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CBS to dispose of CSI
US broadcast network CBS is expected to confirm the axing of long-running procedural CSI: Crime…
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Limitless, Rush Hour set for CBS
TV remakes of feature films Limitless and Rush Hour are to air on CBS in…
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TV features heavily in top media firms list
Media agency ZenithOptimedia has ranked the world’s top media owners, with Disney, Comcast, Fox and…
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Redstone successor ‘decided by trust’
CBS and Viacom owner Sumner Redstone has played down suggestions to will hand the keys…
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Tom Forman – why you need me if you want to crack the US
The meeting always goes the same way. On one side, you’ve got me and my…
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Twin Peaks revival in doubt as Lynch exits
Showtime’s revival of classic drama Twin Peaks has been thrown into doubt by the exit…
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Sony launches PlayStation Vue cloud TV service
Sony has launched its new cloud-based TV service, PlayStation Vue, in the US cities of…
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Apple ‘planning’ autumn web TV launch
Apple is reportedly planning to launch an online TV service this autumn in partnership with…
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Fox, MTG win Battle Creek
Fox International Channels has acquired Battle Creek from Sony Pictures Television for its Fox channels…
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Ten commits to The Bold and the Beautiful
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten has committed to a life of series deal for US…
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Schwartz upped as Wisnia exits CBS-Lionsgate net
Brad Schwartz has been named president of US cable channel Pop, with business development chief…
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Canada’s Crave creates Showtime block
Low-cost Canadian SVOD service Crave has created a Showtime block within its line-up that will…
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News brief: RTL CBS launch new channel feed
The RTL CBS Entertainment joint venture has launched a dedicated channel feed in the Philippines….
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Moonves: CBS doesn’t need merger
Les Moonves has appeared to pour cold water on speculation US broadcast network CBS may…
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Telefonica SVOD service buys CBS dramas
The new subscription on-demand service of Spanish telco Telefonica has close a multi-year rights agreement…
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Moonves eyes CBS buy-out
CBS Corp.’s CEO Les Moonves has been linked with a buy-out of the US broadcaster,…
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ProSiebenSat.1 strikes Fox and CBS deals
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has renewed a volume deal with Fox and an agreement…
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Showtime feels Happyish as CBS dramas go on
US cable channel Showtime has greenlit a full season of Happyish, the dark comedy-drama that…
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Syfy takes linear UK rights to Extant
NBCUniversal’s UK pay TV channel Syfy has bought exclusive broadcast rights to CBS event series…
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CBS plants Criminal Minds spin-off in series
CBS is turning to its trusted backdoor pilot process to test another spin-off series, this…
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Moonves gets prodco deal in contract renewal
Les Moonves will remain as president and CEO of US broadcast group CBS Corp. until…
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Keep Your Light Shining heads to Globo
Singing competition format Keep Your Light Shining has been picked up by Brazil’s biggest broadcaster,…
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CBS scores FIC Sweden deal
Fox International Channels Sweden has scored a multi-year programming agreement with the distribution arm of…
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CBS closes door on Millers
US broadcaster CBS has cancelled its multi-cam sitcom The Millers. The show, currently in its…
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Sony’s cloud TV service to ‘reinvent’ viewing
Sony has unveiled PlayStation Vue, a new cloud-based TV service that combines live, on-demand, and…
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WOWOW bags Extant exclusive
Japanese pay TV provider has acquired exclusive local rights to CBS dramas Extant and Penny…
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Mentalist reaches endgame
Warner Bros.-distributed drama The Mentalist will come to an end after its seventh season on…
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Tellem and Levin exit as Xbox studio winds down
Nancy Tellem and Jordan Levin have left Xbox Entertainment Studios, the content division launched, and…
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CEE SVOD service welcomes Secretary
Eastern European region SVOD service Pickbox.tv has acquired exclusive rights to new season CBS shows…
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Sky takes UK rights to CBS series Madam Secretary
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has picked up new US drama Madam Secretary. The series…