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Universal Cable Productions
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Hulu’s originals chief Beatrice Springborn exits to lead NBCUniversal’s UCP
Hulu’s head of originals Beatrice Springborn is leaving the Disney-owned streamer to replace Dawn Olmstead…
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Anonymous Content hires UCP president Dawn Olmstead, promotes David Levine
Defending Jacob and True Detective producer Anonymous Content has hired Universal Cable Productions (UCP) president Dawn…
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The Fifth Beatle signs up to Bravo
US cable net Bravo is tuning up for limited event series The Fifth Beatle. The…
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Amazon orders Julia Roberts drama Homecoming
Subscription VOD service Amazon Prime Video has handed a two-season order to Homecoming, a drama…
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Netflix opens Gerard Way’s Umbrella Academy
Netflix has ordered a ten-part live-action series based on Gerard Way’s graphic novel The Umbrella…
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More4 engages in The Good Fight
UK digital terrestrial More4 has acquired CBS All Access original The Good Fight. The Channel…
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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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Sprout touts robot toon, trio in development
US kids channel Sprout has greenlit a 26-episode toon about a girl and her robot…
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Game of Thrones author lays down Wild Cards
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin will see another of his epic book series,…
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The Rock brings Muscle Beach to USA
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has sold a scripted series about bodybuilders from the famous Venice…
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Syfy kills off Hunters
US cable channel Syfy has cancelled drama Hunters after one season. The series, from Valhalla…
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Universal Channel buys Mr. Robot for UK
UK pay TV net Universal Channel has acquired hot US cable series Mr. Robot. The…
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USA originals chief to exit, scores UCP deal
USA Networks executive VP, original programming Jackie de Crinis is stepping down to take an…
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Damon, Affleck sci-fi goes to series in US
US cable channel Syfy has greenlit a 13-episode season of Incorporated, a futuristic thriller from…
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Syfy cancels Defiance
Syfy has cancelled Defiance after a three-season run. The multiplatform show, which follows a town…
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Syfy visits grindhouse with Blood Drive
US cable channel Syfy has greenlit Blood Drive, a 13-part scripted series based on the…
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Legendary status
Former Sony TV sales boss Michael Grindon tells Jesse Whittock how Legendary Television’s emerging international…
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Syfy, Bradley Cooper to adapt best-seller
Oscar-nominated actor Bradley Cooper and US cable channel Syfy to adapt Dan Simmons’ best-selling novel…
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USA to remake La Reina Del Sur
USA Network is remaking popular telenovela La Reina Del Sur for US audiences. Fox 21…
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Syfy, Amblin develop Brave New World
US cable network Syfy and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television are working up a TV version…
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Syfy showcases Magicians, Helix unraveled
US cable channel Syfy has sent its fantasy drama pilot The Magicians to series days…
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E! orders second drama, Objective producing
US cable net E! has ordered The Arrangement, its second ever scripted series after The…
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Televisa USA, Universal team for aliens and vigilantes
The US production division of Mexican cable giant Televisa and the cable production division of…
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Damon, Affleck Incorporated into Syfy
A futuristic thriller drama from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s production company has gone to…
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SBS, Stan partner for Tim Kring’s Dig
SBS and Stan have joined forces to acquire broadcast and subscription on-demand rights to Tim…
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The Royals find a UK home on E!
UK pay TV channel E! has picked up The Royals, the upcoming scripted series about…
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Walking Dead exec adapts Swedish drama
Gale Anne Hurd from The Walking Dead and Universal Cable Productions are developing Swedish drama…
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Syfy forecasts Sharknado 3, Spin
US cable channel Syfy has given the greenlight to a third installment in the Sharknado…
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USA Networks ends Covert Affairs
NBCUniversal’s cable channel USA Network has cancelled spy series Covert Affairs after five seasons. The…
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Universal adapting Telemundo telenovelas for US nets
Universal Television and Universal Cable Productions have taken exclusive options on two drama series from…
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