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Media giants dominate Euro TV, US impact grows
A group of 15 media giants dominate pay TV within the European Union, accounting for…
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Netflix UK courts Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Netflix has bagged exclusive UK rights to The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The first season…
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Sky buys James Corden’s US talkshow
Sky has snagged UK rights to The Late Late Show with James Corden. The late…
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CBS names SVOD content chief, studio dev chief
US subscription on-demand platform CBS All Access is set to ramp up programming activity after…
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CBS, TF1, Global, eOne team for Spotnitz drama
A host of international broadcasters are joining forces on Ransom, a new drama series about…
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ITV poaches Jerry Bruckheimer exec
The US arm of ITV Studios has hired Michael Azzolino from Jerry Bruckheimer Television. Azzolino…
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Viacom battle takes new turn with Dauman lawsuit
The increasingly bitter battle between Philippe Dauman and Sumner Redstone has taken a new turn…
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LA Screenings 2016: Star profile
The US broadcast networks are going big this year, with popular actors, producers and franchises…
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Ex-Eyeworks, Shine exec joins Lionsgate
Former Eyeworks and Shine International sales exec Ted Bookstaver has joined US studio Lionsgate Television….
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Good Wife spin-off set for SVOD platform
A spin-off series of CBS drama The Good Wife has been greenlit – for subscription…
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CBS bypasses second Rush Hour
Middling ratings have put paid to CBS’s hour-long drama series Rush Hour. The series, which…
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Supergirl flies to CW as Agent Carter crashes
The US networks are well underway in building their next generation of scripted shows, with…
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YouTube ‘preps Unplugged TV streaming’
YouTube is reportedly planning an online TV service that will let customers pay to stream…
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Starz repositions channels
Starz has repositioned its channels line-up and brought all of its offering under the Starz…
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COO upped as Viacom creates indie director role
Viacom’s COO, Thomas Dooley, has been handed a new contract following the news the US…
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Harmon, NCIS to remain on CBS
NCIS will remain on CBS for two more seasons after the US broadcast network secured…
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CBS, Showtime get a big Yes in Israel
Israeli pay TV platform Yes has inked a new volume deal with CBS that gives…
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Report: Apple starts work on first original
Apple has reportedly started work on its first original TV series, with plans to launch…
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Analysts assess Dauman, Moonves appointments
Analysts have predicted Viacom will likely to remain on the same strategic course after the…
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Dauman named Viacom executive chairman
Philippe Dauman has been named executive chairman of US media giant Viacom, an appointment that…
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Moonves backed at CBS as Viacom fight looms
Shari Redstone has backed Les Moonves to “lead CBS into the digital future” after he…
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Cruel Intentions, MacGyver rebooted in US
US broadcasters NBC and CBS have given separate pilot orders to classic American scripted properties….
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CBS pilots Training Day reboot
US broadcaster CBS is to pilot a reworking of Antoine Fuqua’s 2001 feature film Training…
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Quebec net acquires CBS’s Limitless
TVA owner Quebecor Content has acquired high-concept CBS procedural Limitless. The CBS Television Studios-, K/O…
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Aussie SVOD service pulls off Showtime coup
Australian subscription on-demand service Stan has scored exclusive streaming rights to programming from premium US…
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Billions gets second season
US cable net Showtime has given buzzy drama Billions a second season order. The show,…
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Sky inks landmark European Showtime deal
Sky and CBS have agreed a European deal that sees the pay TV operator take…
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NATPE: US Hispanic nets ‘overtaking English-language rivals’
US Hispanic networks such as Univision are beginning to overtake their English-language counterparts in the…
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B’casters prepare for Secret Fashion Show
Turner Broadcasting System Germany is among buyers of the 2015 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which…
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CBS eyes ad-free SVOD, defends ‘boring TV’
US broadcaster CBS is planning a non-ad version of its subscription video service CBS All…