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Fuse slate broadens as NUVOtv merger nears

US cable channel Fuse is expanding its slate ahead of absorbing sister net NUVOtv later this year. Fuse is developing new scripted, reality competition, dance and comedy shows – including one from NUVOtv chief creative officer Jennifer Lopez – as part of its 2015/16 line-up. Fuse Media will then launch a music-themed cable and digital […]

Netflix goes straight-to-series with Will Arnett

Streaming service Netflix has greenlit an eight-episode, straight-to-series comedy from The Millers and Arrested Development star Will Arnett. Flaked comes from Arnett and Mark Chappell (The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret) and follows a self-appointed “guru” in an insular Californian community those carefully crafted image and sobriety begins to unravel after he falls for […]

Andreae out at Fox, Electus’ Henson in

Simon Andreae’s spell at the top of US broadcast network Fox’s reality arm is over, with Electus executive Corie Henson tapped to replace him. Andreae (pictured) had been in the role of executive VP, alternative programming for a year. Henson (below, right) has been with Ben Silverman’s Electus for a similar period of time after […]

News brief: Food Fighters has European options

Electus has optioned its Food Fighters format to production companies in Germany, Sweden and the Middle East. The show is on broadcast net NBC in the US. Hosted by Man vs Food star Adam Richman, it pits amateur cooks against professional chefs as they attempt to cooks the contestants’ family recipes. Endemol has optioned the […]

News brief: South African net bags Electus shows

South African pay TV operator M-Net has acquired 75 hours of US cable programming from IAC-owned LA studio Electus. The deal hands M-Net David Blaine: Real or Magic, Bet on Your Baby seasons one and two, Food Fighters, The Hero, 72 Hours, Mob Wives Chicago, Big Ang, Miami Monkey, G-Thing and The 3. “Sharing similar […]

Electus acquires Ukrainian comedy format

US multiplatform studio Electus has acquired comedy panel format Crack Them Up from vendor Eccho Rights. Electus has taken Stateside rights to the Ukrainian format. Former 3Ball producer Barry Poznick’s Barracuda TV is attached to the show. Crack Them Up comes from Ukraine’s Studio Kvartal 95 and was originally produced for Inter TV. It has […]

News brief: Fox International buys Electus package

Fox International Channels has acquired a package of programming from IAC-backed producer and distributor Electus that it will put out on its services in the Middle East. The programming deal covers thirty hours of content. Titles include Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reality series The Hero and reality survival series 72 Hours (pictured). The shows will […]

Electus launches digital division with CollegeHumor

Ben Silverman’s prodco Electus has joined with an IAC stablemate, online comedy producer CollegeHumor Media, to launch Electus Digital. Electus COO Drew Buckley (left) will oversee the new venture, which will create content targeting the 18-34 demo. As part of the venture, Electus and CollegeHumor are launching Big Breakfast, a production company that will develop […]

Electus cuts programming deal with Sony channels

Producer and distributor Electus has cut a programming deal with Sony and a raft of its shows will play on Sony Pictures Television’s channels in the CIS region and the Baltics. The distribution deal with SPT Networks Russia covers over 60 hours of Electus content. Specific titles include season one of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s […]

Netflix sets sail with Marco Polo original series

Netflix has ordered a new original series, based on the adventures of Marco Polo, to bow in all Netflix territories in late 2014. The series was originally developed at Starz, with the project ordered straight to series in January 2012, but production complications in China put paid to Starz’ involvement with the project. Starz released […]