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Lifetime
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A+E reshuffles Lifetime as EVP & head of programming Amy Winter exits
A+E Networks has rejigged its senior programming team following the exit of Amy Winter. The…
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A+E unveils factual slate, incl Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman & Workerbee’s Janet Jackson shows
A+E Networks has commissioned a swathe of new unscripted programming for Lifetime, History Channel and…
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Lifetime recruits History exec to co-head unscripted content
History exec Amy Savitsky is moving to fellow A&E Networks brand Lifetime to co-head unscripted…
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Unscripted round-up: Lifetime lands ‘Five Guys A Week’; HBO Max preps DC docuseries; Epix explores NFL
Lifetime lands Five Guys A Week US cablenet Lifetime is expanding its unscripted efforts with…
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Lifetime unscripted head Gena McCarthy exits A+E cablenet
Lifetime’s EVP & head of programming for unscripted Gena McCarthy is leaving the A+E Networks-owned…
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‘Real Housewives’ prodco Sirens Media names Lifetime exec Mioshi Hill president
ITV America-owned production house Sirens Media has appointed Lifetime exec Mioshi Hill as its new…
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Lifetime commits to huge ‘Married At First Sight’ deal in US
US cablenet Lifetime has made one of its largest ever commitments by ordering six further…
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Lifetime orders ‘MAFS’ self-shot spin-off from ‘Love Is Blind’ prodco
The US producer behind Netflix hit Love Is Blind has turned to innovative techniques to…
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Lifetime hires Winter as head of programming
Cable channel Lifetime has named Amy Winter as its new EVP and head of programming….
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Sales round-up: ProSieben visits ‘Grantchester’; Viacom takes ‘Seinfeld’ on cable; Disney Junior’s ‘Dino Ranch’ deal
Grantchester welcomes ProSieben’s Gold ProSieben in Germany has picked up the first four seasons of…
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Lifetime super-sizes orders of Kinetic’s ‘Married At First Sight’
Lifetime has signed up for two super-sized seasons of Married At First Sight from Kinetic…
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A+E Networks takes ‘Don’t Tell The Bride’ to South Africa
A+E Networks in South Africa has acquired rights to produce a local version of DRG’s…
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Lifetime orders R. Kelly ‘Aftermath’ special, develops Jeffrey Epstein film
Lifetime has ordered a four-hour follow-up special to its Emmy-nominated series Surviving R. Kelly alongside…
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Spotify hires Lifetime alum Liz Gately
Spotify has added yet another veteran TV exec to its team, this time ex-Lifetime staffer…
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TBI Weekly: AVOD, branding and ‘You’ discussion dominates NATPE
The aftermath of rampant consolidation was in the spotlight at this week’s NATPE market, where…
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Surviving R. Kelly breaks records for Lifetime
Lifetime’s doc series Surviving R. Kelly has helped the US cable channel deliver its best…
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A+E launches first int’l digital studio in Singapore
A+E Networks has begun rolling out digital studios outside of the US, under the A+E…
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Liz Gateley exits Lifetime as pair rise
Lifetime’s head of programming, Liz Gateley, is leaving the A+E Networks-owned US channel to focus…
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Leading US nets join SVOD streamer
A+E Networks, Discovery, AMC Networks and Viacom are among the major US broadcast groups confirming…
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Lifetime orders Jenji Kohan drama
US cable channel Lifetime has given a straight-to-series greenlight to a new drama from Jenji…
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Ex-MTV exec joins A+E as Sharenow rises
Former MTV development chief Eli Lehrer has joined A+E Networks, as A&E channel chief Rob…
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Sky and A+E Networks extend European partnership
Sky has extended its long-term partnership with A+E Networks and will continue to distribute A+E’s…
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Lifetime to tell Berlanti’s ‘twisted love story’
US cable channel Lifetime is going straight-to-series on “the most twisted love story ever”, which…
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Viaplay orders first Icelandic original
Scandinavian SVOD player Viaplay’s latest original is an Icelandic drama. The commission of Stella Blómkvist…
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Project Runway Lat Am network change scheduled
Lifetime Latin America has become the pan-regional home of the Project Runway. The original US…
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A+E locks in UnReal star
The studio arm of A+E has inked an overall deal with Shiri Appleby, the director…
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Propagate snags Colombian formats for the US
Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens indie Propagate will take Colombian shows into the US…
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A+E poaches BBCWW exec for VOD post
A+E Networks UK has poached BBC Worldwide’s Riccardo Donato. Donato will take on a new…
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A+E promotes CFO to COO
US-based cablecaster A+E Networks has promoted CFO David ‘Digger’ Granville-Smith to COO. In the expanded…
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A+E poaches Viacom programming exec
A+E Networks has brought over veteran programming executive Katie Buchanan from Viacom’s US cable channel…