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Ray Donovan
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Showtime cable net cuts landmark Spanish deal
Movistar will be the exclusive Spanish home of Showtime series after the pay TV platform…
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In-demand charts: UK (August 7-13, 2016)
With the Edinburgh International Television Festival coming up this month, TBI and Parrot Analytics have…
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SMILF, Mating pilots attract Showtime
US premium cable channel Showtime has ordered a pair of racy comedy pilots. The greenlights…
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Strong financial result for Sky in Europe
European satcaster Sky has posted strong first half operating and financial results for Sky, with…
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Aussie SVOD service pulls off Showtime coup
Australian subscription on-demand service Stan has scored exclusive streaming rights to programming from premium US…
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CBS strikes China streaming deal
The international arm of CBS has struck a programming deal with Chinese streaming service PPTV….
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Showtime ups veteran Levine to programme chief
The long-serving Gary Levine has been upped to president of programming at US premium cable…
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News brief: DiCaprio making mob drama for Showtime
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio is working on a new mafia series for US premium cable net…
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Naspers aims to head off Netflix with rival
Multichoice-owner Naspers is attempting to head of Netflix with a new SVOD service for the…
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Starz Play buys Showtime, CBS dramas
New Middle East and North African on-demand service Starz Play has acquired programmes such as…
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Hulu to offer discounted Showtime
US streaming service Hulu will offer a discounted version of cable channel Showtime’s online service….
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Nevins to succeed Blank at Showtime
One of the longest serving CEOs in American television is about to hand over the…
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Showtime confirms OTT service
CBS-owned US broadcaster Showtime is set to launch a stand-alone streaming service in an effort…
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Canada’s Crave creates Showtime block
Low-cost Canadian SVOD service Crave has created a Showtime block within its line-up that will…
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Telefonica SVOD service buys CBS dramas
The new subscription on-demand service of Spanish telco Telefonica has close a multi-year rights agreement…
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Showtime to launch in Canada
CBS Corp. will launch branded programming from its premium cable channel Showtime in Canada for…
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eOne pays $132.6m for Mark Gordon Company
Entertainment One has splashed out US$132.6 million to buy Grey’s Anatomy and Ray Donovan studio…
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HBO, Showtime deals for Presto as Stan taps ABC
Australian on-demand services Presto and Stan have both scored new programming deals. The deals come…
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News brief: Showtime launching Ray Donovan webisodes
US cable net Showtime is launching a trio of web-only episodes to accompany its hit…
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Fox Asia going day and date with the US
Fox’s international channels in Asia will show a raft of drama series within hours of…
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Data Centre: Cable channels power ahead
Duck Dynasty, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead and many others underline the fact that cable…
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Dexter shatters Showtime records as it bows out
Showtime’s dark cable drama Dexter yesterday bowed out with the highest ever single episode ratings…
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Cable, broadcast clashes as CBS remains dark on TWC
Time Warner Cable viewers are facing a fourth day without leading broadcast network CBS as…
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Record ratings secure second season for Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan, the Liev Schreiber-fronted drama that’s on course to become US premium cable channel…
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‘Russian HBO’ makes a major channels move
Russian producer Amedia has moved into the channels business in a big way, effectively launching…
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Showtime’s Ray Donovan grows audience in second week
Showtime’s drama Ray Donovan has bucked the trend of new US scripted series dipping in…
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LA Screenings 2013: CBS Studios cuts two European volume deals
As the LA Screenings come to a close, CBS Studios International has inked two volume…