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Dexter
Lionsgate signs deal with Dexter’s Goldwyn
Lionsgate is set to partner with John Goldwyn, the well-known producer of Dexter and Manhunt:…
Fighting the pirates
Illegal downloads and streams are directly impacting the TV business, but how far are they…
Jason Simms joining Sky Vision from Fox
Jason Simms is swapping his role as senior VP of global acquisitions at Fox Networks…
NBCU Intn’l, RTL, TF1 order first procedural
The international production arm of NBCUniversal and European powerhouse broadcasters RTL Deutschland and TF1 have…
Showtime cable net cuts landmark Spanish deal
Movistar will be the exclusive Spanish home of Showtime series after the pay TV platform…
Netflix reveals global bingeing habits
Netflix users tend to burn through The Walking Dead and Orange is the New Black,…
Universal Television names president
Pearlena Igbokwe has taken the reins at Universal Television, NBC’s cable and broadcast production arm….
Sky inks landmark European Showtime deal
Sky and CBS have agreed a European deal that sees the pay TV operator take…
Netflix: viewers never hooked by shows’ pilots
Pilot episodes do not immediately hook viewers to a TV show, but taking away ad…
HBO, Showtime deals for Presto as Stan taps ABC
Australian on-demand services Presto and Stan have both scored new programming deals. The deals come…
Chamberlain lands top CBS Studios Intn’l role
Barry Chamberlain has been promoted to the new role of president, sales at CBS Studios…
CBS says new platforms allow it to ‘reset’ content sales business
CBS’ COO Joe Ianniello has told analysts that the introduction of new platforms and digital…
Halloween treat as Netflix buys Dexter
Netflix has acquired all eight seasons of the recently ended Showtime serial killer drama Dexter…
Dexter shatters Showtime records as it bows out
Showtime’s dark cable drama Dexter yesterday bowed out with the highest ever single episode ratings…
Netflix goes live in the Netherlands
Netflix went live today in the Netherlands, offering streamed access to its catalogue of movies…
Cable, broadcast clashes as CBS remains dark on TWC
Time Warner Cable viewers are facing a fourth day without leading broadcast network CBS as…
Showtime plots Seymour Hoffman series and Time of Death
US cable channel Showtime is working on a new comedy pilot starring Oscar winner Philip…
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…
SBS Oz poaches Ten exec for programming role
Australian multicultural pubcaster SBS has raided commercial terrestrial Network Ten for its network programme manager….
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,…
Showtime finishes off Dexter
CBS-owned cable channel Showtime has called time on its dark serial killer drama Dexter. Showtime…
Latin Media Leaders: Enrique R. Martinez, Discovery Latin America
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ENRIQUE R. MARTINEZ, PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, DISCOVERY NETWORKS LATIN AMERICA/US HISPANIC…