Catastrophe

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Sharon Horgan’s Merman hires Fremantle production head

Merman, the production company founded by Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford, has appointed FremantleMedia…

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Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan inks deal with Amazon

Amazon Studios has closed an exclusive two-year deal with Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan. Catastrophe is…

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Digging into CEE

The number of pay TV homes in Central and Eastern Europe are set to fall,…

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Comedy at the crossroads

Comedy has not had the same uplift in budgets and ambition as straight-up scripted fare,…

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Amazon to hire London-based original content boss

Amazon is hiring a London-based head of original content to respond to its growing interest…

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Sky Vision, Merman sign script deal

UK-based distributor Sky Vision has signed an exclusive three-script development deal with Merman, the transatlantic…

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Writer’s Room: Sharon Horgan

Irish comedy star Sharon Horgan on the quirks she and production partner Clelia Mountford found…

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All 4 joins Netflix, iPlayer on Amazon Fire TV

Amazon Fire TV has rounded out its UK broadcaster catch-up TV services offer by adding…

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Pulse, Merman form comedy JV

Multiplatform studio Pulse Films has partnered with Sharon Horgan’s production company to form a branded…

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Amazon deal monitor: Prime’s time

Amazon’s initial slate of originals was mostly well received, but failed to set the TV…

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Canadian SVOD preps for Catastrophe

Canadian SVOD service Shomi has acquired UK-produced comedy Catastrophe. The series, which has previously picked…

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Sundance Global buys raft of premium drama

AMC Networks has acquired several premium drama series for its Sundance Channel Global channel. It…

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Amazon causes Catastrophe with SVOD deal

Amazon Prime Instant Video will get exclusive SVOD rights to Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe. Amazon…