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Luke Perry’s death prompts ‘Riverdale’ production shutdown

The CW has shut down production on hit drama Riverdale following the death of actor Luke Perry. Perry, who played the role of Archie Andrews’ father on the series, which is based on the Archie comics, died on Monday (5 March), less than a week after suffering a massive stroke. It is as yet unclear […]

Watchever snaps up CBS content

German OTT service Watchever has inked a programming deal with CBS Studios International. The Vivendi-backed on-demand service will get a raft of series from the CBS US network and its cable stablemate Showtime. Titles include 90210, Nurse Jackie, Numb3rs and Californication as well as older shows including Twin Peaks. France-based entertainment conglomerate Vivendi launched Watchever […]

Entertainment One poaches Shafer from CBS

Entertainment One has hired David Shafer as VP of production at its TV unit. He joins from CBS Television Studios. Shafer has started at eOne where he is working on the company’s slate of scripted shows including AMC western Hell on Wheels. At CBS Studios, Shafer was VP of production, working on series including Elementary, […]

CBS Studios inks Japanese SVOD deal

Programming from CBS Studios International will launch on smartphones and tablets in the Japanese market. The distributor has extended the scope of an existing deal with Japan’s Avex Entertainment and will make its series available on UULA, a mobile video-on-demand service operated jointly by Avex and mobile telco Softbank. Titles include NCIS (pictured), NCIS: Los […]