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Traditional US networks top Europe demand
Demand for programming from broadcasters is outweighing cable and SVOD players in Europe, exclusive new…
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CW revives Constantine as toon
US broadcaster The CW is to revive the comic book-inspired Constantine – but as a…
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Viewpoint: The anthology strikes back
Dan Whitehead, head of drama and digital at UK consultancy K7 Media, on how anthology…
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Lifetime poaches CW scripted exec
US network Lifetime has poached Joanna Klein from broadcast rival The CW to become its…
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CW programming exec joins CBS, Lionsgate net
US entertainment network Pop has added The CW’s alternative programming chief to its ranks, with…
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Vampire Diaries dead, Bates Motel shut
The Vampire Diaries and Bates Motel will end after their respective final seasons. The CW’s…
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Netflix extends CW content pact
Netflix will remain the exclusive US subscription on-demand home of programming from broadcast network The…
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Netflix UK courts Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Netflix has bagged exclusive UK rights to The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The first season…
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LA Screenings 2016: Star profile
The US broadcast networks are going big this year, with popular actors, producers and franchises…
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CBS bypasses second Rush Hour
Middling ratings have put paid to CBS’s hour-long drama series Rush Hour. The series, which…
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Supergirl flies to CW as Agent Carter crashes
The US networks are well underway in building their next generation of scripted shows, with…
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CW to revive Fox’s MADtv
The CW to is revive sketch comedy-cum-variety series MADtv, which previously went out on rival…
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Cruel Intentions, MacGyver rebooted in US
US broadcasters NBC and CBS have given separate pilot orders to classic American scripted properties….
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Aussie SVOD service pulls off Showtime coup
Australian subscription on-demand service Stan has scored exclusive streaming rights to programming from premium US…
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NATPE: US Hispanic nets ‘overtaking English-language rivals’
US Hispanic networks such as Univision are beginning to overtake their English-language counterparts in the…
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Time Warner may extend SVOD holdback window
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has indicated his media giant may begin holding back key…
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Netflix eyes Gilmore Girls reboot
Netflix is in talks to remake US comedy drama series Gilmore Girls. The original show…
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CW retires Next Top Model after 12 years
America’s Next Top Model is to end on US broadcast television after its next run….
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Foxtel calls on Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow
Australian cable platform Foxtel has acquired new season Warner Bros. superhero dramas Supergirl (above) and…
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Channel 5 buys Penn & Teller Vegas series
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired Penn & Teller: Fool Us in Vegas from DCD…
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CW books date with Voorhees on Friday the 13th
US broadcast network The CW has put a TV adaptation to the Friday the 13th…
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Stern’s sales firm hires Electus exec
IM Global’s television division has hired Electus International senior VP Eli Shibley as president, international…
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LA Screenings: CBS Global Distribution
Armando Nuñez, president and CEO, CBS Global Distribution Group Studio chief Armando Nuñez tells TBI what…
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Ex-Dailymotion exec joins Condé Nast
Former Dailymotion US general manager Joy Marcus has joined the video content arm of magazine…
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DCD plans to Fool Us again
DCD Rights is taking the US version of Penn & Teller: Fool Us to MIPTV,…
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Channel 4’s Dates attracts The CW
US broadcast network The CW has bought British comedy Dates. The show, in which each…
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Showtime feels Happyish as CBS dramas go on
US cable channel Showtime has greenlit a full season of Happyish, the dark comedy-drama that…
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iZombie invades Canuck Netflix rival
New Canadian SVOD service Shomi has acquired exclusive streaming local rights to Rob Thomas’s upcoming…
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Universal Channel buys Penn & Teller show
Universal Channel has acquired Penn & Teller Fool Us for its Asian feed. The show…
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Universal Channel buys Penn & Teller show
Universal Channel has acquired Penn & Teller Fool Us for its Asian feed. The show…