Original Programming
Netflix highlights studio ambitions
Netflix sees a growing proportion of its international subscriber base coming from distribution partnerships, while…
New £15m fund targets growing global series demand
A new £15 million (US$20 million) fund that will be used in part for UK…
Amazon in Absentia with Sony drama deal
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive rights to Sony thriller drama Absentia in various territories….
Nat Geo orders tech bubble drama hybrid
National Geographic is to examine the bursting of 1990s tech bubble in a six-part drama-documentary…
NBC develops comedy with Glee co-creator
NBC is developing half-hour comedy Danni Lowinski with Glee co-creator Ian Brennan, Tariq Jalil’s Intrigue…
Pay TV and OTT: when two tribes go to watch
Pay TV operators can defend their revenues and continue to grow, but they need to…
Netflix puts Italian Baby in its corner
Streaming service Netflix has ordered another original series out of Italy – a drama based…
Amazon lands Lord of the Rings TV remake
Amazon has acquired the global rights to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, for…
Netflix orders LA-set French comedy
Netflix is expanding its relationship with Gad Elmaleh, handing the French comedian his own series…
Starz pushes into unscripted originals
US premium cable channel Starz has commissioned its first unscripted programmes. The Lionsgate-owned network has…