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19-2 adds up for Content
Content Television has acquired international distribution rights to the English-language remake of French-Canadian drama 19-2….
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Spotts takes Bravo role as Cohen launches prodco
Lara Spotts will become US cable channel Bravo’s head of development with current incumbent Andy…
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Comment: How social media is influencing reality development
Love it or hate it, reality TV has firmly cemented its place within pop culture,…
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News brief: Bravo greenlights Million Dollar Listing spin off
US cable channel Bravo Media has commissioned a new fact ent original, Million Dollar Listing…
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Rihanna’s Style series makes switch to Bravo
Rihanna-fronted competition reality show Styled to Rock has found carriage on NBCUniversal-owned Bravo after its…
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Bravo searches for America’s Best Restaurant with Ramsay prodco
NBCUniversal-owned cable net Bravo has acquired America’s Best Restaurant, a new series from Gordon Ramsay’s…
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Studio Lambert UK format Gogglebox gets US remake
US network Bravo has commissioned a local version of the Studio Lambert’s British unscripted format…
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Shed staffs up for US reality
Warner Bros.-owned Shed Media has hired two new programming executives as it seeks to ramp…
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Syfy launches catch up app, other NBCU nets to follow suit
NBCUniversal-owned US cable net Syfy has launched an app allowing viewers to watch shows a…
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New hire for NBCU’s Monkey
NBCUniversal-owned Monkey Kingdom has recruited a new executive producer, Ollie Brack, from FremantleMedia’s UK prodco…
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Bravo orders drama based on divorce self help book
US cable network Bravo is piloting a new scripted series based on a best-selling self…
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Bravo launches new YouTube channel
NBCU-backed US cable network Bravo has launched What Happens Live Clubhouse!, a new YouTube channel….
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Telemundo making first Spanish-language Top Chef
NBCUniversal-owned US Hispanic network Telemundo is making a Spanish-language version of cooking format Top Chef….
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NBCU in South Africa Real Housewives format row
NBCUniversal’s formats team has told TBI it is in no way connected with a South…
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Viacom ups Kerry Taylor to international MTV programming boss
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted Kerry Taylor to senior VP, Youth & Music. The…
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MIPCOM 2013 keynote speakers announced
The keynote speakers in the ‘Media Mastermind’ strand for this year’s MIPCOM have been announced….
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Electus invests in former SPT exec’s prodco
US-based Electus has made a strategic investment into Hud:sun Media, a production and entertainment company…
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Robert Weiss on the future for Ovation
Robert Weiss was appointed chief creative officer of Ovation TV late last year and the…
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Comcast cable channels grow as NBC toils
NBCUniversal’s cable channels business grew revenues by 4.6% in the first quarter of this year,…
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Bravo adds execs, orders Housewives spin-off series
NBCUniversal-owned US cable channel Bravo has hired a pair of executives to run its current…
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Sky Living buys supermodel competition series The Face
BSkyB channel Sky Living has ordered a local version of supermodel talent show The Face….
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The Walking Dead trumps The Bible; both beat the networks
The Walking Dead and The Bible were the most-watched shows on US TV on Sunday…
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Hollywood Studio formats
Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local…
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US Cable Upfront Report
TBI has teamed with independent research specialist CableU to get under the skin of this…