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ProSiebenSat.1 strikes Fox and CBS deals

  German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has renewed a volume deal with Fox and an agreement with CBS for a local version of the Top Model format. The Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution deal gives ProSieben some of the Hollywood studio’s latest TV offerings including Backstrom and Empire (pictured). It also gets a raft of current […]

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 […]

CBS poaches Fox, Television 360 drama execs

CBS Television Studios has hired a pair of drama executives, one from rival broadcaster Fox and the other from US indie Television 360. Meghan Lyvers, who was previously at Management 360’s TV unit, has been named senior VP, drama development, while Brianna Bennett has become VP, drama development. Lyvers is also the former former VP, […]

Fox hands emerging writer duo development deal

US broadcast network has given emerging writers Ed Gonzalez and Jeremy Haft scripted development deals after the duo were chosen as fellows of an in-house writing initiative. Gonzalez and Haft have been staffed on Empire (pictured), Fox’s upcoming family drama from Lee Daniels about a hip-hop mogul who has to decide which of his children […]

LA Screenings review: big name drama delivers on promise

Last week’s LA Screenings saw international buyers including BBC’s director of television Danny Cohen, TV2 (Norway)’s new content chief Nina Lorgen Flemmen and BSkyB’s entertainment channels boss Stuart Murphy descend on the Hollywood studio lots with more than 50 new shows on sale. As the week played out, the pre-market signs that it would be […]