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CBS axes Extant, adds American Gothic
US broadcaster CBS has given the greenlight to a new summer event series to its…
Netflix buys Jane the Virgin, Black Mirror
Netflix has acquired broadcast shows including The CW’s Jane the Virgin days after the streaming…
Fox TV gets Limitless in Sweden
Swedish pay channel Fox TV has acquired Limitless, the CBS series based on the Bradley…
Bradley Cooper drama goes day-and-date in Asia
The upcoming CBS drama Limitless is heading day-and-date into Asia via RTL CBS Entertainment HD….
FX secures Fear the Walking Dead in Oz
Foxtel-operated pay channel FX has bought the upcoming zombie drama Fear the Walking Dead. The…
Starz Play buys Showtime, CBS dramas
New Middle East and North African on-demand service Starz Play has acquired programmes such as…
RTL CBS takes Corden’s Late, Late Show
Asian network RTL CBS Entertainment has acquired The Late, Late Show with James Corden from…
CBS’s Zoo opens around the world
James Patterson’s CBS drama Zoo has sold to international broadcasters around the world. Sky 1…
NCIS remains ‘most watched’ TV series
US procedural NCIS remains the most-watched drama series in the world, according to new research….
Global stocks up on US series for new season
Shaw-owned Canadian net Global has bought a slew of new US series for its fall…
CBS format travels to Africa
CBS Studios International-distributed Kids Say the Darndest Things has been shopped into Nigeria, with the…
NATPE announces Prague newbies
NATPE says a raft of new companies are signed up for its flagship European event,…
LA Screenings: CBS sales veteran retires
Joe Lucas is to retire from his post at CBS Studios International after more than…
LA Screenings: CBS Global Distribution
Armando Nuñez, president and CEO, CBS Global Distribution Group Studio chief Armando Nuñez tells TBI what…
LA Screenings 2015: Puppet masters
Muppets, medics and movie characters will be filling US network schedules over the next year….
Next Top Model format heads to MTV India
An Indian Next Top Model is in the works, with MTV India ordering a local…
Game Plane takes off with CBS
CBS Studios International has acquired format rights to Alpine Labs’ show The Game Plane. The…
Showtime makes Billions
US premium cable channel Showtime has picked up a 12-part drama set in the world…
Sky Atlantic has Affair with award-winner
UK and Ireland pay channel Sky Atlantic has acquired The Affair, the Golden Globe-winning drama…
AMC-CBS venture captures Tricon’s Killer
The AMC Networks and CBS channels joint venture in the UK and EMEA is among…
CBS preps 150-country CSI simulcast
CBS is preparing what it hopes will be the world’s largest ever drama simulcast with…
Telefonica SVOD service buys CBS dramas
The new subscription on-demand service of Spanish telco Telefonica has close a multi-year rights agreement…
ProSiebenSat.1 strikes Fox and CBS deals
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has renewed a volume deal with Fox and an agreement…
News brief: CBS AMC lands EMEA drama deal
CBS AMC Networks EMEA Channel Partnership has taken on a number of CBS Studios International-sold…
Showtime feels Happyish as CBS dramas go on
US cable channel Showtime has greenlit a full season of Happyish, the dark comedy-drama that…
Downton, Mr Selfridge enter Mongolia
ITV’s British period dramas Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge are headed into Mongolia following deals…
Syfy takes linear UK rights to Extant
NBCUniversal’s UK pay TV channel Syfy has bought exclusive broadcast rights to CBS event series…
Canada Netflix rival buys UK, US sci-fi
Project Latte, the upcoming Canadian OTT service from telco and broadcast group Bell, has bought…
CBS scores FIC Sweden deal
Fox International Channels Sweden has scored a multi-year programming agreement with the distribution arm of…
WOWOW bags Extant exclusive
Japanese pay TV provider has acquired exclusive local rights to CBS dramas Extant and Penny…