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LA Screenings 2014: Spanish deal for Halle Berry series Extant
Spanish free-to-air broadcast group Atresmedia has snagged local rights to buzzy upcoming US drama Extant….
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Sky 1 deal shows Intelligence
UK satellite channel Sky 1 has acquired CBS cyber crime drama Intelligence. The show, which…
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Sony sticks with programming chiefs
Sony Pictures Television has extended the contracts of co-presidents, programming and production Jamie Erlich and…
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Comedy Central UK, Fox make Friends with Better Lives deal
Viacom’s Comedy Central channel in the UK has inked an exclusive two-season deal for upcoming…
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CBS, RTL get Extreme in Asia
The RTL and CBS joint venture channels business has launched its second thematic channel in…
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Scripps buys Oz vet series
Scripps has taken EMEA rights to Travels with the Bondi Vet, an Australian series that…
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Viewpoint, Gary Lico: Guess what? Everyone was right
Sorry for the old school rant here, but everything industry pundits said would happen a…
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Oscar ceremony slays The Walking Dead in the ratings
US network ABC’s coverage of the Academy Awards convincingly knocked zombie series The Walking Dead…
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NCIS: LA for Channel 5 as Desmond steps down
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has acquired season one of CBS procedural NCIS: Los Angeles as…
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CBS working on third CSI spin-off
US broadcast channel CBS is prepping a third CSI spin-off, this time focusing on a…
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CBS attaches Lythgoe to Turkish gameshow pilot
US broadcast network CBS has commissioned a pilot of Turkish gameshow format Keep Your Light…
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CBS posts best ever full-year results
US broadcaster CBS has posted full-year revenue of US$15.28 billion, 6% higher than the 2013…
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Raft of broadcasters buy Beatles special
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired The Beatles: The Night that Changed America –…
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Hulu extends CBS pact
US streaming service Hulu has expanded its deal with broadcaster CBS and landed thousands of…
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Israeli drama gets CBS pilot order
Israeli scripted drama The Ran Quadruplets is being refitted for US audiences through a pilot…
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Seymour Hoffman’s Showtime series in doubt after death
The Showtime series actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was working on before his death yesterday looks…
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51 Minds co-founder exits as Endemol prodco reshuffles
Christian Sarabia has been promoted to president of Endemol’s 51 Minds as the US reality…
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Canal+ captures Israel’s Hostages
French premium paycaster Canal+ has acquired Israeli thriller drama Hostages. In France, the show is…
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Fast Forward sales for ORF
Vietnam’s Viettel Group has purchased Austrian crime series Fast Forward from ORF-Enterprise. The series follows…
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Reilly: Fox will bypass pilot season
US network Fox has declared itself out of the pilots game. Appearing at the net’s…
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CBS, Amazon score Extant streaming agreement
CBS and Amazon have replicated the deal they struck for Under the Dome and made…
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Funding round scores broadcaster threat Aereo $34m
Over-the-air US retransmission service Aereo has secured US$34 million in its latest funding round to…
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Analysis: OTT to the rescue…
…or how streaming services are saving TV series and allowing others to get made. Pay…
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News brief: US Survivor reaches 30
CBS has commissioned two more seasons of evergreen competition reality series Survivor, taking it into…
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Bonnie & Clyde simulcast hits big as b’caster slams cable
The simulcast of cable miniseries Bonnie & Clyde scored nearly 10 million viewers across three…
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CBS confirms Mark Burnett miniseries Dovekeepers
US broadcast network CBS has commissioned a four-part miniseries set in first-century Israel from The…
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News brief: Showtime’s Californication dream over
US cable channel Showtime will end its comic drama Californication after its upcoming seventh season….
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Fox Japan preps ten-day continuous NCIS marathon
The Fox channel in Japan will run an uninterrupted ten-day marathon of CBS procedural NCIS….
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CBS says new platforms allow it to ‘reset’ content sales business
CBS’ COO Joe Ianniello has told analysts that the introduction of new platforms and digital…
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CBS eyes international programme sales of $1.25bn
CBS will generate revenues of over US$1.25 billion from content sales in international markets this…