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UKTV buys Fox crime procedural
British multichannel operator UKTV has acquired Fox drama Rosewood for its crime network Alibi. The…
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Channel 4 acquires HBO Europe drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired HBO Europe original drama Wataha. The British channel will…
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Universal Channel buys Mr. Robot for UK
UK pay TV net Universal Channel has acquired hot US cable series Mr. Robot. The…
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MGM poaches Minden, Dawson exits
MGM has hired Michael Minden as its business affairs chief for scripted TV. He replaces…
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Global buys 11 new US broadcast series
Canadian broadcaster Global has acquired eleven new season US series, comprising four comedies and two…
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ITV Studios America revs up Little Engine deal
The US arm of ITV Studios has inked a first look deal with Gina Matthews…
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CraveTV orders Indian Detective original
Canadian SVOD service CraveTV has ordered Russell Peters is the Indian Detective, its second original…
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FremantleMedia backs new drama producer
FremantleMedia has taken a 25% stake in Dancing Ledge, a new scripted indie. Feelgood Fiction…
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Viceland orders first scripted series
Viceland’s Canadian feed has ordered its first scripted series. Nirvanna the Band the Show will…
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CBS, TF1, Global, eOne team for Spotnitz drama
A host of international broadcasters are joining forces on Ransom, a new drama series about…
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AMC turns David Carr memoir into drama
US cable channel AMC and Sony Pictures Television are turning late journalist David Carr’s memoir,…
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Keshet to coproduce Telemundo drama
US Hispanic network Telemundo has entered an agreement to co-develop and coproduce a Spanish-language drama…
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Netflix bags Cannes favourite, more Marseille
Streaming service Netflix has acquired its latest first-run film, a French effort that critics received…
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HBO, McKay plot media mogul family drama
HBO has ordered a pair of pilots, including a drama about a 21st century global…
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CBC opening local Grand Hotel in Egypt
Egyptian channel CBC is today launching a remake of Spanish period drama Grand Hotel following…
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Netflix orders Indian crime drama
Global streaming service Netflix has ordered its first original series out of India, an organised…
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Showtime orders Franzen project with Daniel Craig
Showtime has ordered Purity, a TV adaptation of the Jonathan Franzen novel starring 007 actor…
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Universal TV president exits
Bela Bajaria is leaving her post as president of NBC’s network and cable production arm,…
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Dutch drama deal for The Five
Dutch public broadcaster NPO has acquired Harlan Coben-penned UK drama The Five. The ten-part drama…
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CTV reveals Screenings acquisitions
Canada’s CTV has acquired eight new series that launched internationally last week at the LA…
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HBO Europe’s Umbre heads to Hulu
HBO Europe original series Umbre has been acquired by on-demand service Hulu in the US….
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Show of the week: Roots
A+E Networks’ remake of seminal 1977 miniseries Roots could play a more important role than…
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Fox’s European distribution boss exiting
Steve Cornish, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution’s European chief, will retire later this year after…
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Yes deal for Harlan Coben’s The Five
Israeli pay TV platform Yes has acquired The Five, the UK drama from bestselling writer…
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Westworld finally gets launch date
HBO’s troubled TV adaptation of the Westworld movie has been given an autumn launch date….
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Six things TBI learned at the LA Screenings
With the sun shining and acquisitions execs armed with budgets to buy the best new…
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Cleverman exec nabs ABC scripted post
Australian pubcaster the ABC has appointed its head of indigenous to the new post of…
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ITV poaches Jerry Bruckheimer exec
The US arm of ITV Studios has hired Michael Azzolino from Jerry Bruckheimer Television. Azzolino…
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Epix to adapt Get Shorty for TV
US premium cable channel Epix is to produce a TV version of 1990s movie Get…
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Netflix talks up exclusive movies, Disney deal
Netflix has started talking up its movie partnership with Disney ahead of the agreement taking…