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News brief: South African net bags Electus shows
South African pay TV operator M-Net has acquired 75 hours of US cable programming from…
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News brief: Fox International buys Electus package
Fox International Channels has acquired a package of programming from IAC-backed producer and distributor Electus…
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Electus cuts programming deal with Sony channels
Producer and distributor Electus has cut a programming deal with Sony and a raft of…
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson gets another TNT series
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is making another US cable series after TNT greenlit Wake Up…
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Power Play: why celebs are becoming execs
As the global media superpowers march into ever more sectors, A-list actors, musicians, fashion gurus…
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Upcoming Sony Central Europe channel buys 100 hours from Electus
New Sony Pictures Television-operated Central European channel AXN Black has bought more than 100 hours…
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Electus promotes Farrokh, sells 150 hours
Ben Silverman’s studio Electus has promoted international sales executive Cyrus Farrokh to VP, distribution, and…
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Electus poaches Henson for unscripted role
Ben Silverman’s multimedia studio Electus has hired ABC Entertainment alternative entertainment exec Corie Henson to…
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Sony channels get on Blacklist in Asia
Sony has taken rights to US drama The Blacklist for its channels in Asia. The…
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News brief: TNT ups unscripted exec
Turner-owned US cable channel TNT has upped Rachel Brill to VP, unscripted programming for TNT…
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Ben Silverman’s Electus and The Rock looking for a hero for TNT
Ben Silverman’s Electus is making a reality competition show for US cable network TNT, The…