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ABC exec to run Showtime business ops unit

ABC’s long serving Jana Winograde is joining US cable channel Showtime as president of business operations for the West Coast. Her new post will see her overseeing the production, programming operations and business affairs teams, plus lead the financial and business strategies for development and distribution. In terms of international, she will work closely with […]

Alfred Haber wins Madonna’s Rebel Heart

Alfred Haber Distribution has snagged rights to a special about the Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour. The iconic singer’s latest global finished last year and US cable net Showtime had a two-hour special on the event. Alfred Haber will now bring this show to international markets. The special has concert and behind the scenes footage, culminating […]

Canal+ becomes French Showtime home

Pay TV giant Canal+ is to bring the Showtime channel brand to France for the first time. The output agreement Showtime distributor CBS Studios International (CBSSI) has struck is akin to those with Sky in the UK, Movistar in Spain, Stan in Australia and Bell Media in Canada. This will see at least ten current […]

Script to Screen: Guerrilla

The story of how John Ridley’s passion project became Sky and Showtime’s latest star attraction, ahead of its UK debut on April 13. Act 1 The Black Lives Matter movement brought race relations right back to the centre of debate in the US. In entertainment, scriptwriter John Ridley has done as much as anyone else […]

Russia-US content deals for Twin Peaks

Russian pay TV operator Amedia TV has snagged rights to Showtime shows including the upcoming Twin Peaks reboot. In free TV, the series has also been sold into Russia, with TV3 snapping up the David Lynch show. Showtime programming is distributed by CBS Studios International, which struck the Amedia and TV3 deals. Amedia has Russian […]

HBO Nordic buys Twin Peaks revival

The much anticipated return of David Lynch drama Twin Peaks will play on SVOD service HBO Nordic. Distributor CBS Studios International has sold HBO the rights for Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, where it will premiere on May 22 with a two-hour show. The US series comes 25 years after the original, picking up with […]

CBS sells Twin Peaks and Bull to Wowow

Wowow has acquired the upcoming reboot of cult TV series Twin Peaks. The Japanese pay TV broadcaster has prebought the show as part of a wider deal with CBS Studios International. It has also taken Michael Weatherly legal drama Bull from the distributor, as well as murder mystery American Gothic. The drama series will go […]

Parks: Netflix retains OTT top-spot in the US

The top five most popular US over-the-top services by subscribers remained consistent over the past year with Netflix in the lead, followed by Amazon Video, according to Parks Associates. The new research places Hulu third, followed by Major League Baseball’s MLB.TV service in fourth and WWE Network in fifth place. The rest of the top […]

SMILF, Mating pilots attract Showtime

US premium cable channel Showtime has ordered a pair of racy comedy pilots. The greenlights of SMILF and Mating (WT) were among a number of announcements that came from the network’s TCA tour event yesterday. SMILF is based on Frankie Shaw’s semi-autobiographical short film of the same name and comes from Showtime and ABC Signature, […]

Sky, Showtime end Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful, the British-American gothic drama, will not return for a fourth season. Series creator John Logan confirmed the show, which is on Sky Atlantic in the UK and Showtime in the US, was ending after three seasons, as did the show’s official Twitter feed. #ItWasForetold… The three-season opus envisioned by John Logan has come […]

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