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AMC Entertainment Networks Group brings Studios operation in-house

AMC Networks is bringing its Studios operation in-house in a restructure that sees the departure of David Madden. The exec, who joined AMC in 2017, served as president of programming for the Entertainment Networks Group and AMC Studios. However, under the business’s “strategic realignment” the studio will come under centralised leadership – that of Sarah […]

AMC sets programming leadership team

AMC Networks has set a new programming leadership team that will work to serve its strategic goal of owning and controlling its own content. The executives that lead this team will report to David Madden (pictured), president of programming for AMC, Sundance TV and AMC Studios. Ben Davis, who was SVP of programming for AMC […]

Fox rejigs drama after Thorn promotion

Twentieth Century Fox Television has restructured its drama team following Michael Thorn’s promotion to president of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting in August. Terence Carter has been upped from executive VP of drama programming, development and event series at Fox to EVP of development for drama and comedy at cousin Twentieth TV. In effect, this means […]

Hulu’s Handmaid win marks streaming breakthrough

In a watershed moment, Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale last night became the first streaming series to win best drama at the Emmys. Significantly, it means the broadcaster-backed VOD service has won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series before streaming rivals Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have achieved the feat. Past winners of the award […]

AMC confirms Stillerman replacement

David Madden has been confirmed as president of original programming for US networks AMC and SundanceTV, replacing Joel Stillerman. He will also take on the same role at producer AMC Studios, reporting in all capacities to AMC, Sundance and AMC Studios president Charlie Collier. Madden was expected to make the move after leaving US broadcaster […]

Madden departs Fox with AMC role in sight

Fox entertainment president David Madden is stepping down, with reports claiming that he may be heading to AMC. US new stories suggest that he is in negotiations to replace AMC’s former president of original programming, Joel Stillerman, who left in May for a role at Hulu. Michael Thorn, the 20th Century Fox executive VP of […]

A&E scripted chief switches to Fox

Gabriel Marano has joined the drama division at Fox Broadcasting Company, with his current network, A&E, getting out of scripted production. Marano was senior VP of drama production at US cable channel A&E until recently, when the channel decided to ditch scripted in favour of more traditional unscripted genres. At Fox, he will be SVP […]

New pilot from New Girl creator

The creator of Fox’s hit US comedy New Girl (pictured) has a new pilot at the US broadcast net. Liz Meriwether’s Thin Ice will be her first project since New Girl and will focus on a woman who moves to Antarctica where she finds herself surrounded by a group of colourful misfits. Twentieth Century Fox Television […]

Fox will transmit The F Word live on air

Fox has ordered Gordon Ramsay format The F Word and will put the US broadcast version out live. Sweary chef and presenter Ramsay’s new prodco, Studio Ramsay, will make the Fox series, which will debut in 2017. In the show, families battle it out in a cooking competition, serving up dishes for Ramsay and a […]

Shots Fired at Fox

US broadcaster Fox has ordered an event drama that looks into the dangerous aftermath of racially-charged police shooting in the American South. Shots Fired comes from Beyond the Lights pair Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood, and will debut in 2016. Undisputed Cinema and Imagine Television are coproducing in association with 20th Century Fox Television. […]