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SyFy Germany acquires Electric Entertainment’s ‘The Ark’

NBC Universal Global Networks Germany has acquired the pay-TV rights to the sci-fi series The Ark, with the show to be broadcast on SyFy in German-speaking territories. Produced by LA-based Electric Entertainment, the series takes place 100 years in the future when planetary colonisation missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival […]

India’s MX Player & Spain’s Filmin ink deal for Israeli drama ‘Manayek’

India’s MX Player and Spain’s Filmin have struck deals for the first two seasons of Israeli police corruption thriller Manayek, among a raft of sales struck by distributor Cineflix Rights. The Yoav Gross Productions show, which was created for Israeli pubcaster Kan 11, will become available on MX Player along with Wynonna Earp, which is […]

Syfy hangs up ‘Wynonna Earp’s’ guns

US-based NBCUniversal-owned cable channel Syfy has cancelled supernatural western Wynonna Earp, with the show to end following the upcoming second half of its fourth season. The show, which is co-produced by IDW Entertainment, Cineflix Studios and SEVEN24 Films, airs on Syfy in the US and CTV Sci-Fi in Canada. The concluding six episodes of season […]

NBCU unveils TV & streaming team, Peacock originals chief McGoldrick to exit

NBCUniversal’s Susan Rovner has appointed a raft of execs to oversee content for its newly restructured entertainment operation, with Peacock’s head of originals Bill McGoldrick set to leave the company as a result. Rovner, who left Warner Bros. earlier this year to become chairman of entertainment at NBCU’s new-look TV and streaming division, has named […]

Show of the Week: Wynonna Earp

Wynonna Earp is that rather unique combination of Western and sci-fi, but this gun-slinging drama has also established itself as a show that offers a diverse range of characters like few others. Based on the IDW comic created by Beau Smith, Wynonna Earp was developed for TV by showrunner Emily Andras and tracks the life […]

Blumhouse TV rejigs after tapping NBCU alum Chris McCumber as president

Blumhouse TV has appointed former USA Network & Syfy chief Chris McCumber as its president, with incumbent Jeremy Gold moving to a new role overseeing production. McCumber will oversee all areas of the company’s TV output and joins having most recently been president of entertainment networks for the cable entertainment arm of NBCUniversal, where he had […]

NBCU restructure sees USA & Syfy chief Chris McCumber departing

NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s newly merged streaming and network division has resulted in more senior management changes, with USA Network and Syfy chief Chris McCumber departing. McCumber was president of entertainment networks for NBCU’s cable entertainment arm and had been with the company for almost two decades, but departs following the major restructuring work carried out by […]

TBI Weekly: Gunning for a global return to production

Shows around the world that had been put on hold because of Covid-19 are resuming production, as companies and broadcasters begin to get to grips with new protocols and workarounds. Here are six takeaways from the past week that point to a brighter future. Great white hope Scripted production might still be off the cards […]

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