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Scripted
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Sharon Horgan’s Merman hires Fremantle production head
Merman, the production company founded by Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford, has appointed FremantleMedia…
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Amazon cancels comedies One Mississippi, I Love Dick
Amazon is continuing its purge of comedies, now ridding of One Mississippi, I Love Dick…
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The State creator Peter Kosminsky preps cyber drama for C4
The State (pictured), Wolf Hall and Britz creator Peter Kosminsky has teamed with Colin Callender’s Playground…
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Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan inks deal with Amazon
Amazon Studios has closed an exclusive two-year deal with Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan. Catastrophe is…
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NBCU acquires Stargate duo’s The Outpost for Syfy
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has acquired The Outpost, a new original series for SYFY channels…
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Hulu ramps up originals with Clooney title
Hulu is raising its stake in original programming as it brings in new title Catch-22,…
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Banijay launches scripted outfit Neon Ink
Banijay Group has partnered up with former ITV Studios creative drama execs Kate Lewis and…
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Peaky Blinders trio to launch indie Moonage Pictures
Peaky Blinders exec producers Will Gould, Matthew Read and Frith Tiplady are set to launch…
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British series chip away at US import stronghold – Eurodata
Eurodata’s 2017 scripted series report reveals that the boom in British original series has led…
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Ratings winner: The Good Doctor on call
ABC’s autism-themed medical drama is the biggest new show on US primetime, and buyers are…
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Apple wants viewers to See original epic drama
In its latest push for originals, Apple has ordered an epic futuristic drama written by…
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ABC’s Good Doctor travels to Japan with Wowow
Japan’s premium pay-TV broadcaster Wowow has acquired exclusive Japanese broadcast rights to hit drama series…
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Paramount & Anonymous team with Condé Nast for scripted
Paramount Television and Anonymous Content have signed a first look deal with Condé Nast Entertainment…
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Issa Rae diversity initiative backs sci-fi pilot with Sky Vision attached
Fresh Wave!, a diversity talent initiative set up by producing duo Issa Rae (pictured) and…
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Paramount teams with Mitú on sketch comedy series
Paramount Network has teamed up with Mitú, a digital media brand for Latino millenials, on…
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Arrow Film launches SVOD net on Amazon
Arrow Film, the UK distributor of Italian hit drama Gomorrah (pictured), has launched Arrow TV…
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Virgin TV brings in Shakespeare drama as exclusive
Virgin Media will bring in Shakespeare drama Will as its latest British TV exclusive for…
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Netflix sets second Colombian original
Netflix is set to bring its second Colombian original series, Siempre Bruja, to its worldwide…
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BBC has Picnic at Hanging Rock with Fremantle acquisition
UK pubcaster the BBC has secured UK rights for FremantleMedia International’s Picnic at Hanging Rock….
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Netflix set for new French comedy
Netflix is set to launch its next French original comedy, which will be available exclusively…
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Sarandos confirms House of Cards restart
After some deliberation on the status of House of Cards (HOC) season six, Netflix content…
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Netflix buys in more from China
Netflix has deepened its ties with China’s streaming service iQiyi by ordering more Chinese originals…
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Iflix commissions first Malaysian original
Emerging markets-focused streaming service Iflix is launching its first-ever original drama series in Malaysia, KL…
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WWE Studios plans TV originals assault
WWE Studios is expanding beyond feature films and into original TV and digital content production….
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Netflix brings in Chinese & Korean series
Netflix has acquired its first online Chinese drama, Day and Night, and will bring in original…
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HBO launching five originals in Asia
HBO Asia has revealed three new original series and two original films upcoming in the…
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Cineflix launches prodco with Salzman Jr.
Canada’s Cineflix Media is backing a new Montreal-based indie led by the son of co-CEO…
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Warner Bros. hires Fox exec for UK
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITVD) has hired former Fox Networks Group UK buyer Toby…
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Scripted reigns supreme for millennials – study
A Eurodata study of 15-34-year-olds from ten countries including the UK, US and Japan shows…