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