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FremantleMedia North America
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FremantleMedia returns to fantasy realm with Sanderson project
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) and Random House Studio have announced a creative alliance with best-selling…
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FremantleMedia and Hulu unveil Michelangelo scripted series
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has announced a first-look deal with Bob Cooper’s Landscape Entertainment. Under…
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Fremantle NA rejigs unscripted team
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has expanded its unscripted leadership team, as it brings in MTV’s…
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Fremantle inks first TV deal with author Paulo Coelho
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA), together with Random House Studio and Dancing Ledge Productions, has signed…
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FremantleMedia to adapt Peake’s Gormenghast
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has beaten off strong competition to secure the TV rights to…
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Fremantle NA appoints Glankler as commercial president
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has moved Rick Glankler to the newly created position of president…
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Amazon welcomes ABC’s American Idol back to the UK
Amazon Prime Video UK has secured exclusive rights to ABC’s rebooted American Idol. The UK…
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Fremantle hires scripted trio including ex-Weinstein Co. exec
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has added three industry veterans to its scripted division, including Oliver…
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Fremantle taps ex-CMT exec for unscripted post
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has hired former CMT development head Jayson Dinsmore as president of…
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History greenlights Bill Clinton scripted drama
A+E’s History has ordered a six-episode scripted drama series titled The Breach: Inside the Impeachment…
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Fremantle hires ex-Chernin TV chief for drama
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has named ex-Chernin Entertainment TV chief Dante Di Loreto as its…
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Cegielski departs FremantleMedia North America co-CEO role
Craig Cegielski is leaving FremantleMedia North America, where he has been co-CEO for three years….
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Segal exiting CEO post at Fremantle prodco
Philip Segal is to leave FremantleMedia North America-owned Original Productions this spring. Segal will exit…
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Ex-Core exec joins Turner in unscripted post
Turner has hired former Core Media Group exec Jenny Ramirez as VP, unscripted programming, at…
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Deal round up: Fremantle pitches in with Tent City
FremantleMedia North America has scored a production deal with US prodco Tent City Entertainment, to-line…
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Fremantle and MTG digital firms launch music format
FremantleMedia’s Tiny Riot! and MTG-owned Zoomin.TV have teamed to launch Continuum, a new music format…
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Fremantle exec to lead A. Smith unit as BASE folds
US reality giant A. Smith & Co. is merging with Tinopolis Group sister BASE Productions,…
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Buzzr pressed in Canada
US gameshow network Buzzr is expanding north of the border into Canada, marking what its…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part II
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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Insight gets Rimer for international
Jane Rimer has come on board as a staffer and taken on a new international…
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A&E’s Returned departs as Bates Motel stays open
US cable channel A&E has cancelled its remake of French supernatural drama The Returned after…
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Discovery nabs Schibsted exec for Norway
Discovery Networks Norway has hired Tine Austvoll Jensen to replace the retiring Morten Skotland Hansen….
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American Idol axed amid falling ratings
Long-running US singing format American Idol is headed for the scrapheap after broadcaster Fox cancelled…
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Exec pair replacing Beers at FremantleMedia
Craig Cegielski and Jennifer Mullin have been named co-CEOs of FremantleMedia North America to replace…
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FremantleMedia hires cable veteran as Buzzr channel chief
FremantleMedia North America’s upcoming game show network Buzzr TV has a general manager. Ron Garfield…
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Top execs exit FremantleMedia North America
FremantleMedia North America executives Lee Rierson and David Luner are exiting the business, TBI has…
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Starz, FremantleMedia work up American Gods
Starz is working with FremantleMedia North America to adapt Neil Gaiman’s urban fantasy novel American…
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FremantleMedia sparks a Tiny Riot with new digital studio
The US division of FremantleMedia has created a new digital studio, Tiny Riot! FremantleMedia North…
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FremantleMedia takes 75% of Jersey Shore’s 495
FremantleMedia has acquired a 75% stake in Jersey Shore producer 495 Productions. The deal hands…
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US X Factor axed as Cowell returns to UK show
US broadcast network Fox has cancelled The X Factor after three seasons and the format’s…
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