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The Blacklist
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CityTV bags Screenings goodies
Canadian broadcaster CityTV has acquired four new season US broadcast scripted series for its 2017/18…
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Show stoppers
The golden age of TV drama has meant more programmes in production, and with resources…
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In-demand: Belgium (July 10-16, 2016)
Orange is the New Black and Game of Thrones are the most in-demand programmes on…
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Netflix reveals global bingeing habits
Netflix users tend to burn through The Walking Dead and Orange is the New Black,…
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Universal Television names president
Pearlena Igbokwe has taken the reins at Universal Television, NBC’s cable and broadcast production arm….
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Steve Mosko leaving Sony
Sony Pictures Television boss Steve Mosko is leaving after more than two decades at the…
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Sony promotes Kalouria to president post
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Sheraton Kalouria to president and chief marketing officer. He will…
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Streamed NBC now offered through Roku
US broadcast network has launched a streamed version of its channel on Roku players and…
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Networks up, movies and distribution down at Sony
Sony Corp.’s film and TV division swung to a loss in the most recent quarter…
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Turner poaches NBC exec, cable team grows
Turner Broadcasting System has poached an NBC drama executive to become a programming chief at…
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NBC unveils new shows, cancels Constantine
US broadcaster NBC has unveiled new dramas and comedies for its 2015-16 slate, while axing…
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Buyers Briefing: Vanda Rapti, MTG
Name: Vanda Rapti Title: VP of acquisitions, pay TV, VOD and new media, and acting…
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MTG buys Amazon’s Mozart for Viaplay
Modern Times Group’s on-demand service Viaplay in Sweden has picked up Amazon original drama Mozart…
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Sony buys Viasat channels from MTG
Sony Pictures Television has acquired the Viasat3 and Viasat6 free-to-air TV channels in Hungary from…
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NBC renews dramas including Blacklist
NBC has given new season order to hit drama The Blacklist, which will enter production…
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Sony poaches exec for Oz sales
Greg Sneddon is replacing Mark Young as Sony Pictures Television’s senior VP, distribution in Australia…
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Sony targets $11bn sales by 2018
Sony Corp. plans to use its growing television business to spearhead a revival in its…
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Shomi opens Notebook, Blacklist
Canadian subscription on-demand service Shomi has acquired NBC’s big hitter The Blacklist and Daniel Radcliffe-fronted…
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Sky Living buys Stalker from Warner Bros.
Sky Living has continued a busy round of commissions and acquisitions with the pick-up of…
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News brief: Blacklist, Voice go day-and-date on AXN
Asian general entertainment channel AXN is launching the latest seasons of US hits The Blacklist…
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Netflix stumping up $2m per episode for The Blacklist
Netflix has acquired US drama series The Blacklist for a reported US$2m per episode. 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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NBCU revenues up but Comcast ‘underweight’ internationally
NBCUniversal saw fourth quarter revenues rise 7.5% to reach US$6.5 billion but parent company Comcast…
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Blacklist gets early renewal at NBC
The Blacklist, the most successful of this year’s batch of new season broadcast dramas, has…
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Seven wins Aussie ratings war
Seven Network has won the annual ratings battle fought by Australia’s commercial channels, beating fierce…
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WOWOW: from Japan to LA to the world
Kayo Washio runs the LA office of Japanese pay TV channel operator WOWOW. She set…
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News brief: Africa’s M-Net cuts Sony Pictures deal
Sub-Saharan African pay TV platform M-net has agreed a programming deal with Sony Pictures Television….
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Left Bank boosts Sony TV sales
The acquisition of UK drama company Left Bank Pictures last year has helped a year-on-year…
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Turkey’s D-Smart snags Sony output deal
Turkish pay TV platform D-Smart has agreed a multiyear content deal with Sony Pictures Television….
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The Blacklist beats Hostages in season launches
The first episode of buzzy US drama The Blacklist has performed well for NBC, winning…
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