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Reality round the clock

NBC’s large scale live event gameshow Million Second Quiz has ended after nearly 12 days of continuous competition and handing out the biggest prize in network history. But what does the show say about the future of the future of primetime reality shows? Jesse Whittock reports. Stephen Lambert’s London-based development team first conceived NBC’s Million […]

News brief: NBC resurrects Murder, She Wrote

US broadcaster NBC is bringing back classic crime drama Murder, She Wrote. The original show ran for years on CBS and sold around the world and now NBC has tapped Octavia Spencer in the starring role that Angela Lansbury played. David Janollari and Alexandra Cunningham are executive producing the new version, which Deadline first reported […]

Telemundo launches TV Everywhere app

US Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo has launched a new TV Everywhere service Telemundo Now. The free app for Apple and Android devices allows authenticated users to view full episodes of Telemundo drama and entertainment series on connected devices the day after they have aired on the network. The broadcaster is owned by NBC, which has been […]

Power Play: why celebs are becoming execs

As the global media superpowers march into ever more sectors, A-list actors, musicians, fashion gurus and novelists are taking control of television projects. Jesse Whittock reports on the rise of the celebrity superproducer. In the past, the glamorous worlds of film, sport, pop music and fashion looked down their noses at TV from behind the […]

Rewriting The Bible

Television’s most consistent independent producer Mark Burnett tells Jesse Whittock about the success of History miniseries The Bible, why its sequel ended up with NBC and his plans to expand further into international distribution and create Arabic-language programming What do you do if, 13 years after producing the reality show that redefined  US primetime television, […]

Burnett, Branson go to space with NBC

NBC is continuing to bet big on primetime with the commission of a competition reality series from The Bible‘s Mark Burnett and Richard Branson in which everyday people compete for the chance to travel to space. The commission of Space Race comes weeks after the expensive Million Second Quiz ended following a two week daily […]

The Blacklist beats Hostages in season launches

The first episode of buzzy US drama The Blacklist has performed well for NBC, winning 12.6 million viewers, beating another hyped new drama, CBS’s Hostages. The Blacklist stars James Spader as a wanted fugitive who mysteriously turns himself in. Its creditable opening episode performance meant it beat Hostages, which went out on CBS. The Jerry […]

NBC launches new-look TV Everywhere app

US broadcast network NBC is relaunching its TV app and said the new version will be the foundation of its TV Everywhere offering. The app has been optimised for use with Apples new iOS 7 operating system. The updated version will allow viewers to watch full episodes of the broadcaster’s series on different Apple devices. […]

Alfred Haber takes Golden Globes

Alfred Haber Distribution has once again taken international TV rights to coverage of the Golden Globe Awards (pictured) and the American Music Awards. The coverage of the awards show is produced by Dick Clark Productions. The deal for the 2014 Golden Globes means Alfred Haber will have been representing the TV rights to the show […]

Electus poaches Henson for unscripted role

Ben Silverman’s multimedia studio Electus has hired ABC Entertainment alternative entertainment exec Corie Henson to become executive VP, unscripted television. Henson previously oversaw production of ABC unscripted series such as Dancing With the Stars, Shark Tank and Extreme Makeover, but has now taken the new role with US-based Electus. Beginning this month, she will oversee Electus’s unscripted […]

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