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Drama
UKTV restructures acquisitions & channels teams
British channels group UKTV has created five channel director posts in a restructure that looks…
BBC America pacts with Elisabeth Moss for drama
US cable channel BBC America is working with Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss on a…
Discovery lines up Hindi ents network
Discovery Communications is to debut a Hindi-language general entertainment network in India. Discovery JEET will…
Chinese giant buys Stan Lee’s POW!
A Chinese media, brands and merchandising giant has bought legendary comic book writer Stan Lee’s…
The CW axes Frequency, No Tomorrow
High-concept dramas Frequency and No Tomorrow will not return to US broadcast network The CW….
Syfy UK heads to Midnight, Texas
Pay TV channel Syfy UK has bought network drama Midnight, Texas from Comcast cousin NBCUniversal…
Netflix & Syfy enter Ghost Wars
Netflix has taken exclusive worldwide rights to a new hour-long psychological drama that’s set for…
ITV buys Line of Duty prodco
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired Line of Duty producer World Productions. World CEO Roger Charteris…
Strike averted as WGA agrees ‘tentative’ deal
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has struck a “tentative” deal with Hollywood’s film and…
Warner lines up DC digital service
Warner Bros. Television is working on a pair of original series for a soon-to-launch DC-branded…