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Breaking Bad
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Warner Bros. signs up Bryan Cranston’s Moonshot Entertainment
Bryan Cranston is ending his long-standing partnership with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) by signing an…
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Lionsgate’s Beggs: broadcast still ‘most lucrative’ for drama
Broadcast will remain a highly relevant platform for scripted drama, with some types of show…
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Netflix reveals viewers’ ‘first binges’
Netflix data has revealed the top ten titles most likely to first get viewers to…
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FilmRise moves to production, hires Waco’s Wolynetz
FilmRise has hired Waco (pictured), and Breaking Bad producer Vlad Wolynetz to head their newly launched television production…
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Jason Simms joining Sky Vision from Fox
Jason Simms is swapping his role as senior VP of global acquisitions at Fox Networks…
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Netflix lifts the lid on viewing trends
Netflix says it has identified a new trend among its members whereby they integrate movies…
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In-demand chart: Iberia (November 13-19, 2016)
Perhaps it’s indicative of a wider global narrative, but dystopian drama is the top genre…
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Netflix reveals global bingeing habits
Netflix users tend to burn through The Walking Dead and Orange is the New Black,…
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Steve Mosko leaving Sony
Sony Pictures Television boss Steve Mosko is leaving after more than two decades at the…
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AMC hands Preacher talk show companion
US cable network AMC has continued its tradition of handing key original drama series a…
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Sony, C4 making Philip K. Dick drama series
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Hollywood studio Sony are teaming to make Electric Dreams: The…
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Sony promotes Kalouria to president post
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Sheraton Kalouria to president and chief marketing officer. He will…
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Netflix Better Call Saul
Netflix will make new episodes of Better Call Saul available internationally a day after they…
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HBO unveils new shows, talks Deadwood film
HBO’s programming chief Michael Lombardo has confirmed a Deadwood movie is moving forward, with David…
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Netflix gets Bob Odenkirk original feature
US streaming service Netflix is continuing its push into original feature films with Girlfriend’s Day,…
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Viewpoint: the seven deadly sins of scripted formats
K7 Media founder Keri Lewis-Brown provides some hints on what constitutes a hit, and where…
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Wanted: procedural series
Demand remains high for procedural drama, but the supply from the US is slowing. Stewart…
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Netflix: viewers never hooked by shows’ pilots
Pilot episodes do not immediately hook viewers to a TV show, but taking away ad…
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BT, AMC plots free Fear launch in UK
UK pay TV platform BT will make the first episode of Fear the Walking Dead…
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BBC America spurs AMC to Q2 growth
AMC Networks’ new stake in US cable channel BBC America allowed the cable channels group…
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Networks up, movies and distribution down at Sony
Sony Corp.’s film and TV division swung to a loss in the most recent quarter…
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AMC restructures production for studio
AMC is restructuring its in-house studio unit under Rick Olshansky and Stefan Reinhardt. The pair…
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Collier replaces Barnett at SundanceTV
AMC’s president, Charlie Collier, will add SundanceTV to his duties. By becoming president and general…
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Netflix a ‘bad idea for Aussie consumers’
An Australian price comparison website is urging consumers to think twice before signing up to…
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Spike UK inks Tattoo format, Breaking Bad deals
Viacom’s Spike UK channel will launch with a locally commissioned tattoos-gone-wrong series and has acquired hit…
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Stan nabs Amazon series, launches ahead of Netflix
Stan has become the latest subscription video-on-demand service to roll out in Australia, beating streaming…
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AMC preps roll out of Breaking Bad spin-off Saul
AMC will launch the first episodes of the much-anticipated Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul…
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Sony targets $11bn sales by 2018
Sony Corp. plans to use its growing television business to spearhead a revival in its…
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NATPE adds showrunners to NATPE line-up
NATPE and will bring a range of showrunners and creative talent to its Miami convention…
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Nine’s SVOD service to launch with Better Call Saul
Nine Network’s upcoming A$100 million (US$86.7 million) SVOD service will launch in the new year,…