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The Office
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Comcast to power NBCU’s streamer with acquisitions
NBCUniversal’s CEO Steve Burke has revealed further details around its forthcoming streamer, which will launch…
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Netflix to lose ‘The Office’ to NBCU
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s forthcoming streaming service will become home to the US version of The Office…
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Netflix: We will “absolutely be in negotiations” for The Office rights
Netflix’s VP of acquisitions Amy Reinhard (pictured, below) has told TBI that when NBCUniversal’s deal…
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Netflix Q4 earnings to be closely scrutinised following price hike
Analysts are predicting another strong quarter for Netflix, ahead of the streaming giant’s Q4 earnings…
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BBC sets up new Office in India
BBC mockumentary sitcom The Office is to be remade in India. Aditya Birla Group’s Applause Entertainment has…
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NBC doubles down on Will & Grace
NBC has ordered new episodes of Will & Grace, and renewed it for a second…
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In the spotlight: Ash Atalla
Ash Atalla has shows lined up for Sky, the BBC, Channel 4 and is looking…
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The Office prodco launches comedy film firm
UK comedy indie Roughcut is backing Who’s On First, a new UK-based film production company…
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BBC parodies Making a Murderer with spoof
The BBC has commissioned Sexy Murder, a six-part comedy that spoofs true crime hits such…
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Nelonen to open Finnish Office
Finnish broadcasters Nelonen and Elisa Entertainment has ordered a local version of Ricky Gervais’ fly-on-the-wall…
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Office-style superhero comedy for NBC
US broadcaster NBC has ordered three comedy pilots, including one billed as The Office-meets-DC Comics….
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Viewpoint: the seven deadly sins of scripted formats
K7 Media founder Keri Lewis-Brown provides some hints on what constitutes a hit, and where…
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BBCWW bags US Office scripts, Luther deal
BBC Worldwide has acquired scripts to the US version of BBC comedy The Office, and…
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ABC Family orders supernatural Tim Kring pilot
Heroes creator Tim Kring is exec producing Beyond, a one-hour drama pilot for ABC Family….
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Amazon and BBC Worldwide cut content deal
Amazon has struck a programming deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK…
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BBC3 piloting disability gameshow from Roughcut
Youth-skewed UK channel BBC3 is piloting a new gameshow in which celebrities have their senses…
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BBC’s The Office set for Czech remake
Czech public broadcaster CT has ordered a local version of British comedy format The Office….
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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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LA Screenings: Broadcast Strikes Back
With US cable series such as Hatfields & McCoys gaining traction with key demographics in…
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LoveFilm inks streaming deal with NBC Universal for TV shows
LoveFilm has sealed a UK programming deal with NBC Universal that gives the Amazon-owned streaming…