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Amazon Studios & AMC alum to lead Middle East’s MBC Studios

Former Amazon Studios and AMC exec Christina Wayne has been appointed to lead the studio division of Middle East-based MBC Group. Wayne becomes MD and will oversee all shows for the in-house production arm, replacing Pete Smith who departed earlier this year. His next move is not yet known but he continues to hold an […]

BritBox Int’l hires AMC & Starz execs to lead US acquisitions & partnerships

BritBox International has hired AMC’s Jennifer Moon as head of editorial & programming strategy, along with former Starz VP Liz Spaulding. Moon will lead all North American programming strategy, content acquisition and content scheduling for BritBox, while Spaulding’s remit includes distribution and commercial partnerships. The moves follow the recent exit of Diederick Santer, who stepped […]

Sundance TV, AMC+ investigate true crime with Anchor & Blumhouse

Sundance TV and AMC+ have picked up Look Into My Eyes, a new true crime docuseries from Anchor Entertainment and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television. Brent Hodge (Pharma Bro, I Am Chris Farley) is attached to direct the four-part series, which will debut on 4 May, and which Anchor CEO Ethan Goldman described as “the ultimate […]

AMC drops ‘Pantheon’, despite completed second season, as cuts continue

AMC Networks has cancelled adult animated sci-fi series Pantheon, as the US firm continues to target programming as part of its cost-cutting efforts. The series was dropped despite a two-season order for streaming service AMC+ with the second season not expected to air even though it has already been produced. Pantheon is the latest series […]

TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2022

It’s that time of year when the TBI team looks back into the not-too-distant past to pick their favourite shows from across the past 12 months. From high-stakes thrillers that stuck the landing to reality show relationship dramas and family-friendly cartoon co-watching experiences, it has been another varied year of viewing. We hope the shows […]

AMC Networks chairman to serve as interim exec until new CEO found

AMC Networks has appointed James L Dolan as interim executive chairman, following the exit of former CEO Christina Spade last week. Dolan, who previously served as chairman, will provide “strategic oversight” of the company until a new CEO is named, said AMC, and is expected to remain in the position until 6 March 2023, unless […]

AMC cancels recently renewed ‘Moonhaven’ as cuts hit programming

AMC Networks’ attempts to cut its costs have hit its programming already, with recently renewed Moonhaven now being axed. The show, which was one of its most watched series this year on streamer AMC+, had been extended into a second season in July but that decision has now been reversed following the company’s plans to […]

AMC developing ‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ series with George Clooney & Grant Heslov

AMC Networks is developing a series adaptation of the 2005 fact-based drama feature film Good Night, And Good Luck for AMC and AMC+, alongside a returning George Clooney and Grant Heslov. Clooney and Heslov, who co-wrote the original film, with Heslov also producing and Clooney directing and acting in the feature, brought the project to […]

Sales round-up: ‘The Vanishing Triangle’ pre-sales; Sky, NBCU & AMC bite into ‘Reginald The Vampire’; SBS tastes ‘Spice Trails’

‘The Vanishing Triangle’ pre-sales Broadcasters and platforms in the UK, Europe and Australia have taken Irish drama thriller The Vanishing Triangle, following pre-sale deals with distributor Eccho Rights. Acorn TV has secured the UK premiere, as well as licensing the series for several other territories in its global footprint. SBS has picked up Australian rights, […]

Apple TV+, BBCS, Disney & ITVS link on Equity’s workplace guidelines

Apple TV+, the BBC, Disney and ITV Studios (ITVS) are among a swathe of companies to have signed up to a new commitment aimed at cutting out bullying, harassment and inappropriate behaviour in TV. The statement comes via UK union Equity and brings together 21 major organisations in the TV industry, both in the UK […]