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USA launching Mr. Robot on free digital platforms

USA Network is launching the debut episode of its new drama series Mr. Robot on numerous digital platforms ahead of its linear bow. The pilot to the new show will be available on iTunes, Amazon, XBOX, Google Play, Vudu, PlayStation, M-GO and YouTube on May 27. The pilot from the series, which follows a young […]

SBS, Stan partner for Tim Kring’s Dig

SBS and Stan have joined forces to acquire broadcast and subscription on-demand rights to Tim Kring’s latest US drama, Dig. SVOD platform Stan takes first window rights soon after episodes go out on USA Network in the US following a deal with distributor Keshet International. The 10-part show – from Keshet Broadcasting, Universal Cable Productions, […]

Discovery names Animal Planet boss

Discovery has upped Rick Holzman general manager of its Animal Planet channel. Holzman is being elevated from executive VP of programming and scheduling at the non-fictoin net and he will continue to report to TLC and Animal Planet president Marjorie Kaplan in his new role. He has been at Animal Planet since 2007 and was […]

The Royals – Lionsgate’s regal ambition

E! is best-known for its glossy entertainment programming and awards show coverage, but like many US cable channels has now taken the leap into drama, ordering its first series, The Royals. Shot in London, the show stars Elizabeth Hurley as Queen Helena, the head of a fictional British Royal family. Mark Schwahn (One Tree Hill) […]

NBCU pins down WWE wrestling shows

NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment has scored a deal to keep the lucrative WWE wrestling programmes on its channels. This will keep flagship shows Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown on USA Network and Syfy, respectively, as part of a multi-year deal. The shows are the longest-running episodic entertainment series on US cable and have a […]

Universal adapting Telemundo telenovelas for US nets

Universal Television and Universal Cable Productions have taken exclusive options on two drama series from US Hispanic broadcaster and NBCUniversal stablemate Telemundo. NBCUniversal production unit Universal Television will adapt El Señor de los Cielos (The Lord of the Skies) for US audiences. The show has been a hit for Telemundo, becoming its highest rated telenovela […]

Raw, Smackdown up for grabs as NBCU window closes

Sports entertainment media group WWE has effectively made flagship weekly shows Raw and Smackdown available to the highest bidder after an exclusivity window for NBCUniversal closed. Raw and Smackdown currently air on NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group channels USA Network and Syfy, respectively, but a 15-day exclusive negotiations window for renewal has now expired. This means […]

Psych out – USA Network cancels series

USA Network has said the current eighth season of detective comedy drama Psych will be the last. The US cable network made the cancellation official yesterday and said the final episode will be followed by a live one-hour Q&A with the cast and show creator, Steve Franks. Chris McCumber, president of USA Network said: “The […]

NBCU revenues up but Comcast ‘underweight’ internationally

NBCUniversal saw fourth quarter revenues rise 7.5% to reach US$6.5 billion but parent company Comcast says it is “underweight” internationally and will look at acquisitions opportunities. Both NBCU’s US cable networks – such as market leader USA Network and Bravo – and broadcast channel NBC posted year-on-year growth, bringing in revenues of US$2.3 billion and […]

Lifetime poaches TLC exec for unscripted role

Lifetime has poached Marianna Flynn from rival female-skewing net TLC. At A+E-owned cable channel Lifetime, Flynn will be VP, non-fiction programming. Based in LA she will report to Eli Lehrer, senior VP of non-fiction. He said: “Her keen eye for talent and strong relationships within the creative community perfectly mesh with our strategy to keep […]