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Amazon greenlights Spielberg and Bardem miniseries
Amazon Studios has greenlit a straight-to-series order of a four-hour miniseries based on the epic…
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Apple plans Spring/Summer 2019 launch for originals slate
Apple is set to release its range of TV titles for Spring or Summer 2019,…
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Apple orders thriller drama from Sixth Sense director
Apple has ordered its latest original by Sixth Sense writer and director M. Night Shyamalan….
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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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Hulu revives Animaniacs with Spielberg & Warner Bros.
US streamer Hulu has ordered a new version of Warner Bros. Animation (WBA)’s cartoon franchise…
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Ex-Turner & Amblin chief to lead Epix
Former Turner and Amblin Partners chief Michael Wright has joined MGM’s US premium pay TV…
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Apple sets first official drama series
Apple has officially signed off on its first drama series, the long gestating scripted series…
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Apple orders Spielberg anthology drama
Apple has kicked off its push into high-end scripted programming with the commission of Amazing…
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Spielberg takes the reins at Amblin as Wright exits
Michael Wright has stepped down as CEO of Amblin Partners, as chairman Steven Spielberg takes…
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Taking Bull by the horns
Mark Goffman runs the top-rated freshman drama of the 2016/17 season in Bull. In this…
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Alibaba buys into Spielberg JV prodco
The entertainment arm of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group has acquired a minority stake in Amblin…
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Amblin Partners boss extends contract
Steven Spielberg’s new US content company, Amblin Partners, has extended CEO Michael Wright’s contract “for…
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Syfy, Amblin develop Brave New World
US cable network Syfy and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television are working up a TV version…
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News brief: Turner’s Wright to lead DreamWorks Studio
Michael Wright, who is exiting his post as president of programming at Turner Broadcasting System’s…
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LA Screenings 2014: Spanish deal for Halle Berry series Extant
Spanish free-to-air broadcast group Atresmedia has snagged local rights to buzzy upcoming US drama Extant….
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Amazon, Xbox cool on Netflix’s binge model
The executives running the content arms of Amazon and Xbox have separately told TBI they…
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TNT renews hit series Rizzoli, Major Crimes and Perception
US cable network has renewed signature series Rizzoli & Isles as well as drama shows…
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Spielberg sci-fi set for CBS
CBS has given a straight-to-series order to Extant, a new sci-fi drama from Steven Spielberg’s…
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Ovation cuts Smash-ing off-net NBC deal
US cable network Ovation has acquired off-network rights to US scripted show Smash. The musical…
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Spielberg making Halo series for Microsoft’s new Xbox One
Steven Spielberg will produce a new series based on the Halo games franchise for Xbox…
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Spielberg, Stallone attached to TNT, TBS projects
Steven Spielberg, Dick Wolf and Sylvester Stallone are among the talent producing new programmes for…
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Miniseries strike back
A few years ago, it looked like scripted miniseries were heading for the scrapheap. With…