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ABC Family
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McG signs with new-look ABC Family
Prolific network and cable producer McG has signed a two-year overall development deal with ABC…
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ABC Family rebranding as Freeform
Disney’s US cable channel ABC Family is rebranding as Freeform. The new moniker will come…
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ABC Family hires NBC exec for scripted push
The latest step in ABC Family’s bid to double its original programming output is to…
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ABC Family drama apes Amanda Knox story
Disney-ABC Television Group-owned ABC Family has greenlit pilot production of a drama clearly based on…
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Mystery thriller eyes Stay on ABC Family
US cable channel ABC Family has greenlit the pilot of thriller about a widowed police…
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ABC Family orders supernatural Tim Kring pilot
Heroes creator Tim Kring is exec producing Beyond, a one-hour drama pilot for ABC Family….
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Development chief Juergens exiting ABC Family
Kate Juergens, who is credited with leading ABC Family’s programming expansion of recent years, is…
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Disney/ABC chief Sweeney to exit post
Disney/ABC Television Group president and Disney Media Networks co-chair Anne Sweeney is to leave the…
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Disney, Dish settle legal issues with ‘evolutionary’ deal
The Walt Disney Company and US satcaster Dish Network have ended their long-running legal dispute…
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Warner Bros. seals ER, Gossip Girl, Liars format deals
US drama series ER, Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars will be remade in Asia…
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News brief: ABC Family cancels Pretty Little Liars spin-off
ABC Family has cancelled Ravenswood after one season. The series, which follows a group of…
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ABC Family orders Tori Spelling, Ashley Tisdale comedies
Disney-owned cable channel ABC Family has greenlit two comedies – one executive produced by High…
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ABC Family unveils Nick veteran as president
US cable channel ABC has unveiled former Viacom executive Tom Ascheim as its new president,…
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DreamWorks into TV: Awesome and Classic
In diversifying away from movies, DreamWorks has made two key acquisitions, the multimillion dollar deal…
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ABC Family discards Bunheads
Disney/ABC Television Group has cancelled ABC Family ballet drama Bunheads. The first season of the…
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Goode joins ABC Family as Lying Game ends
ABC Family has brought in GSN’s former head of programming Kelly Goode to oversee its…
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Scandal goes into syndication with Viacom’s BET
Hit ABC political thriller series Scandal has gone into syndication, with Viacom channel BET launching…
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ABC Family, WWE Studios offer Christmas Bounty
US cable channel ABC Family and WWE Studios have begun work on a Christmas comedy…
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ABC Family uncovers Pretty Little Liars spin-off
US cable channel ABC Family has ordered a spin-off of its teen mystery thriller series…
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ABC Family orders two new reality series
Disney-owned US cable network ABC Family has ordered a half-hour reality comedy series from the…
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Latin Media Leaders: Televisa USA
BEST SCRIPTED FORMAT TERMINALES, TELEVISA USA Terminales is the most talked about scripted format…
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Girls want toons!
Commissioners want more girl-skewed animation and say there is not enough coming their way. Producers…
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ABC Family orders Televisa’s Terminales
US cable network ABC Family has ordered a pilot for Terminales, a one hour drama…