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Legendary hires ex-TNT/TBS exec Michael Bloom to lead unscripted push
Legendary Entertainment, the US firm behind shows such as Carnival Row for Prime Video and…
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WBD’s TNT ends scripted as ‘Snowpiercer’ S4 gets shopped by Tomorrow Studios
Post-apocalyptic series Snowpiercer will not reach its final destination on TNT, with the Warner Bros….
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TNT spins movie ‘Unknown’ into series with Liam Neeson
WarnerMedia’s TNT is developing a series spun off from Liam Neeson’s 2011 film Unknown. The one-hour…
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WarnerMedia tweaks TBS, TNT & truTV teams as Thom Hinkle exits
WarnerMedia is rejigging the senior programming team at TBS, TNT and truTV following the exit…
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Show of the week: Snowpiercer
Seven years after the world has become an uninhabitable frozen wasteland, the survivors of humanity…
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News round-up: Russia’s Key Buyers Event Announces Programme; Virtual Banff kicks off with ‘Snowpiercer’ panel; Turkey’s ‘Daydreamer’ sold in Italy and more…
Roskino’s Key Buyers Event announces programme Russia’s first virtual content market, The Key Buyers Event…
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TBI Weekly: Pulling back the curtain on HBO Max
When the major US studios and tech giants unveiled plans to launch their own streamers,…
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Corie Henson leaves Fox to oversee unscripted for WarnerMedia’s TBS, TNT & truTV
WarnerMedia has appointed former Fox and Electus exec Corie Henson to head up unscripted for…
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TNT, TBS unscripted chief exits to launch WarnerMedia-backed label
Head of unscripted at US cablers TNT and TBS Michael Bloom is stepping down from…
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WarnerMedia unveils streamer HBO Max’s content plans
WarnerMedia has named its soon-to-launch streaming service HBO Max and unveiled its programming slate, which…
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TNT becomes US home of All Elite Wrestling
Alternative wrestling league All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has secured US broadcast distribution via a deal…
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Top US cable entertainment channel rankings unveiled
USA Network, home of The Sinner and Banijay’s forthcoming Temptation Island reboot, was the most…
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TNT greenlights live medical crowdsourcing show from Lionsgate
Turner-owned pay-TV channel TNT has greenlit medical crowdsourcing series M.D. Live from Lionsgate Television. The…
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TNT orders The Alienist sequel
TNT has ordered The Angel of Darkness, a new limited series based on the sequel…
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Turner LatAm signs up for Last Cop adaptation Falco
Turner Latin America has signed an agreement with LatAm content company Spiral International to bring…
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Interview: Turner content chief Kevin Reilly
Veteran US executive Kevin Reilly is in bullish mood, and for fair reason. When he…
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YouTube TV ups price and adds Turner channels
YouTube TV is set to up its price from US$35 to US$40 per month, has…
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Turner & Viacom execs to run Sony UK channels
Two well known British executives will run the Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) portfolio of…
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Spurlock dropped from projects after misconduct admission
After Supersize Me’s Morgan Spurlock admitted to previous accounts of sexual misconduct, he has been…
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Game of Thrones fever drives Time Warner growth
The stunning viewing figures for Game of Thrones have pushed Time Warner and its subsidiary,…
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Amazon builds with TNT’s Berlin drama 4 Blocks
Amazon has picked up Berlin-set gangster drama 4 Blocks from TNT for a worldwide audience….
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US Nordic noir remake cancelled
TNT will not take its remake of Eyewitness into a second season. The US crime…
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Turner ups Meraz & hires from NBCU
US media group Turner has promoted buyer Valerie Meraz to a senior VP role, and…
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TBS bolsters originals focus as Wolkis rises
US cable channel TBS has promoted Turner veteran David Wolkis to senior VP as its…
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Turner ups Quigley at cable nets
US cable channels provider Turner has promoted Michael Quigley to executive VP of commercial operations,…
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Ex-Core exec joins Turner in unscripted post
Turner has hired former Core Media Group exec Jenny Ramirez as VP, unscripted programming, at…
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Louis C.K., Amy Sedaris series for Turner channels
American comedy icons Louis C.K. and Amy Sedaris are creating new shows for Turner’s US…
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Turner hires Kogan from Participant
Turner has recruited Karina Kogan as senior VP of digital media. She will run the…
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TNT orders Snowpiercer series from ITV prodco
US cable net TNT has ordered a pilot of Snowpiercer, a futuristic drama based upon…
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Turner buys advisory firm to bolster TBS & TNT
Turner has acquired a business advisory firm, and handed its co-founders a remit to “accelerate…