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‘Russian HBO’ makes a major channels move
Russian producer Amedia has moved into the channels business in a big way, effectively launching…
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Showtime’s Ray Donovan grows audience in second week
Showtime’s drama Ray Donovan has bucked the trend of new US scripted series dipping in…
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Amazon inks Under the Dome download deal
Subscribers to Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service can now buy and download the CBS hit…
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Comedy Central UK renews Men
UK pay TV channel Comedy Central has acquired the eleventh season of long running CBS…
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Good Wife, Dexter set for Lovefilm launch
Amazon-owned on-demand platform Lovefilm has secured CBS Studios International-distributed scripted programming including The Good Wife,…
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S.H.I.E.L.D., Hostages set for Canuck net
ABC’s superhero drama Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., CBS thriller Hostages and Fox comedy Surviving Jack…
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Frantic appoints NBC alumna for scripted role
Canadian indie Frantic Films has hired ex-NBC and CBS producer Brenda Greenberg as its executive…
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Oz’s Network Ten picks up Reign and raft of LA Screenings shows
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten has told TBI the shows it has selected from this…
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CBS buys Lionsgate out of TVGuide.com
CBS Corporation has bought the remaining 50% of TV Guide Digital that it didn’t already…
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Amedia preps programming, distribution deals as HBO and OTT launch
Russia’s largest producer Amedia has launched a premium channel and an OTT service today and…
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International Studios: Drama Studies
For a week in May the attention of the TV world is focused on Hollywood…
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CBS Reality gets into Pawn
Channel operator Chello Zone has picked up nine seasons of Hardcore Pawn for its CBS…
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Spielberg making Halo series for Microsoft’s new Xbox One
Steven Spielberg will produce a new series based on the Halo games franchise for Xbox…
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LA Screenings: Broadcast Strikes Back
With US cable series such as Hatfields & McCoys gaining traction with key demographics in…
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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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Fox mulls 24 return but loses Touch
Kiefer Sutherland-starring action thriller series 24 could be returning to US network Fox, though Sutherland’s…
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Nielsen launches online TV ratings pilot
US-based ratings agency Nielsen has launched a pilot programme that will measure audiences for TV content…
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Graham King takes the reins at GK-tv after Craig Cegielski exit
Movie producer Graham King has taken over the running of his company’s TV department after…
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Top CBS execs confirmed for Banff
CBS execs Nina Tassler, Armando Nuñez and David Stapf will all give keynote addresses at…
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CBS makes tech investment as retrans row continues
CBS Corp. has acquired a minority stake in a content distribution tech company – a…
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Showtime finishes off Dexter
CBS-owned cable channel Showtime has called time on its dark serial killer drama Dexter. Showtime…
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MSN ‘looking to revive Heroes for Xbox’
MSN could be planning to make a new season of NBC’s superhero drama Heroes for…
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CBS’s Moonves banks $62m
Leslie Moonves, the CEO of CBS Corp, banked an eye-watering US$62 million last year. The…
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BBC sells Bake Off to Discovery in Italy
The show tests the skills of amateur chefs in various challenges to find the country’s…
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MIPTV News: Six execs to get the first-ever MIP Medal of Honour
The organisers of MIPTV have announced the first-ever roster of executives to get the MIPTV…
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Watchever snaps up CBS content
German OTT service Watchever has inked a programming deal with CBS Studios International. The Vivendi-backed…
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CBS starts streaming full episodes to iPads and iPhones
CBS has launched a new app that allows iPad and iPhone users to stream full…
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Content Partners tracks down CSI stake
Entertainment financier Content Partners has acquired 50% of the CSI franchise from Goldman Sachs. The…
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Ridley Scott Vatican drama shapes up
US cable network Showtime has added cast members to its upcoming drama series The Vatican….
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Netflix is an opportunity not a threat says CBS boss Moonves
Netflix is not a threat to broadcast network CBS, according to its CEO and president…