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Hulu captures 12 Monkeys
Hulu has acquired US streaming rights to Syfy series 12 Monkeys. The on-demand service has…
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McCumber rises as NBCU rejigs entertainment
NBCUniversal is shaking up its entertainment networks division, with USA Networks president Chris McCumber heading…
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Damon, Affleck sci-fi goes to series in US
US cable channel Syfy has greenlit a 13-episode season of Incorporated, a futuristic thriller from…
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Syfy preps VR, 3D printing and tech with Labs
NBCUniversal-owned cable net Syfy has launched a new multi-platform content and experience lab, from which…
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Expanse prodco Alcon gets new TV chief
Alcon Television has got a new president, hot off the heels of the second season…
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NBCU’s Syfy snags Lat Am Doctor Who
NBCUniversal’s cable net Syfy has acquired Latin American rights to popular UK sci-fi series Doctor…
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Syfy cancels Defiance
Syfy has cancelled Defiance after a three-season run. The multiplatform show, which follows a town…
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Dynamic bags Wyonna Earp gunslinger drama
US indie Dynamic Television has acquired international distribution rights to supernatural thriller drama Wyonna Earp….
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NBCU creates Lat Am channels JV
NBCUniversal International has partnered with Ole Communications to create a joint venture business in Spanish-speaking…
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Syfy visits grindhouse with Blood Drive
US cable channel Syfy has greenlit Blood Drive, a 13-part scripted series based on the…
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Legendary status
Former Sony TV sales boss Michael Grindon tells Jesse Whittock how Legendary Television’s emerging international…
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Syfy, Bradley Cooper to adapt best-seller
Oscar-nominated actor Bradley Cooper and US cable channel Syfy to adapt Dan Simmons’ best-selling novel…
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AMC ties down Walking Dead creator
US cable group AMC Networks has inked an exclusive pact with The Walking Dead creator…
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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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Syfy showcases Magicians, Helix unraveled
US cable channel Syfy has sent its fantasy drama pilot The Magicians to series days…
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Syfy makes debut in south Asia
NBCUniversal channel Syfy is launching in Sri Lanka, its first roll out in south Asia….
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Netflix among those joining Z Nation
Netflix has taken worldwide on-demand rights to zombie drama Z Nation, becoming one of a…
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Damon, Affleck Incorporated into Syfy
A futuristic thriller drama from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s production company has gone to…
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Syfy poaches Pilgrim’s Garner
US cable channel Syfy has poached Pilgrim Studios development exec Kelly Garner. He will be…
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Walking Dead exec adapts Swedish drama
Gale Anne Hurd from The Walking Dead and Universal Cable Productions are developing Swedish drama…
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News brief: Syfy US acquires Flame’s ghost series
US cable net Syfy has acquired ghost hunter series Haunting: Australia from UK indie Flame…
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Syfy magnifies Close Up Kings
US cable channel Syfy has bought UK-Canadian magic series Close Up Kings. The deal with…
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AMC’s Beckerman heads to Syfy
US cable channel Syfy has poached AMC Networks’ executive Andie Beckerman to become its VP,…
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Syfy forecasts Sharknado 3, Spin
US cable channel Syfy has given the greenlight to a third installment in the Sharknado…
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Syfy takes linear UK rights to Extant
NBCUniversal’s UK pay TV channel Syfy has bought exclusive broadcast rights to CBS event series…
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Superman prequel series set for Syfy
US cable channel Syfy and Warner Bros. are working on a Superman prequel drama that…
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Transgender series is Discovery net’s debut original
A documentary series on the lives of transgender friends living in the US state of…
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Lost Girl reaches end of journey
Canadian supernatural drama Lost Girl is coming to an end after five seasons. Star Anna…
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CBC ascends to Syfy drama series
Canadian pubcaster CBC has acquired Ascension, US network Syfy’s upcoming futuristic drama. The Canandian pubcaster…
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NBCU hires Lat Am veteran for GM role
NBCUniversal’s global channels unit has hired Klaudia Bermudez to become its senior VP and general…