Latest news – Page 26
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NewsAMC Networks realigns production operation, shuffles senior team
The Walking Dead home AMC Studios folds into entertainment networks group.
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NewsFrench joint SVoD gets greenlight
The digital streaming platform is similar to BBC/ITV’s BritBox.
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NewsTribeca TV Festival to premiere Forest Whitaker crime drama 'Godfather Of Harlem'
Festival to run in New York from Sept 12-15.
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NewsFX to increase original programming under new owner Disney
Network chief John Landgraf said that the UK will remain an important production partner for FX.
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NewsNatascha McElhone joins Showtime’s ‘Halo’ as premium cable network outlines original programming boost
Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot confirmed to play Hedy Lamarr.
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NewsCBS All Access orders StudioCanal-owned Tandem Productions’ ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ series
Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet (Star Trek franchise) on board as writers, showrunners. Kurtzman to direct.
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NewsHBO Max secures exclusive US streaming rights to ‘Doctor Who’
Platform also licenses 700 episodes of BBC series including UK version of The Office, Top Gear, Luther, The Honorable Woman.
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NewsUK outfit Brightstar signs first-look TV deal with Amazon
Brightstar is presently executive producing Netflix’s Kaos from The End Of The F***ing World creator Charlie Covell.
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NewsAmazon Studios head: ‘We’ll be known for a level of quality and curation’
Platform names teams of writers, producers on Lord Of The Rings series; open to Good Omens follow-up.
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NewsAmazon Studios signs production deals with Lena Waithe, Significant Productions
Separately, studio orders second season of Amazon, Legendary Television fantasy series Carnival Row.
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NewsStarz expects to double international footprint of digital service within next few years
Starz COO Jeffrey Hirsch notes global ambitions informing programming choices.
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NewsStarz picks up Colin Callender’s TV version of ‘Dangerous Liaisons’
Eight-episode series tells story from female perspective; will be on Starzplay international streaming service.
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NewsLouis Theroux leaving BBC to form production company; Netflix and Amazon circling (exclusive)
Theroux is setting up the new outfit with BBC Studios executive Arron Fellows.
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NewsHBO international co-pro strategy unlikely to change when HBO Max launches
Executive says programing choices driven more by creative taste than international expansion plans.
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NewsITV, BBC unveil details of Britbox streaming service
ITV taking an initial 90% stake in the forthcoming SVoD venture, which will launch in Q4 this year.
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NewsEmmy nominations: the key talking points
HBO dominates, Netflix wants a trophy, ‘Fleabag’ earns first nods.
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NewsHBO, 'Game Of Thrones' break Emmy nomination records
Game Of Thrones scores 32 nods, whilst HBO breaks its own record from 2015.
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NewsAmazon Studios to develop Jack Reacher TV series
Creator-novellist Lee Child previously told BBC that film version star Tom Cruise lacked Cruise ‘physicality’ for role.
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NewsKatherine Waterston, Paddy Considine, Emily Watson board Sky/HBO series ‘The Third Day’ (exclusive)
Trio join Jude Law in series, which is set to shoot in the UK.
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NewsHBO "extremely proud" of Andrea Arnold's work on 'Big Little Lies'
Reports suggested Arnold had lost creative control of the high profile series.