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Downton Abbey
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ITV orders more Downton
ITV has ordered a fifth season of hit period drama Downton Abbey. The UK broadcaster…
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Exclusive: SVT buys ITV’s Vicious, more Downton
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired ITV sitcom Vicious, the latest seasons of Downton Abbey and…
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Oppenheimer to helm Carnival US push
NBCUniversal International has handed Deborah Oppenheimer a new role that will see her helm a…
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Global formats: sing and the world watches with you
TBI has teamed up with Eurodata TV Worldwide once again to uncover the most successful…
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2013 LA Screenings Buyer Profile: Sena Argun, SinemaTV
Sena Argun is in LA this week buying for a SinemaTV’s bouquet of Turkish pay…
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Using the UK tax credit to boost trans-Atlantic relations
Patrick Irwin, Justin Thomson-Glover and Louisa Spring – the principals of London and LA-based exec-production,…
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PBS buys BBC dramas
PBS has acquired US rights to British dramas Last Tango in Halifax and Call the…
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Miniseries strike back
A few years ago, it looked like scripted miniseries were heading for the scrapheap. With…
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Turkey’s SinemaTV inks output deal with NBCU
Turkish pay TV broadcaster SinemaTV has inked an output deal with NBCUniversal. The programming agreement…
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Endemol picks up rights to BBC’s Ark
Endemol has taken international rights to upcoming six-part BBC drama The Ark. The series, about…
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Epic drama for factual channels
The last decade saw the big factual channels move from documentary led schedules to grids…
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Amazon nets online rights to Downton Abbey
Amazon has inked a deal that gives it exclusive streaming rights to period drama Downton…
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Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes developing NBC series
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is developing a period drama for US network NBC. This…
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Hollywood Studio formats
Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local…