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ABC Studios
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ABC revives Muppets, okays Rhimes drama
ABC kicked off the 2015-16 Upfronts week by ordering six dramas and three comedies, including…
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Netflix UK buys ABC fantasy drama
Netflix has acquired rights for ABC fantasy drama One Upon a Time for the UK…
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CBS plants Criminal Minds spin-off in series
CBS is turning to its trusted backdoor pilot process to test another spin-off series, this…
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Fox’s Red Band Society disbanded
Fox’s teen medical drama Red Band Society has been pulled from schedules, prompting questions over…
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ABC to remake UK’s Wire in the Blood
US broadcast network ABC has called on Endemol Studios to adapt British drama procedural Wire…
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Sky 1 deal shows Intelligence
UK satellite channel Sky 1 has acquired CBS cyber crime drama Intelligence. The show, which…
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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 brings on-demand services under ABC Studios banner
Disney is rebranding its on-demand services as part of a wider initiative to have ‘ABC…
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ABC goes straight-to-series with Secrets & Lies remake
An upcoming Australian crime drama is being remade for US broadcast net ABC, which has…
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Channel 5 acquires ABC’s Betrayal
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired upcoming ABC scripted series Betrayal from Disney UK &…
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TNT renews hit series Rizzoli, Major Crimes and Perception
US cable network has renewed signature series Rizzoli & Isles as well as drama shows…
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News brief: More Devious Maids for Lifetime
A+E Networks-owned Lifetime has ordered a second season of the Judy Reyes-starring melodrama Devious Maids….
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Reports: Jossen out at ABC Studios, Moran upped
US news outlets are reporting ABC Studios head Barry Jossen is being replaced by Patrick…
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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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FIC powers up with S.H.I.E.L.D. deal
Fox International Channels has acquired Disney-distributed US scripted series including the much-hyped superhero series Marvel’s…
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LA Screenings: Broadcast Strikes Back
With US cable series such as Hatfields & McCoys gaining traction with key demographics in…
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S.H.I.E.L.D., Seacrest series among new ABC shows
US broadcast net ABC has given the greenlight to a batch of new dramas and…
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Discovery buys Disney dramas for TLC UK
Discovery has bought several US scripted series for the soon-to-launch UK version of TLC. It…
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ABC Studios and Sonar call on Fix It Men
ABC Studios and Sonar Entertainment have come together on a new time-travel drama for the…
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Hollywood Studio formats
Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local…