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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part III
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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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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Spike, Lionsgate team with Christina Aguilera
US channel Spike, producer Lionsgate Television and singer Christina Aguilera are working up a music-themed…
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Netflix hands out triple-season renewal
Netflix has once again gone against industry norms, this time handing Orange is the New…
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NATPE: Lionsgate, Revenant firm join forces
Lionsgate Television and US studio New Regency have joined forces on a “multi-faceted” distribution and…
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AMC to remake Danish drama
AMC has gone straight-to-series on Broke (WT), a drama based on Denmark’s Bankerot. AMC Studios,…
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ABC Family drama apes Amanda Knox story
Disney-ABC Television Group-owned ABC Family has greenlit pilot production of a drama clearly based on…
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GSN tickled by terror-themed game show
US cable channel GSN has commissioned an eight part, horror-themed game show from Paranormal Activity…
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Hulu orders comedy from Video Game High School prodco
US streaming service Hulu has ordered an original long-form comedy from the makers of YouTube…
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Hulu takes Reitman comedy straight to series
US on-demand site Hulu has taken a half-hour single-camera comedy from director Jason Reitman straight…
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Channel 4 reveals Houdini acquisition
The UK’s Channel 4 has acquired upcoming Adrien Brody drama miniseries Houdini. The British network…
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CBC ascends to Syfy drama series
Canadian pubcaster CBC has acquired Ascension, US network Syfy’s upcoming futuristic drama. The Canandian pubcaster…
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Orange is the New Black sets return date
Netflix has set a launch date for the second season of its well-received female prison…
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Lionsgate developing Twitter creation drama
Lionsgate Television is adapting a non-fiction book on the birth of social messaging service Twitter…
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HBO orders Nesbo novel adaptation
HBO is developing an hour-long drama based on Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbø’s crime story and…
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WGN America goes to Manhattan for second original
US station WGN America has ordered its second original drama, a 13-part about the scientists…
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News brief: TBS renews original trio
US cable channel TBS has commissioned third seasons of its sitcoms Sullivan & Son and…