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Alibaba buys into Spielberg JV prodco
The entertainment arm of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group has acquired a minority stake in Amblin…
Amblin Partners boss extends contract
Steven Spielberg’s new US content company, Amblin Partners, has extended CEO Michael Wright’s contract “for…
Syfy, Amblin develop Brave New World
US cable network Syfy and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television are working up a TV version…
News brief: Turner’s Wright to lead DreamWorks Studio
Michael Wright, who is exiting his post as president of programming at Turner Broadcasting System’s…
LA Screenings 2014: Spanish deal for Halle Berry series Extant
Spanish free-to-air broadcast group Atresmedia has snagged local rights to buzzy upcoming US drama Extant….
Amazon, Xbox cool on Netflix’s binge model
The executives running the content arms of Amazon and Xbox have separately told TBI they…
TNT renews hit series Rizzoli, Major Crimes and Perception
US cable network has renewed signature series Rizzoli & Isles as well as drama shows…
Spielberg sci-fi set for CBS
CBS has given a straight-to-series order to Extant, a new sci-fi drama from Steven Spielberg’s…
Ovation cuts Smash-ing off-net NBC deal
US cable network Ovation has acquired off-network rights to US scripted show Smash. The musical…
Spielberg making Halo series for Microsoft’s new Xbox One
Steven Spielberg will produce a new series based on the Halo games franchise for Xbox…