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NewsLA Screenings 2016: the buyers guide
Broadcast has compiled a network-by-network guide to the US dramas and comedies which have been commissioned ahead of the LA Screenings.
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NewsAmazon acquires AMC thriller Preacher
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to high-profile AMC drama Preacher – its latest first-run US acquisition.
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NewsBBC3 buys first online-only drama
BBC3 has made its first international acquisition since it became an online-only channel – swooping for apocalyptic Australian drama Cleverman.
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NewsITV takes stake in Route 24
ITV has acquired a stake in a film and TV production company formed by one of the producers of hit BBC2 crime drama The Shadow Line.
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NewsDisney plans closer collaboration at ABC
Disney chief executive Bob Iger has urged his ABC network and production division to work more closely together as the Hollywood studios’ drive for vertical integration gathers pace.
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NewsBBC4 buys French crime drama
BBC4 has acquired French drama The Disappearance (Disparue) after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsBryan Cranston to star in C4 sci-fi drama
Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston is to star in a 10-part sci-fi drama based on a series of Philip K. Dick short stories for Channel 4.
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NewsIdris Elba indie hires development chief
Green Door Pictures, the indie led by Idris Elba, has hired a former FremantleMedia International executive to head up its development.
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NewsE4 strikes second Netflix deal
An E4 comedy horror series from the creator of Misfits has become the broadcaster’s second drama to be co-produced by Netflix.
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NewsLine of Duty switch to BBC1 confirmed
BBC controller of TV channels and iPlayer Charlotte Moore has confirmed that BBC2 drama Line of Duty will move to BBC1 for its fourth series next year.
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NewsDirector of Wolf Hall defends the BBC
Director Peter Kosminsky gives a passionate defence of the BBC during his Bafta acceptance speech for Best Series.
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NewsMurder Detectives director prepares debut drama
The Murder Detectives director Dave Nath is moving away from factual for the first time to direct and write a Channel 4 drama.
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NewsTNT boards E4 comedy Foreign Bodies
E4 comedy drama Foreign Bodies is to launch in the US after TNT came on board as a co-producer.
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NewsBritish film producer Rooks Nest moves into TV
British film firm Rooks Nest is developing a TV version of acclaimed novel Netherland as part of its move into television.
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NewsLine Of Duty set for BBC1 switch
The BBC is in advanced talks to move Line Of Duty from BBC2 to BBC1 after the hit police corruption drama delivered record ratings.
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NewsCaryn Mandabach: BBC should stay away from whodunnits
Peaky Blinders producer Caryn Mandabach has warned the BBC to “stay away” from whodunnit-style dramas as it strives to find a distinctive voice.
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NewsMark Freeland to exit BBC
Mark Freeland is to leave the BBC and will not take up the post of head of scripted comedy and drama at BBC Studios when the new division launches tomorrow.
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NewsC4 drops Indian Summers
New Pictures’ colonial drama Indian Summers will not return to Channel 4 for a third series.
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NewsThe Tunnel box-set sparks 600k downloads
Sky Atlantic drama The Tunnel: Sabotage has been downloaded almost 600,000 times after the entire series was made available on-demand to binge-watch.
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NewsDickensian dropped by BBC1
Victorian drama Dickensian will not be returning for a second series on BBC1.