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CBS Studios
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Commission round-up: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ creators reunite for Hulu comedy; CBS summons ‘Ghosts’; Discovery+ enters ‘The Great Soul Food Cook-Off’
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ creators reunite for Hulu comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend creators Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh…
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Scripted round-up: Videoland travels with ‘Bonnie & Clyde’; ARD & CBS link for murder series; Kanal D forges Vuulr pact
Videoland travels with Bonnie & Clyde Netherlands-based streamer Videoland has ordered a four-part drama inspired…
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Paramount+ takes flight with Canadian air ambulance drama
ViacomCBS-owned streaming service Paramount+ has ordered Skymed, a new medical drama following the work of…
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‘Fauda’s Michal Aviram preps Munich thriller for Sky, CBS Studios & Amusement
Sky Studios, Amusement Park Film and CBS Studios have teamed for thriller Munich Match (working…
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Showtime extends ‘Your Honor’ into second season
US cabler Showtime has ordered a second season of Your Honor, the Bryan Cranston-starring drama…
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Round up: Roku extends ‘Most Dangerous Game’; China’s Youku snags ‘Turbozaurs’; DNEG expands in Toronto
Roku extends Most Dangerous Game Roku is expanding its originals play, with a second season…
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CBS extends overall deal with ‘Star Trek’ boss Alex Kurtzman
CBS Studios in the US has extended its overall TV deal with Star Trek franchise…
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News round-up: TVNZ builds local ‘Lego Masters’; France TV Group orders vulture doc; Paramount+ extends ‘The Good Fight’
TVNZ builds local ‘Lego Masters’ TVNZ in New Zealand has commissioned a local version of…
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News round up: CBS extends Robert & Michelle King deal; BBCS & Directors UK launch mentor scheme; Amazon’s Arsenal doc
CBS extends Robert & Michelle King deal CBS Studios has extended its pact with The…
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ViacomCBS bolsters Paramount+ originals with Kiefer Sutherland espionage drama
ViacomCBS-owned streamer Paramount+ has ordered an espionage drama that has Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor) attached…
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CBS Studios inks producing deal with ‘me too’ movement founder Tarana J. Burke
CBS Studios in the US has inked an overall deal with racial justice, anti-violence and…
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Round-up: CBS ends ‘MacGyver’; Acorn TV visits ‘Midsomer Murders’; VIS Distribution snags Smithsonian catalogue
CBS ends rebooted MacGyver US broadcaster CBS is pulling the curtain down on MacGyver’s comeback….
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Showtime orders Shaka Zulu drama from Antoine Fuqua
ViacomCBS-owned Showtime has ordered a new drama series about Zulu Empire chief Shaka, from Antoine…
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Netflix, Lionsgate extend LA production pause as Covid spreads
Netflix and Lionsgate have become the latest companies to expand the production pause in LA…
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Drama round-up: Dramacorp developing Cold War comedy-thriller; ‘Trickster’ sells in US; CBS back to work on ‘Einstein’
Dramacorp developing Cold War comedy-thriller Stockholm-based prodco Dramacorp is developing a Cold War comedy-thriller mini-series…
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CBS Studios strikes deal with Greg Silverman’s Stampede, unveils Icelandic project
Stampede Ventures, the prodco founded by Warner Bros. Pictures’ former president Greg Silverman, has struck…
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Drama round-up: ‘Fleabag’ sells into Japan; UKTV moves into ‘The Gulf’; Magenta lands on Mars
Fleabag jumps into Japan Wowow in Japan has picked up Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s series Fleabag for…
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Exclusive: CBS All Access to begin piloting shows, eyes comedy and docs expansion
CBS All Access will expand from its straight-to-series model later this year, with plans in…
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CW retires Next Top Model after 12 years
America’s Next Top Model is to end on US broadcast television after its next run….
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Tellem takes seat at Interlude
Former Xbox Entertainment Studios president Nancy Tellem has resurfaced as executive chairman of LA-based media…
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Australia and NZ take a seat at the drama table
Producers in Australia and New Zealand are creating a new wave of international-friendly scripted series…
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Spain’s drama producers look to go global
Spain’s crisis has forced TV producers to seek international business. Local fiction continues to dominate…
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CBS sees future in Better Lives, kills CSI:NY
Leading US broadcast network CBS has taken comedy Friends with Better Lives to series, but…
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CBS posts best ever quarter results, talks up Netflix
US media group CBS Corp. posted record single quarter financial results yesterday, as its chief…
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The Walking Dead and NCIS coming to MIPCOM
The people behind hit US zombie series The Walking Dead and hit cop procedural NCIS…