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IMG to sell BBC America drama
IMG is moving further into distribution by acquiring rights to new BBC America drama Dirk…
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LA Screenings 2016: Star profile
The US broadcast networks are going big this year, with popular actors, producers and franchises…
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Netflix buys musical puppet comedy
Netflix has scooped UK rights to Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane, an adult-skewed…
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HBO president Lombardo exiting
Michael Lombardo is exiting his position as president of programming at HBO, ending a 33-year…
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Fox launching Kirkman’s Outcast on Facebook
Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa is launching the first episode of its buzzy new drama…
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Spotnitz climbs down from High Castle
Frank Spotnitz will no longer be the showrunner of Amazon’s alternative history drama The Man…
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C5 orders Freddie Mercury, Karen Carpenter shows
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered docudrama specials about Freddie Mercury and Karen Carpenter. Both…
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Netflix makes Dutch movie move
Netflix has prebought Dutch war film Riphagen, snagging rights for all of its global footprint…
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Netflix readies Argentinian drama with Burman
Netflix is working with Supermax creator Daniel Burman to create its first Argentinian-produced original, Edha….
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part IV
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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Good Wife spin-off set for SVOD platform
A spin-off series of CBS drama The Good Wife has been greenlit – for subscription…
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Young Shakespeare drama set for TNT
US cable channel TNT has commissioned a drama about a young William Shakespeare as part…
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DRG grows Kirkpatrick post after American growth
UK-based DRG has expanded Scott Kirkpatrick’s role to include oversight of Latin America after growth…
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Showtime vacates House of Lies
US cable channel Showtime has cancelled comedy-drama House of Lies after five seasons. The Showtime…
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BBC Three online deal Oz drama Cleverman
BBC Three has acquired its first overseas drama since moving to an online, over-to-top distribution…
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Netflix original to US broadcast TV for first time
Netflix has struck a deal with Univision for drug drama Narcos, marking the first time…
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Amazon lands AMC’s Preacher
Amazon has picked up buzzy US drama Preacher for its Prime Instant Video service in…
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AMC hands Preacher talk show companion
US cable network AMC has continued its tradition of handing key original drama series a…
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CBS bypasses second Rush Hour
Middling ratings have put paid to CBS’s hour-long drama series Rush Hour. The series, which…
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Vesper scoots to FremantleMedia drama team
FremantleMedia has hired former SundanceTV drama chief Christian Vesper as executive VP, creative director of…
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NBC axes scripted formats, reveals new series
US broadcast network NBC has axed scripted formats The Mysteries of Laura and Game of…
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Emerging from the shadows: Brazilian drama
Brazil’s TV industry, widely and unwisely dismissed as primarily a source of telenovelas, has been…
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BBC’s Sherlock hitting Lat Am cinemas
Hit BBC drama Sherlock is getting a theatrical launch in Mexico after its distributor, BBC…
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Amazon snags The Night Manager
Amazon has snapped up streaming rights to The Night Manager, the popular John le Carré…
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Supergirl flies to CW as Agent Carter crashes
The US networks are well underway in building their next generation of scripted shows, with…
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Another network joins int’l Globo drama
Uruguayan network Teledoce has become the latest coproducer of Globo’s first international drama, Supermax. Last…
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Multi-territory SVOD deal for The Missing
All3Media International-distributed drama The Missing is heading a host of SVOD platforms across Europe, the…
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BBC snaps up French drama
The BBC has acquired French drama series The Disappearance for its BBC Four channel. The…
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France’s TF1 creates studio arm
TF1 has created a new film division that will also cover movie production and licensing…
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Sony, C4 making Philip K. Dick drama series
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Hollywood studio Sony are teaming to make Electric Dreams: The…