and Bates Motel will end after their respective final seasons. The CW’s…
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Sky hires comedy commissioner from BBC
Sky has brought in Tilusha Ghelani as a comedy commissioner. The new recruit joins from…
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Study: ‘peak TV’ reached this summer
Most consumers believe 2016 will mark the ‘summer of peak TV’, but that the saturation…
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Night Manager firm preps new le Carré series
The prodco behind hit John Le Carré adaptation The Night Manager is now turning one…
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NBCU makes splash with ITV’s Loch Ness deals
NBCUniversal International Networks has bought upcoming ITV mystery drama Loch Ness for territories in Europe….
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The Rock brings Muscle Beach to USA
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has sold a scripted series about bodybuilders from the famous Venice…
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Starz’ Black Sails plots course for final season
Starz has greenlit a new season of Black Sails, and said it will be the…
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C4, Nat Geo team for ISIS drama
Channel 4 and National Geographic Channel are joining forces to make a drama series about…
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Dumb & Dumber, Colbert writers team for comedy
The AT&T Audience Network has given a straight-to-series order to Loudermilk, a new comedy from…
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Power-ful two-season renewal for 50 Cent drama
50 Cent’s Power has received a two-season renewal, guaranteeing it fourth and fifth seasons. The…
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Globo offers 4K drama on-demand
Brazilian Globo claims it has become the first mainstream free TV broadcaster to programming in…
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Netflix, Bell board new Star Trek
Netflix has taken exclusive SVOD rights to the upcoming CBS All Access Star Trek drama…
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HBO Asia first with The Psychic
HBO is making its first ever drama out of Taiwan, with 6x60mins series The Psychic…
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HBO confirms shorter Game of Thrones season
The next season of HBO juggernaut Game of Thrones will be shorter than previous runs…
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Sony buys into Jordskott team’s Swedish prodco
Sony has bought into Palladium Fiction, the Swedish firm behind mystery drama hit Jordskott. Sony…
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Sky follows up The Five with The Four
Sky has ordered another original drama from best-selling novelist Harlan Coben (pictured), The Four. The…
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NBC, Dick Wolf join true crime craze
US broadcaster NBC and its most prolific procedurals creator, Dick Wolf, are getting in on…
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Fox names drama, comedy chiefs
US-based Twentieth Century Fox Television has new drama and comedy development chiefs. Fox 21 Television…
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Catastrophe continues at Amazon
Amazon Prime Video in the US will have the next two seasons of British relationship…
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Telefe creating Maradona drama set piece
The life story of legendary footballer Diego Maradona is to be told as a drama…
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Germany’s Beta makes another Spanish drama move
Munich-based Beta Film has picked up international rights to Spanish TV drama Light of Elna….
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Endemol Shine locks Guy Ritchie into deal
Endemol Shine Studios has secured an exclusive, multi-year development deal with Lock, Stocking and Two…
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Netflix bags Disjointed Chuck Lorre series
Netflix has ordered a 20-part straight-to-series comedy from comedy guru Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros….
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UFA Serial Drama chief exiting after 20 years
Rainer Wemcken will step down as CEO of UFA Serial Drama after 20 years running…
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NBCU lines up first German drama
NBCUniversal International Networks is set to produce its first original drama out of Germany. The…
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Syfy kills off Hunters
US cable channel Syfy has cancelled drama Hunters after one season. The series, from Valhalla…
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Escobar brother demands share of Narcos profits
Pablo Escobar’s brother has demanded streaming service Netflix gives him a share of the profits…
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DirecTV Lat Am reaches for Sensitive Skin
DirectTV Latin America has acquired the Kim Cattrall-starring drama Sensitive Skin. The 12x30mins series follows…