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TV4 & C More among buyers for Channel 4’s Kardashian docuseries
TV4 and C More in Scandanavia are among companies to have picked up Optomen’s two-part…
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News round-up: NBC & Peacock prep duo; E! expands scripted offer; BlackBox and EO Media team up
NBC & Peacock prep duo NBC has taken comedy Lopez vs Lopez to series, while…
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NBCU rejigs lifestyle networks out of US
NBCUniversal is consolidating operations for cable channel E! under Bravo and Oxygen in a major…
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NBCUniversal veteran Adam Stotsky to step down as E! president
Veteran NBCUniversal exec Adam Stotsky is stepping down as president of US network E! after…
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E!’s programming chief Olde exits
Jeff Olde is leaving NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s US cable channel E!. No replacement has been named…
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ITV poaches US scripted exec from Endemol Shine
The US drama division of ITV Studios has hired Dwayne Shattuck as its executive VP,…
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How Do I Look? format breaks into LatAm
NBCUniversal’s international formats division has shopped its makeover show How Do I Look? to stablemate…
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Ex-E! scripted boss to run Lionsgate JV
Former E! head of scripted programming Kevin Plunkett will lead the new Lionsgate and New…
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E! cancels I Am Cait
US cable channel E! has cancelled its ground-breaking reality series I Am Cait, with its…
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E! Asia begins Ultimate Countdown
NBCUniversal-owned E! Asia has acquired a 16x45mins celebrity countdown series from France’s Prime Entertainment Group….
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USA originals chief to exit, scores UCP deal
USA Networks executive VP, original programming Jackie de Crinis is stepping down to take an…
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WWE twins get Total Divas spin-off
WWE wrestling twins Nikki and Brie Bella are getting their own reality series on US…
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E! orders Mariah Carey reality series
NBCUniversal-owned cable net E! has ordered Mariah’s World, an eight-part reality series going behind the…
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McCumber rises as NBCU rejigs entertainment
NBCUniversal is shaking up its entertainment networks division, with USA Networks president Chris McCumber heading…
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Syfy makes debut in south Asia
NBCUniversal channel Syfy is launching in Sri Lanka, its first roll out in south Asia….
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Tom Forman – why you need me if you want to crack the US
The meeting always goes the same way. On one side, you’ve got me and my…
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News brief: E! takes a Tricon series for a spin
US cable net E! has ordered Spun Out, a reality series looking at the world…
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The Royals find a UK home on E!
UK pay TV channel E! has picked up The Royals, the upcoming scripted series about…
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Kolb exits E! as Berwick takes on NBCU lifestyle nets
Suzanne Kolb is exiting her post as president of cable channel E! Entertainment, with long-serving…
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E! to continue with Fashion Police without Joan Rivers
US cable net E! is to continue making Fashion Police, the Hollywood fashion series that…
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The Royals – Lionsgate’s regal ambition
E! is best-known for its glossy entertainment programming and awards show coverage, but like many…
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NBC recruits TV veteran as Australia and NZ boss
NBCUniversal has hired Chris Taylor, a veteran of the Australian and New Zealand TV industries…
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Former E! president Berger resurfaces at ABC
ABC has recruited Lisa Berger as its executive VP, alternative series, specials and late night….
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E! orders party travel series from Monkey Kingdom
US cable network E! has ordered Party On, a new series looking at A-list holiday…
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Formats to see in CEE
As NATPE Budapest gets underway, TBI speaks to the main players about selling formats into…
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Donati, Brainch among raft of NBCU appointments
NBCUniversal International senior exec Duccio Donati is moving to a new role overseeing the E!…
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Hollywood Studio formats
Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local…
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US Cable Upfront Report
TBI has teamed with independent research specialist CableU to get under the skin of this…