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News round-up: TV3 Estonia challenges ‘Mastermind’; Peacock investigates Robert Wone murder; Asylum strikes NY Post first-look deal

TV3 Estonia challenges ‘Mastermind’ TV3 Estonia has licensed the BBC Studios quiz format Mastermind, with an 11-part series due to air on the channel next month. Teet Margna, the local host for formats such as Jeopardy and Family Feuds, will be taking on the role of quiz master and will also produce the series. Airing in the UK for over 50 […]

Peacock returns reality format ‘The Traitors’ for second season

NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has ordered a second season of psychological adventure format The Traitors, less than a month after the show’s launch. Based on the Dutch series De Verraders, the first season of the US adaptation launched on 12 January and saw 20 contestants come together to complete a series of challenges with the objective […]

Peacock adds 5m subs in Q4 2022, but losses hit $978m

NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock added over five million paid subscribers in the US in Q4 2022, with its total to more than doubling to surpass 20 million over the course of the year. According to parent company Comcast’s 2022 annual and Q4 report, the growth was driven by live sports, new films and original programming […]

News round-up: ZDF boards ‘Harry Wild’; Peacock debuts Ric Flair biography

ZDF boards ‘Harry Wild’ ZDF has joined as a co-producer on season two of Acorn TV’s Irish mystery thriller Harry Wild. Acorn TV has also extended the season’s episode order to two six-episode seasons, with the series produced by Dynamic Television and Metropolitan Films, with Dynamic handling worldwide distribution. Production on season two and three […]

TBI Weekly: Why the rise of TV’s working-class heroes matters

Screenwriter Brendan Foley tracks an emerging trend in drama and comedy portraying the battles of ordinary working people in the post-pandemic economy They say the world’s oldest profession is selling sex. But there is another less reputable one that would give it a run for its money – storytelling. Dating back some 200,000 years, some […]

Peacock sits down with Casey Anthony for limited series

NBCUniversal streamer Peacock has ordered Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies, a new limited series featuring direct participation from the American woman who was convicted, and then later acquitted, of murdering her three-year-old daughter Caylee. Produced by Blue Ant Studios, the three-part series, which will debut on 29 November, sees Anthony sit down to share […]

News round-up: Peacock takes stab at ‘Friday The 13th’ prequel; C4 commissions ‘Made in Dubai’; NEO Studios launches Benfica doc

Peacock takes stab at ‘Friday The 13th’ prequel NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has commissioned Crystal Lake, a prequel series to the Friday The 13th film franchise, from A24 and Bryan Fuller. Fuller will serve as writer and showrunner on the series, and also executive produce alongside A24, Marc Toberoff, Victor Miller and Rob Barsamian. Plot details […]

News round-up: Netflix snags NBCU’s ‘Girls5eva’; Lionsgate+ extends ‘Serpent Queen’; ORF renews Prime deal

Netflix snags NBCU’s Girls5eva Netflix has picked up the third season of Girls5eva, which had previously been streamed by NBCUniversal’s Peacock. The comedy, which is produced by Tina Fey, was created by Meredith Scardino and produced by NBCU’s Universal Television. It is unusual for shows to move between streamers, but US reports suggest Girls5eva had […]