TORONTO: CBC has renewed the comedy series Kim’s Convenience for a 13-episode sophomore season.
Read More »A+E Networks Makes Korean Investment
NEW YORK: A+E Networks has picked up a stake in Korea's IHQ and has acquired two local channels in the territory that will be rebranded as HISTORY and Lifetime next year.
Read More »New Thriller Stuck Set for Dutch Public Television
AMSTERDAM: The new drama series Stuck is slated to launch on Dutch public television next month, airing on NPO 1.
Read More »Bob Bakish, Nancy Dubuc Added to NATPE Keynotes
LOS ANGELES: Bob Bakish, Viacom's CEO, and Nancy Dubuc, the president and CEO of A+E Networks, are lined up to deliver keynote addresses as part of the agenda for NATPE Miami 2017.
Read More »Game of Thrones Again Tops TV Piracy Rankings
LOS ANGELES: Game of Thrones has again taken the top spot as the most-downloaded TV show through BitTorrent, for the fifth year in a row, according to TorrentFreak.
Read More »Zee Entertainment Rolls Out Celeb Chat Show Starry Nights
MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has launched a new celebrity chat show titled Starry Nights exclusively for international territories.
Read More »TLC Taps ABC Exec as Development SVP
SILVER SPRING: Former ABC executive Jason Sarlanis has joined TLC as the senior VP of development.
Read More »WildBrain to Manage Turner Kids’ YouTube Channels in EMEA, LatAm
LONDON: DHX Media-owned WildBrain, an online children's network, has entered into an agreement with Turner International to manage a selection of Turner Kids’ YouTube channels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Latin America.
Read More »Jim Sturgess, Agyness Deyn Board Hard Sun
LONDON: Jim Sturgess (One Day, 21) and Agyness Deyn (Sunset Song) will lead the new six-hour drama Hard Sun, which comes from Luther creator Neil Cross.
Read More »Dana Walden, Jeff Zucker Among Keshet’s INTV 2017 Speakers
JERUSALEM: The fourth edition of Keshet's Innovative TV Conference (INTV) will feature a speaker lineup that includes CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker and Fox Television Group Co-Chairman and CEO Dana Walden, among others.
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