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Showtime orders Franzen project with Daniel Craig

Showtime has ordered Purity, a TV adaptation of the Jonathan Franzen novel starring 007 actor Daniel Craig. The twenty-episode series will also be exec produced by Craig (pictured, second left), alongside Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, David Hare (far right) and Jonathan Franzen (far left). Todd Field (above, third left) will write and direct all episodes […]

Showtime vacates House of Lies

US cable channel Showtime has cancelled comedy-drama House of Lies after five seasons. The Showtime Networks-produced series, which stars Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell as manipulative management consultants, will bow out with a finale shot in Cuba. “House of Lies is a comedy that has frequently been ahead of the curve,” said Showtime president and […]

Elba, Ridley lead major Sky drama investment

Sky has commissioned six dramas that feature talent including Idris Elba, John Ridley, Julia Stiles, Tim Roth and Christina Hendricks, in a major move underlining the European satcaster’s clout in the high-end originals space. Namely, the shows are Guerilla, Tin Star, Delicious, Riviera, Jamestown and The Last Dragonslayer. Actor Elba (Luther, The Wire) will co-star in […]

No more Episodes for Showtime, BBC

US-UK comedy coproduction Episodes will end after a fifth season. The show’s US broadcaster, premium cable channel Showtime, revealed the news on Twitter. It’s a Hollywood ending! The fifth and final season of #Episodes will come to @Showtime in 2017. pic.twitter.com/lti0SG1IyG — Episodes (@SHO_Episodes) April 11, 2016 The final season will go out in 2017, […]

Showtime rolls Dice with binge strategy

US premium cable broadcaster Showtime is launching all episodes of six-part comedy Dice all at once. This is the first time Showtime has applied the binge-viewing model to a new series, and comes after premium cable rival Starz did the same with drama Flesh and Bone in November last year. Dice will be made available […]

CBS, Showtime get a big Yes in Israel

Israeli pay TV platform Yes has inked a new volume deal with CBS that gives it a range of programming from the studio and from CBS-owned premium cable net Showtime. Yes already had a CBS deal in place, but the new agreement hands it programming including Showtime’s buzzy high-finance drama Billions (left), CBS series Limitless […]

Strong financial result for Sky in Europe

European satcaster Sky has posted strong first half operating and financial results for Sky, with 337,000 new customers and 1.1 million new product sales in the second quarter of its fiscal year. This comes as 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch takes the reins as chairman, and speculation grows over the future ownership of the […]

Aussie SVOD service pulls off Showtime coup

Australian subscription on-demand service Stan has scored exclusive streaming rights to programming from premium US cable channel Showtime. The agreement began this week with the launch of Billions, and will ultimately run to hundreds of hours, and includes granting Stan the exclusive license to use the Showtime brand in Australia. A highlight will be the […]

Billions gets second season

US cable net Showtime has given buzzy drama Billions a second season order. The show, which stars Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti and is set in the world of high-finance, was the best ever launch for premium net Showtime with 6.5 million viewers, beating Ray Donovan, which debuted with 6.1 million. Showtime is owned by […]

Sky inks landmark European Showtime deal

Sky and CBS have agreed a European deal that sees the pay TV operator take exclusive rights to Showtime programming across its regional footprint. The programming pact, hailed as one of the most important ever for Sky and the most significant international deal ever for CBS’ Showtime, gives Sky all of premium cable net’s original […]

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