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Mad Men
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FilmRise moves to production, hires Waco’s Wolynetz
FilmRise has hired Waco (pictured), and Breaking Bad producer Vlad Wolynetz to head their newly launched television production…
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UnReal’s Noxon behind Dietland plan for AMC
US cable channel AMC has given the greenlight to Dietland, the latest drama from UnReal…
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ITV poaches US scripted exec from Endemol Shine
The US drama division of ITV Studios has hired Dwayne Shattuck as its executive VP,…
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Netflix reveals global bingeing habits
Netflix users tend to burn through The Walking Dead and Orange is the New Black,…
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Lionsgate buys stake in Wicked Tuna indie
Lionsgate Entertainment is buying into Wicked Tuna producer Pilgrim Studios. The “strategic investment” means Pilgrim…
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BT, AMC plots free Fear launch in UK
UK pay TV platform BT will make the first episode of Fear the Walking Dead…
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Mad Men writers rebooting Fatal Attraction for TV
Mad Men writers Maria and Andre Jacquemetton are adapting 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction as an…
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AMC restructures production for studio
AMC is restructuring its in-house studio unit under Rick Olshansky and Stefan Reinhardt. The pair…
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Collier replaces Barnett at SundanceTV
AMC’s president, Charlie Collier, will add SundanceTV to his duties. By becoming president and general…
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TV production booms at Lionsgate
TV production revenues at US studio Lionsgate nearly doubled year-on-year in its latest financial quarter….
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The script for AMC International
With consumers and the TV industry fixated on high-end drama, TBI speaks to the people…
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AMC exits unscripted
US cable channel AMC is stopping production of its unscripted slate in order to focus…
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AMC launching internationally after MGM rebrand
AMC Networks is launching its flagship AMC channel internationally. The US-listed channel operator is rebranding…
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Lionsgate, e-commerce giant create China streaming service
US media group Lionsgate has linked with Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group to launch a…
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The Royals – Lionsgate’s regal ambition
E! is best-known for its glossy entertainment programming and awards show coverage, but like many…
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BBC boss: UK drama matches US fare
The director of television at UK pubcaster the BBC has claimed the notion that US…
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Josh Sapan’s drama lessons
AMC has struck pay (TV) dirt three times with Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The…
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Amazon UK snags Mad Men and Lionsgate TV content
Amazon has struck a programming deal with Lionsgate UK for a range of content including…
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TV gains hand Lionsgate $2.6bn revenues
Record results for Lionsgate Entertainment’s television production and international businesses helped the US studio to…
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AMC chief: on-demand has changed shape of TV drama
Technology including video-on-demand and digital video recording has helped change the shape and improve the…
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Viewpoint: A healthy take on lifestyle TV
A few recent industry news headlines: • Discovery Networks purchases Takhayal Entertainment including its flagship…
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Sky’s NOW TV adds premium channel brands
UK satellite TV provider BSkyB has bolstered its pay-monthly OTT service NOW TV by adding…
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Power casting progresses, 50 Cent expected to take cameo role
Starz has added new cast members to its upcoming urban drama Power. Rapper Curtis “50…
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Entertainment One to sell AMC scripted shows
Producer and distributor Entertainment One has agreed a distribution deal with AMC Networks and will…
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History performs Houdini act
A+E Networks-owned History has greenlit another scripted period miniseries, this time calling on Oscar-winner Adrien…
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Dish settlement hands AMC Networks $133m
AMC Networks’ second quarter financials have been boosted by a US$132.9 million sum gained from…
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WE tv crosses Divide into scripted
AMC Networks’ female-skewed channel WE tv has become the latest to move into scripted programming…
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Ovation picks up Jon Hamm/Daniel Radcliffe drama
US arts and culture channel Ovation has picked up A Young Doctor’s Notebook, the UK…
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AMC brings on Endemol to distribute unscripted series
AMC has inked a deal with Endemol, which will sell several of its unscripted shows…
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Gronenthal upped at AMC/Sundance
The international arm of AMC Networks has promoted Harold Gronenthal to executive VP, programming and…
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