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Spartacus making basic cable debut on Syfy
Syfy has acquired all three seasons of swords-and-sandals series Spartacus and its launch on the…
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Syfy preps global roll out for new Sharknado
The international Syfy channels will show the much-anticipated TV movie Sharknado 2: The Second One…
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NBCU pins down WWE wrestling shows
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment has scored a deal to keep the lucrative WWE wrestling programmes on…
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LA Screenings 2014: Chrystele Fremaux, Universal Networks International
As buyers flock to Los Angeles for the May Screenings, TBI speaks with key players…
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Ob docs: obsolete or of the moment?
Rumblings that the ob doc trend is stifling creativity on both sides of the Atlantic…
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Syfy orders scripted space opera
US cable net Syfy has ordered The Expanse, a straight to series ‘space opera’. The…
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Sony sticks with programming chiefs
Sony Pictures Television has extended the contracts of co-presidents, programming and production Jamie Erlich and…
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News brief: Syfy renews Ron Moore’s Helix
US cable channel Syfy has recommissioned sci-fi drama Helix for a second season. The drama,…
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Egyptian prodco draws up Exit plan
Egyptian producer Film Maker has acquired Japanese format Exit and is lining up a local…
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Raw, Smackdown up for grabs as NBCU window closes
Sports entertainment media group WWE has effectively made flagship weekly shows Raw and Smackdown available…
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Moore to the story
Sci-fi guru Ronald D. Moore is launching his first major new cable dramas since Battlestar…
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Bell chimes with Opposite Worlds, Haggis drama
Canadian broadcaster Bell Media has unveiled a wide ranging slate of new shows, including a…
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NBC staffs up with new roles at channels business
NBCUniversal has created two new positions in its international channels division and hired executives from…
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TBI’s 2013 in review – part one
In this week-long series of articles, TBI editors Stewart Clarke and Jesse Whittock take a…
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Paranomal series to debut on upcoming Syfy Oz
New paranormal series Haunting: Australia will be among the programmes broadcasting on the soon-to-launch Australian…
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Lifetime poaches TLC exec for unscripted role
Lifetime has poached Marianna Flynn from rival female-skewing net TLC. At A+E-owned cable channel Lifetime,…
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NBC recruits TV veteran as Australia and NZ boss
NBCUniversal has hired Chris Taylor, a veteran of the Australian and New Zealand TV industries…
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NBCU acquires full ownership of Sprout
NBCUniversal has acquired the shares in US preschool channel Sprout it didn’t already own to…
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Australia and NZ take a seat at the drama table
Producers in Australia and New Zealand are creating a new wave of international-friendly scripted series…
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Eyeworks to produce Banijay’s Opposite Worlds for Syfy
Eyeworks USA has been drafted in to produce the upcoming US cable remake of Banijay…
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News brief: Syfy orders monster pilot from Bryan Singer
Cable net Syfy has ordered a 90-minute pilot from X-Men director Bryan Singer. Creature at…
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News brief: Syfy buys werewolf series Bitten
NBCU-owned cable net Syfy has acquired Canadian produced werewolf series Bitten. The Entertainment One distributed…
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News brief: Syfy buys Vampire Diaries spin-off from Warner Bros.
NBCUniversal’s Syfy channel has taken UK rights to The Originals, the upcoming spin-off from hit…
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Syfy developing Brad Pitt movie remake
NBCUniversal-owned Syfy has greenlit a cast-contingent drama pilot based on 1995 science fiction feature films…
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Syfy launches catch up app, other NBCU nets to follow suit
NBCUniversal-owned US cable net Syfy has launched an app allowing viewers to watch shows a…
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Vikings drives MGM growth as Tellem joins board
Strong worldwide sales of scripted drama Vikings helped Hollywood studio MGM report revenue growth of…
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Johnsons becomes first Kiwi drama to travel to the US
NBCUniversal-owned cable net Syfy has acquired Kiwi series The Almighty Johnsons, marking the first time…
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Syfy’s Fandemonium becomes Fangasm
Syfy has greenlit Fangasm, a reworked version of pop culture show Fandemonium. The NBCUniversal-owned US…
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News brief: Syfy Kids set for Asia, SA launch
International children’s channel KidsCo will launch its Syfy Kids programming block in Asia and South…
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Syfy follows Sharknado with Ghost Shark
US cable channel Syfy is tapping into the wave of enthusiasm around its disaster telemovie…