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HBO orders college campus comedy with Steve Carell
HBO in the US has commissioned a new comedy series starring and executive produced by…
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India’s JioCinema preps HBO’s ‘House Of The Dragon’ S2 for 17 June
Indian streaming service JioCinema is to offer the second season of HBO’s House Of The…
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The North Road Company hires Netflix, HBO alum to head business affairs
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has landed a former Netflix exec as its head…
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TBI Weekly: Why ‘The Wire’s success matters now more than ever
As commissioners look to franchises and mainstream dramas to provide returns on investment, Nick Edwards…
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‘Our Flag Means Death’ creator sinks hopes of cancelled pirate comedy S3 return
David Jenkins, creator of US pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death, has sunk hopes of…
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HBO drama boss Francesca Orsi wins Series Mania Forum’s Woman In Series Award
HBO drama boss Francesca Orsi has been presented with Series Mania Forum’s fourth annual Woman…
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Renewal round-up: HBO orders ‘True Detective’ S5; Paramount+ renews ‘Frasier’; Netflix returns ‘Manny’
HBO orders True Detective S5 HBO has extended True Detective into a fifth season and…
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Netflix shares soar 10% after record Q4 subscriber growth, as streamer eyes HBO ‘Sex And The City’ deal
Netflix shares soared more than 10% in after-hours trading after it revealed record subscriber growth…
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‘Succession’, ‘The Bear’ & ‘Beef’ clean up once again at Emmy Awards
HBO drama Succession, Hulu’s The Bear and Netflix’s Beef have once again emerged as awards…
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‘Succession’, ‘The Bear’ & ‘Beef’ dominate at the Golden Globes
HBO drama Succession was the biggest TV winner of the night at the Golden Globes,…
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HBO extends ‘The Gilded Age’ into third season
Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO has extended The Gilded Age into a third season. The show…
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News round-up: HBO’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ to end; Film.UA’s copro chief exits
HBO’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ to end HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm is to end after its…
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HBO returns to ‘The Jinx’ eight years on from docuseries that led to arrest of Robert Durst
HBO has ordered a second season of its docuseries The Jinx: The Life And Deaths…
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HBO in Latin America picks up Mediapro drama ‘La Mesías’
HBO in Latin America has picked up Mediapro drama La Mesías, one of the buzzy…
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Sky CEO ‘optimistic’ of extending HBO deal with WBD & disputes German sale talk
Sky CEO Dana Strong has said she is “optimistic” of extending the HBO overall deal…
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News round-up: Global deals for ‘Best Interests’; C5 enters ‘The Incident Room’; AMC renews ‘Dark Winds’
Global deals for ‘Best Interests’ France Télévisions, RTÉ in Ireland, ABC in Australia, Hot in…
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Netflix, Disney+, HBO & Paramount+ to drive $20bn hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenue by 2029
Netflix, Disney+, HBO and Paramount+ will together create hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenues of $20bn by 2029,…
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BBC snags headline-making ‘Interview With The Vampire’ from AMC
The BBC has picked up AMC Networks’ drama Interview With The Vampire for BBC Two…
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HBO cancels music drama ‘The Idol’ after one season
HBO has cancelled its much-discussed music industry drama The Idol after just one season. The…
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Exclusive: ‘Succession’ creator Jesse Armstrong on HBO hit’s ending, ‘constant anxiety’ & Logan Roy vs Malcolm Tucker
Succession creator Jesse Armstrong would not change anything about his hit HBO drama’s ending, admitting…
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HBO renews ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ for fourth season
HBO has renewed original comedy crime series The Righteous Gemstones for a fourth season, ahead…
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France’s M6 buys from HBO Max, preps original drama & eyes “novelty” competition shows
French broadcast group M6 has picked up HBO Max show Hacks and unveiled a raft…
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Netflix launches HBO’s ‘Insecure’ in US following Warner Bros. Discovery licensing deal
Netflix has launched HBO show Insecure in the US following its recent licensing deal with…
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HBO sets next project with ‘Mare Of Easttown’ creator Brad Ingelsby
HBO has ordered a limited crime drama series from Mare Of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby,…
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Sony strikes global deals for ‘Twisted Metal’, ‘Winter King’ & ‘Ten Pound Poms’
A slew of international broadcasters and platforms have struck deals for Sony Pictures Television (SPT)…
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Warner Bros. Discovery reports $50m D2C earnings, expects streaming profitability in 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is on track to streaming profitability by the end of 2023,…
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India’s Viacom18 strikes WBD content deal to stock JioCinema
Reliance-owned Indian broadcaster Viacom18 has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring HBO…
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Exclusive: How TV & gaming are levelling up together
As video game adaptations flood the market, Mark Layton explores how TV is partnering for…
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Exclusive: Casey Bloys shares HBO’s new playbook
HBO and HBO Max chairman & president Casey Bloys tells Richard Middleton why the ‘Netflix…
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The future for docuseries: Time for a reset
Docuseries have exploded over recent years but rampant competition, rising costs and squeezed budgets are…