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Showtime
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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…
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Alfred Haber wins Madonna’s Rebel Heart
Alfred Haber Distribution has snagged rights to a special about the Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour….
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Canal+ becomes French Showtime home
Pay TV giant Canal+ is to bring the Showtime channel brand to France for the…
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Script to Screen: Guerrilla
The story of how John Ridley’s passion project became Sky and Showtime’s latest star attraction,…
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Russia-US content deals for Twin Peaks
Russian pay TV operator Amedia TV has snagged rights to Showtime shows including the upcoming…
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HBO Nordic buys Twin Peaks revival
The much anticipated return of David Lynch drama Twin Peaks will play on SVOD service…
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CBS sells Twin Peaks and Bull to Wowow
Wowow has acquired the upcoming reboot of cult TV series Twin Peaks. The Japanese pay…
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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…
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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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Sky, Showtime end Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful, the British-American gothic drama, will not return for a fourth season. Series creator…
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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…
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Showtime vacates House of Lies
US cable channel Showtime has cancelled comedy-drama House of Lies after five seasons. The Showtime…
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Elba, Ridley lead major Sky drama investment
Sky has commissioned six dramas that feature talent including Idris Elba, John Ridley, Julia Stiles,…
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No more Episodes for Showtime, BBC
US-UK comedy coproduction Episodes will end after a fifth season. The show’s US broadcaster, premium…
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Showtime rolls Dice with binge strategy
US premium cable broadcaster Showtime is launching all episodes of six-part comedy Dice all at…
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CBS, Showtime get a big Yes in Israel
Israeli pay TV platform Yes has inked a new volume deal with CBS that gives…
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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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Billions gets second season
US cable net Showtime has given buzzy drama Billions a second season order. The show,…
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Sky inks landmark European Showtime deal
Sky and CBS have agreed a European deal that sees the pay TV operator take…
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NATPE: drama execs say golden age continues
A selection of top US drama executives here in Miami on the first day of…
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Showtime takes Jim Carrey drama to series
US premium channel Showtime has taken Jim Carrey’s stand-up-themed scripted drama I’m Dying Up Here…
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Amazon taps partners for channels streaming launch
Amazon has teamed up with major TV networks and content makers including Showtime, Starz and…
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Showtime to explore Dark Net
US cable channel Showtime has commissioned an eight-part docuseries about the darker recesses of the…
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Netflix CEO says there is ‘not enough TV’
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has said there is not “nearly enough” TV content, coming out…
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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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CBS bosses to give MIPCOM keynote
CBS distribution boss Armando Nuñez and Showtime chief David Nevins will give a joint keynote…
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Showtime chief: US and UK writing styles merging
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL: Showtime president David Nevins told delegates here in Edinburgh that elements…
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Showtime to adapt Patti Smith memoir
US cable channel Showtime is adapting the memoir of punk poet and musician Patti Smith…
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CBS eyes int’l Showtime OTT launches
US broadcaster CBS is looking at international launches for its new Showtime OTT on-demand platform…