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Propagate taking international formats to the US
Propagate is taking a telenovela from Argentina and a Turkish dating format into the US,…
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NBC will Stream Nordic competition series
US broadcaster NBC has acquired another European talent competition format, which will sit alongside The…
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CBS rehires exec to launch unscripted studios unit
CBS has re-hired Ghen Maynard for the second time, this time to launch an unscripted…
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Ex-NBCU TV chief to lead Primary Wave
Former NBCUniversal Television chairman Jeff Gaspin has signed on as president of US indie producer…
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Netflix hires ex-Universal TV exec as content VP
Netflix has appointed former Universal Television president Bela Bajaria as its vice-president of content. Bajaria…
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NBC cancels ITV Studios’ Aquarius
ITV Studios’ US drama Aquarius has been cancelled by NBC. The show ran for two…
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Channel 4 buys NBC drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired NBC’s dramedy This is Us from Twentieth Century Fox…
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New attempt to find US Friday Night Dinner recipe
CBS is taking another shot at remaking UK sitcom Friday Night Dinner for US broadcast…
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Pretty Little Liars ending, Grimm axed
Pretty Little Liars and Grimm have been cancelled by US channels Freeform and NBC respectively. Cable…
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Spanish net remaking Turkish drama The End
Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco has ordered a local version of well-travelled Turkish scripted format The…
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Nelonen to open Finnish Office
Finnish broadcasters Nelonen and Elisa Entertainment has ordered a local version of Ricky Gervais’ fly-on-the-wall…
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NBC plots major OTT expansion
US broadcaster NBC is nearing the end of its “toe in the water” experiments in…
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NBC, Homeland team prep for Waking Lions
US broadcaster NBC has kicked off the 2017-18 buying season by adding a pair of…
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NBC, Dick Wolf join true crime craze
US broadcaster NBC and its most prolific procedurals creator, Dick Wolf, are getting in on…
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Dick Wolf: TV drama biz headed for shake-out
US super-producer Dick Wolf has weighed into the debate on the amount of US drama…
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NBC poaches Fox exec to fill drama post
US broadcaster NBC has poached 20th Century Fox Television’s Lisa Katz to fill the role…
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ITV poaches Jerry Bruckheimer exec
The US arm of ITV Studios has hired Michael Azzolino from Jerry Bruckheimer Television. Azzolino…
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LA Screenings 2016: Star profile
The US broadcast networks are going big this year, with popular actors, producers and franchises…
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Supergirl flies to CW as Agent Carter crashes
The US networks are well underway in building their next generation of scripted shows, with…
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Comcast buying $3.8bn DreamWorks Animation
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is buying DreamWorks Animation, in a deal valuing the toon studio around US$3.8…
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ITV, Mediaset take Warner’s Little Big Shots
ITV in the UK and Mediaset in Spain have ordered local versions of breakout US…
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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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Formats exec joins NBC after DRG exit
Formats executive Albertina Marfil has joined NBCUniversal International Studios after leaving rival distributor DRG, TBI…
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Sky, NBC add to sports MCN funding round
YouTube multichannel network Whistle Sports has closed its Series C funding round, taking investment from…
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Donald Trump, Univision settle $500m legal case
The US$500 million legal case between US Hispanic broadcaster Univision Communications and American presidential hopeful…
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Cruel Intentions, MacGyver rebooted in US
US broadcasters NBC and CBS have given separate pilot orders to classic American scripted properties….
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Dick Wolf re-ups with NBCU
Crime procedural guru Dick Wolf has signed another contract with NBCUniversal, this time tying him…
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NATPE: US Hispanic nets ‘overtaking English-language rivals’
US Hispanic networks such as Univision are beginning to overtake their English-language counterparts in the…
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Netflix rubbishes NBC ratings data
Streaming giant Netflix has slammed NBC numbers claiming to show ratings for shows such as…
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NBC reveals Netflix ‘ratings’
NBC has revealed what it claims to be viewing numbers for key Netflix series. The US…