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HBO discards Vinyl
US cable channel HBO has cancelled high profile music drama Vinyl, going back on plans…
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BBC racks up sales for new ITV Maigret
BBC Worldwide has sold the new TV adaptations of the Maigret detective stories to a…
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CBC, Netflix co-order Atwood miniseries
Canadian pubcaster the CBC and global streamer Netflix have co-commissioned a six-part miniseries based on…
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Amazon poaches HBO comedy exec
Amazon Studios has hired HBO exec Nick Hall to become its head of comedy development….
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Archer gets triple-season renewal at FX
FX animated comedy Archer has landed a triple-season renewal. This will bring the series through…
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Ex-Warner Bros exec joins ABC cable net
Former Warner Bros. Television comedy exec Jana Steele Helman has joined US cable channel Freeform…
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Sky, Showtime end Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful, the British-American gothic drama, will not return for a fourth season. Series creator…
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CBS names SVOD content chief, studio dev chief
US subscription on-demand platform CBS All Access is set to ramp up programming activity after…
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Verizon-Hearst platform orders scripted satire
Verizon Hearst Media Partners, a joint venture that operates a suit of multiplatform channels, has…
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Bad Robot boards Michael Jackson drama
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions has become a coproducer on a Warner Bros. Television event…
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BBC, Acorn, A+E partner for new Agatha Christie
The BBC, A+E Studios and Acorn are coproducing a TV adaptation of Agatha Christie novel…
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Channel One buys Section Zero
Russian broadcaster Channel One has acquired edgy French drama Section Zero. The free-TV station will…
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Dick Wolf: TV drama biz headed for shake-out
US super-producer Dick Wolf has weighed into the debate on the amount of US drama…
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Carnival pushing Downton movie forward
Gareth Neame, the boss of Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films says he would like to…
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Netflix reveals most re-watched original
Orange is the New Black is the most re-watched original series on streaming giant Netflix….
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NBC poaches Fox exec to fill drama post
US broadcaster NBC has poached 20th Century Fox Television’s Lisa Katz to fill the role…
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Curb Your Enthusiasm returns to HBO
US premium cable channel HBO is bringing Larry David and his comedy Curb Your Enthusiam…
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Sky opens Cinema, scraps Movies
Sky is launching Sky Cinema, a new feature film channel that will replace the existing…
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Gervais’ Office spin-off set for Netflix
Netflix is set to take Ricky Gervais’ new movie to global SVOD audiences. Speaking on…
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France 3 detective drama collection revealed
France TV Distribution, the sales arm of France Télévisions, is launching a collection of detective…
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Canuck firms prep Goonies-inspired drama
Canadian producers Marblemedia and Omnifilm Entertainment have partnered to create a scripted series that Toronto-based…
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CMT and Hulu save Nashville
CMT has stepped in to rescue cancelled US series Nashville, teaming with Hulu to order…
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Cinemax developing Marvel drama
HBO-owned premium pay channel Cinemax is developing a Marvel Television series. The US network is…
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Show of the week: Madiba
“You can be anywhere in the world and see Nelson Mandela,” says Dan March, partner…
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Cineflix adds to scripted team
Cineflix Media has recruited Brett Burlock as senior VP, scripted. He joins from Lionsgate-backed producer…
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Netflix reveals global bingeing habits
Netflix users tend to burn through The Walking Dead and Orange is the New Black,…
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Amazon bags first French dramas
Amazon Prime Video has acquired French dramas for the first time, as speculation over an…
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Fox unites Hawley’s Legion globally
New FX and Marvel series Legion will go day-and-date with its US debut on more…
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CTV scoops LA Screenings series
CTV has picked up several of the Hollywood studios new season shows that launched at…
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Netflix joins BBC series The Last Kingdom
Netflix has come on board The Last Kingdom and will be a coproduction partner of…