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Reality round the clock
NBC’s large scale live event gameshow Million Second Quiz has ended after nearly 12 days…
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News brief: NBC resurrects Murder, She Wrote
US broadcaster NBC is bringing back classic crime drama Murder, She Wrote. The original show…
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ABC goes straight-to-series with Secrets & Lies remake
An upcoming Australian crime drama is being remade for US broadcast net ABC, which has…
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The CW catches a wave with CSI’s Carol Mendelsohn
US broadcast network The CW has ordered a one-hour surfing-themed period drama from former CSI…
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US networks latest: full seasons for Brooklyn, CBS laffers
New pick-ups Stateside include Fox comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine and CBS sitcoms The Crazy Ones, The…
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German SVOD platform latest to go Under the Dome
Vivendi’s European SVOD service Watchever is the latest buyer of CBS miniseries Under the Dome….
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CBS orders another season of Unforgettable
CBS has greenlit another season of detective series Unforgettable. The new season will be the…
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The Blacklist beats Hostages in season launches
The first episode of buzzy US drama The Blacklist has performed well for NBC, winning…
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CBS hands PR exec alternative VP role
US network CBS has taken the unusual step of promoting the director of CBS Communications…
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Dexter shatters Showtime records as it bows out
Showtime’s dark cable drama Dexter yesterday bowed out with the highest ever single episode ratings…
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Amazon re-ups Dome as global ratings boom
The Amazon Prime Instant Video platform has renewed the high rating CBS drama Under the…
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Electus poaches Henson for unscripted role
Ben Silverman’s multimedia studio Electus has hired ABC Entertainment alternative entertainment exec Corie Henson to…
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TNT goes Under the Dome
Latin American pay TV channel TNT has acquired exclusive regional rights to CBS’s Stephen King-penned…
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MTG Studios makes its move
MTG rebranded Modern Studios and created MTG Studios two years ago with little fanfare. However,…
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CBS, Time Warner end bitter carriage row
The month-long blackout of US broadcast network CBS on Time Warner Cable is over, after…
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UKTV buys CBS drama for Alibi
UK digital channels group UKTV has acquired US drama series King & Maxwell from CBS…
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Sony ‘signs Viacom deal for online service’
Sony has reportedly signed a preliminary deal with Viacom to carry the latter’s channels on…
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Vikings drives MGM growth as Tellem joins board
Strong worldwide sales of scripted drama Vikings helped Hollywood studio MGM report revenue growth of…
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IPTV take up grows as US pay TV subs plunge
IPTV was the only segment of US pay TV to show subscription growth in the…
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RTL, CBS launch channels JV in Asia
European broadcaster RTL Group and distributor CBS Studios International are launching a pair of thematic…
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Dish Network reaches retrans agreement
US cable platform Dish Network has restored channels from American satellite broadcaster Raycom Media after…
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Spielberg sci-fi set for CBS
CBS has given a straight-to-series order to Extant, a new sci-fi drama from Steven Spielberg’s…
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Cable, broadcast clashes as CBS remains dark on TWC
Time Warner Cable viewers are facing a fourth day without leading broadcast network CBS as…
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CBS: Amazon, int’l sales key to Under the Dome profits
The streaming deal CBS scored with Amazon in February and international sales were key to…
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Dome stays in place at CBS
US broadcast network CBS has renewed its high rating miniseries Under the Dome for a…
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TV Guide Network adds four originals
TV Guide Network has unveiled four originals, including a series from parent Lionsgate and one…
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Sloan, Sagansky launch new investment vehicle with $250m IPO
Industry veterans Harry E. Sloan and Jeff Sagansky are launching a new company, Silver Eagle…
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NBC pins hopes on Wall of Fame
US broadcast network NBC has ordered an eight-episode series of Endemol USA’s new gameshow series…
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Aereo sued in Boston
US channels retransmission service Aereo is being sued in Boston, following its launch in the…
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CBS series dominate European drama imports
CBS supplied the top three most-valuable drama imports to European broadcasters last year, with procedural…