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Fox UK grabs CBS’s Bull by the horns
Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa has secured exclusive first-run rights to new season US…
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CBS ‘hires bank’ for Viacom merger
The potential recombination of National Amusements subsidiaries CBS Corp. and Viacom has moved another step…
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CBS working up Big Bang Theory prequel
A prequel to The Big Bang Theory is in the works at CBS. The US…
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CBS chief: Viacom merger ‘must be attractive’
CBS Corp. will only recombine with Viacom “if it looks rights and is structured properly”,…
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The Good Wife SVOD spin-off named
The subscription on-demand spin-off of CBS drama The Good Wife will be called The Good…
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Bakish ‘set for interim Viacom CEO role’
Viacom’s international president and CEO, Bob Bakish, is set to be named interim chief executive…
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McCarthy replaces Atkins as MTV chief
Chris McCarthy has been installed as president of Viacom’s US cable network MTV, with incumbent…
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Summer series shake-up at CBS
CBS has ordered a new summer drama series in the same week as cancelling another…
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CBS orders Candy Crush TV series
US network CBS has ordered a one-hour gameshow based on the Candy Crush Saga mobile…
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ProSiebenSat.1, Scripps invest in Pluto OTT
Over-the-top video service Pluto TV has raised US$30 million in a funding round led by ProSiebenSat.1…
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Ericsson SVOD net buys 2,500 hours
The upcoming subscription VOD service from TV tech company Ericsson has acquired more than 2,500…
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CBS rehires exec to launch unscripted studios unit
CBS has re-hired Ghen Maynard for the second time, this time to launch an unscripted…
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CBS preps Korean drama remake
Ben Silverman and Howard Owens’ US indie Propagate Content has got an international drama deal…
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Fox Iberia bags new CBS trio
Fox Networks Group Iberia has acquired new season CBS series Bull, MacGyver and Doubt. The…
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Viacom, CBS explore merger
Viacom and CBS have formed special committees to explore combining the two companies. National Amusements,…
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Redstones push for Viacom-CBS merger
The majority shareholder of Viacom and CBS has urged the US media giants to re-merge….
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NCIS boss Gary Glasberg dies aged 50
US television is today mourning the passing of NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg. The much-liked executive,…
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Channel 4 buys NBC drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired NBC’s dramedy This is Us from Twentieth Century Fox…
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CBS CEO: Netflix ‘is not eating the world’
Netflix is not “eating the world” and has helped to drive up the price of…
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CBS creates ad-free SVOD option
US broadcaster CBS has launched a commercial-free option for its subscription video-on-demand service, CBS All…
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New attempt to find US Friday Night Dinner recipe
CBS is taking another shot at remaking UK sitcom Friday Night Dinner for US broadcast…
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Lifetime poaches CW scripted exec
US network Lifetime has poached Joanna Klein from broadcast rival The CW to become its…
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Nine, Prime buy CBS JonBenét Ramsey series
Nine Network in Australia and New Zealand channel Prime have bought CBS’s upcoming true crime…
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James Corden prodco strikes CBS deal
The UK prodco that makes The Late Late Show with James Cordon for CBS has…
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Wolf Creek to go Pop in US
Australian psychological drama Wolf Creek is heading to US cable channel Pop. Pop has licensed…
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Apple to format Corden’s Carpool Karaoke
Apple has acquired exclusive rights to James Corden format Carpool Karaoke, as the tech giant…
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CW programming exec joins CBS, Lionsgate net
US entertainment network Pop has added The CW’s alternative programming chief to its ranks, with…
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CBS reveals SVOD Star Trek drama title
The upcoming Star Trek CBS on-demand drama officially has a name. The CBS All Access…
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Netflix, Bell board new Star Trek
Netflix has taken exclusive SVOD rights to the upcoming CBS All Access Star Trek drama…
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Baywatch to Pop onto US cable
US cable net Pop has done a deal for classic lifeguard drama Baywatch. Pop, which…