NEW YORK/LONDON: The drama series Humans, co-produced by AMC and Channel 4 with Kudos, has been renewed for an eight-episode second season. Production will begin in 2016 on the new episodes, penned by writing partners Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley (Spooks, Spooks: The Greater Good). The series is based on ...

BEVERLY HILLS: Relativity Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and is planning to sell off its television and film units. Relativity Sports, Relativity EuropaCorp Distribution (the film marketing and distribution joint venture between Relativity and EuropaCorp) and Relativity Education were among those not included in the filing. The ...

MIAMI: NBC Universo and mitú are collaborating on Vive el Verano, a series of short-form videos meant to help Latino Millennials learn how to make the most of summer. Vive el Verano provides clips produced by mitú and features such stars as El Guzii, Maiah Ocando, Luan Palomera, Luisito Comunica ...

LOS ANGELES: At its TCA presentation, Discovery Communications outlined the upcoming programming highlights for its bouquet of channels, including Destination America, which is planning to air the first-ever live televised exorcism. Exorcism: Live! will revisit the house that inspired the ...

As part of his remit as the chief content officer of Cartoon Network, Rob Sorcher is responsible for overseeing the Burbank-based animation production house Cartoon Network Studios (CN Studios). The original productions from CN Studios have contributed greatly to the success of the channel, which is the number one ad-supported ...

LOS ANGELES: Lawless Entertainment has been appointed to represent the licensing, merchandising and publishing of Eddie is a Yeti, a new property for kids between the ages of 6 and 12, in North America. Eddie is a Yeti marks Toon Goggles' foray into original content and merchandising. The short-form animated ...

LONDON: ZenithOptimedia is forecasting that the number of people regularly watching linear TV will peak this year and will start to decline for the first time in 2016, as mobile drives an increase in online video consumption. The average amount ...

LONDON: ITV has commissioned Oxford Scientific Films (OSF), part of Twofour Group, to produce the factual series Animal Mums. The 3×1-hour series follows animal mothers from the time they give birth to their efforts to bond with their offspring and teach them survival skills in three themed episodes: babies, toddlers ...

TORONTO: YTV has lined up the original TV movie Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool! for a 2016 premiere. The movie, starring Jonny Gray (Max & Shred, Annedroids), Callan Potter (Stratford Festival), Peter Keleghan (18 To Life, Murdoch Mysteries) and Caroline Rhea (Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Phineas and Ferb), ...

NEW YORK/MUMBAI: Viacom has acquired a 50 percent interest in Prism TV, which owns a number of regional entertainment channels in India, for 9.4 billion rupees ($153 million). The remaining 50 percent interest in Prism TV will continue to be owned by the Network18 Group, Viacom's partner in the Viacom18 ...