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Electric Entertainment
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Electric Entertainment rehires Michael Hyon Johnson to manage OTT & FAST service ElectricNOW
Dean Devlin’s LA-based production and distribution company Electric Entertainment has rehired Michael Hyon Johnson, who…
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Scripted round-up: ‘Leverage: Redemption’ moves to Prime Video; Netflix enters ‘Ransom Canyon’; Apple TV+ renews ‘Foundation’
‘Leverage: Redemption’ moves to Prime Video with S3 renewal Amazon MGM Studios has renewed the…
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News round-up: Electric expands FAST en Espanol; Amazon buys Finestripe doc; Taraji P Henson joins ‘Candid Camera’ reboot
Electric expands FAST en Espanol LA-based Electric Entertainment has launched ElectricNOW en Español, the Spanish…
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SyFy Germany acquires Electric Entertainment’s ‘The Ark’
NBC Universal Global Networks Germany has acquired the pay-TV rights to the sci-fi series The…
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Exclusive: How to rescue a scripted series from cancellation
Shows get cancelled all the time, but a fortunate few get a second chance when…
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US AVOD ElectricNOW sets Australia launch as global roll-out begins
LA-based Electric Entertainment’s AVOD service, ElectricNOW, is expanding internationally, beginning with Australia next month, and…
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AMC Networks LatAm strikes deal for trio of Electric Entertainment series
AMC Networks International – Latin America has picked up three shows from LA-based Electric Entertainment….
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Electric Entertainment secures $100m loan to expand production slate
LA-based producer and distributor Electric Entertainment has secured a $100m financing deal with Bank of…
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MIPTV scripted round-up – updated throughout the day
‘Crime’ pays for Cineflix with global deals Broadcasters and platforms including Canadian pubcaster CBC and…
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Why FAST might be about to change everything
FAST channels allow rights holders to effectively become broadcasters in their own right. Richard Middleton…
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Scripted round-up: Netflix orders Buteau comedy; SyFy boards ‘The Ark’; Hulu seeks ‘Saint X’
Netflix orders Buteau comedy Netflix has ordered Survival Of The Thickest, a new scripted comedy…
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News round-up: IMDb TV seeks ‘Leverage: Redemption’ S2; Gruppo Alcuni launches animation course; Global Agency plays ‘The Game Of My Destiny’
IMDb TV seeks ‘Leverage: Redemption’ S2 Amazon’s AVOD service IMDb TV has picked up heist…
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Africa’s Universal TV & Hong Kong’s Now TV snags ‘Leverage: Redemption’
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) and Now TV in Hong Kong have acquired rights to Electric…
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Electric Entertainment hires Warner Bros. alum to oversee FAST channels
LA-based producer and distributor Electric Entertainment has appointed Warner Bros. Entertainment’s Anthony Tapay to a…
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Sales round-up: ‘Line In The Sand’ secures first raft of sales; NBCUIN strikes ‘Almost Paradise’ deals
‘Line In The Sand’ secures first raft of sales Broadcasters in France, Germany, Belgium and…
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Canada’s Bell Media & Germany’s RTL snap up ‘Leverage: Redemption’
Bell Media in Canada and Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland in Germany have acquired the broadcast rights…
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Amazon’s AVOD streamer IMDb TV visits ‘Almost Paradise’ with Electric Entertainment
Amazon-owned AVOD service IMDb TV has acquired crime series Almost Paradise, which debuted last year…
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NBCUniversal and more pick up Electric Entertainment crime series ‘Almost Paradise’ in global deals
Broadcasters and distributors in Spain, Africa, Ukraine, Latin America and the Middle East have signed…
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News round-up: Sky returns to ‘Rob & Romesh’; BBC cancels ‘The Greatest Dancer’; Electric launches streamer; and more
Sky picks up second run of Rob & Romesh Vs Sky One and Now TV…
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Electric Entertainment raises $60m credit facility to fuel production, rights growth
LA-based producer and distributor Electric Entertainment has secured a $60m credit facility to fund its…
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Gold Rush star debuts prodco with Prodigal drama
The star and creator of Discovery Channel reality series Gold Rush will go mining for…