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The Royals Available for Streaming on Prime Video

October 16, 2015

SEATTLE: The first season of The Royals has become available for streaming via Amazon's Prime Video, starting today. Prime members can stream or download the show at no additional charge to their membership, and Prime members in the U.S. will …

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FOX Greenlights Full Season of Rosewood

October 19, 2015

LOS ANGELES: FOX has ordered a full season of the drama series Rosewood. Created by Todd Harthan, the medical procedural is produced by Temple Hill in association with 20th Century Fox Television. It is set in Miami and follows the …

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Another Season of 800 Words for Channel Seven

October 19, 2015

SYDNEY: Australia's Channel Seven has commissioned a second season of 800 Words, a popular family drama series starring Erik Thomson. 800 Words follows George Turner (Thomson) and his teenage children Shay (Melina Vidler) and Arlo (Benson Jack Anthony) as they …

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Video: David Nevins & Armando Nuñez

October 20, 2015

NEW YORK: World Screen’s Anna Carugati interviewed Showtime’s David Nevins and CBS Global Distribution Group’s Armando Nuñez in the Grand Auditorium at MIPCOM, where the two executives discussed the expansion of the premium channel’s brand and content across the globe. …

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Spanish-Dubbed The Walking Dead to Debut on NBC Universo

October 20, 2015

MIAMI: U.S. Hispanic network NBC Universo has clinched the exclusive rights to air the hit AMC zombie drama The Walking Dead in Spanish. The channel will begin airing episodes from seasons one through three dubbed in Spanish beginning in early …

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MTV in Canada Lines Up The Shannara Chronicles

October 20, 2015

TORONTO: MTV in Canada has set January 5 at 10 p.m. as the premiere slot for the fantasy/sci-fi series The Shannara Chronicles, from MTV and Sonar Entertainment. The ten-episode, hour-long series, based on the best-selling fantasy book series by Terry …

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BBC One Commissions New Thriller About Organized Crime

October 21, 2015

LONDON: BBC One has commissioned the thriller series McMafia from Hossein Amini and James Watkins. The series is inspired by Misha Glenny’s 2008 best-selling book of the same name and is created and written by Amini and Watkins. The drama …

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Starz’s Ash vs Evil Dead Gets Same-Day Worldwide Premiere

October 22, 2015

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has inked licensing agreements with broadcasters and digital platforms in 100-plus countries and territories for a same-day world premiere of its horror comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead. The series will debut October 31 around the globe. …

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ABC Family Renews Original Drama Switched at Birth

October 22, 2015

BURBANK: ABC Family has picked up a fifth season of the hit original drama series Switched at Birth, which is set to reach a milestone 100 episodes. Switched at Birth explores such themes as early adulthood, blended families and deaf …

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Amazon U.K. Picks Up Into the Badlands for Streaming

October 23, 2015

LONDON: The upcoming AMC martial arts drama Into the Badlands, which stars Daniel Wu, has been licensed by Entertainment One (eOne) Television to Amazon as a U.K. exclusive for Prime Video. The series is loosely based on the Chinese classic …