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Universal Television
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NBC confirms Will & Grace comeback
US broadcaster NBC has confirmed it is bringing back LGBTQ comedy Will & Grace as…
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NBC confirms Will & Grace comeback
US broadcaster NBC has confirmed it is bringing back LGBTQ comedy Will & Grace as…
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Will and Grace reboot talk intensifies
Will and Grace is returning to TV, according to one of its stars. Leslie Jordan…
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Awesomeness staffs up Verizon content venture
The upcoming AwesomenessTV and Verizon mobile content venture has drafted in the former drama department…
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Netflix hires ex-Universal TV exec as content VP
Netflix has appointed former Universal Television president Bela Bajaria as its vice-president of content. Bajaria…
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Pretty Little Liars ending, Grimm axed
Pretty Little Liars and Grimm have been cancelled by US channels Freeform and NBC respectively. Cable…
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Sons of Anarchy, Modern Family popular on Shomi
Sons of Anarchy and Modern Family are among the most-watched titles on one-year-old Canadian SVOD…
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Breaking Bad alumnus sells drama to ABC
Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul has sold a one-hour drama to US broadcast network ABC….
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SMILF, Mating pilots attract Showtime
US premium cable channel Showtime has ordered a pair of racy comedy pilots. The greenlights…
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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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Universal TV drama EVP exits
Changes at Universal Television continue, with executive VP of drama development Russell Rothberg the latest…
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NBC poaches Fox exec to fill drama post
US broadcaster NBC has poached 20th Century Fox Television’s Lisa Katz to fill the role…
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Universal Television names president
Pearlena Igbokwe has taken the reins at Universal Television, NBC’s cable and broadcast production arm….
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Universal TV president exits
Bela Bajaria is leaving her post as president of NBC’s network and cable production arm,…
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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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Netflix orders therapy drama Gypsy
Netflix has greenlit a ten-part drama from writer Lisa Rubin about an inappropriate therapist. Psychological…
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Vin Diesel hires Fox exec for new TV prodco
Action star Vin Diesel has signed a first-look producing agreement with Universal Television for a…
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HBO orders Katims drama pilot
US premium cable channel HBO has ordered a romantic drama pilot from Parenthood creator Jason…
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A&E’s Returned departs as Bates Motel stays open
US cable channel A&E has cancelled its remake of French supernatural drama The Returned after…
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Discovery nabs Schibsted exec for Norway
Discovery Networks Norway has hired Tine Austvoll Jensen to replace the retiring Morten Skotland Hansen….
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AMC ties down Walking Dead creator
US cable group AMC Networks has inked an exclusive pact with The Walking Dead creator…
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Universal TV gets new president
NBC Entertainment has promoted Bela Bajaria to president of production unit Universal Television, and named…
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Hulu rescues The Mindy Project
US streaming and catch up service Hulu has commissioned a 26-part season of the The…
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NBC unveils new shows, cancels Constantine
US broadcaster NBC has unveiled new dramas and comedies for its 2015-16 slate, while axing…
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Hulu orders Katims’ first non-network drama
Friday Nights Light scribe Jason Katims is to make an original drama titled The Way…
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NBC commissions Israeli gameshow
US broadcast network NBC has tapped Armoza Formats for a local version of entertainment show…
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NBC renews dramas including Blacklist
NBC has given new season order to hit drama The Blacklist, which will enter production…
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Eva Longoria, Dolly Parton score NBC deals
Actress Eva Longoria and country singer Dolly Parton have secured new projects at US broadcast…
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Marco Polo to return on Netflix
Netflix’s big-budget action adventure series Marco Polo has been handed a second run less than…
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Netflix replaces NBC as Tina Fey comedy’s home
Netflix is replacing US broadcaster NBC as the home of upcoming Tiny Fey/Robert Carlock comedy…