Up The Ladder: BBC Studios
BBC Studios named Lisa McCormack as director of Production for the Entertainment & Music division.
Prior to joining BBC Studios, McCormack served as head of Production at Whizz Kid Entertainment.
Suzy Lamb, (…)
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour To Be Honored With Int’l Emmy Award
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will recognize Christiane Amanpour with the International Academy’s 2019 Directorate Emmy Award.
Amanpour currently serves as the chief international anchor for (…)
Poland’s Rochstar Acquires ‘The Conflict’ From Armoza
Armoza Formats secured a deal with the Polish production company Rochstar regarding The Conflict.
Rochstar acquired the local rights to the factual entertainment format. Coming from Eran B.Y. and (…)
FOX Renews ‘Empire’ For Sixth Season
FOX renewed the popular drama series Empire for a sixth season.
Produced by Imagine Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television, Empire follows the drama surrounding the founding family of Empire (…)
eOne To Produce ‘Albedo’ For Bell Media
Entertainment One (eOne) has been commissioned to produce the straight-to-series Albedo for Bell Media in Canada, in partnership with Vudu in the U.S.
Starring Evangeline Lilly, the mystery drama follows (…)
Up The Ladder: Neshama Entertainment
Neshama Entertainment announced the appointment of Suzanne Berger to vice president of Production.
Based in the company’s Toronto headquarters, Berger will lead Neshama’s production operations originating in Canada, (…)
MY Entertainment Picks Up ‘Dancefloor Date’ Format
MY Entertainment (MYE) secured the U.S. rights to the format Dancefloor Date from Newen Distribution.
Combining talent and dating, Dancefloor Date features singles who dance behind screens, while their (…)
Showtime Greenlights ‘Black Monday’ For Second Season
Showtime picked up Black Monday for a second season.
Co-produced by Showtime and Sony Pictures Television, the comedy series follows a group of underdogs who cause the worst stock market (…)
CBS AMC UK Channels Launches On-Demand Players On YouView
CBS AMC UK Channels Partnership rolled out its on-demand players, “Horror Bites” (pictured) and “CBS Catchup Channels UK,” on the hybrid-TV platform YouView.
A joint venture between AMC (…)
Paramount Network Orders ’68 Whiskey’
Paramount Network placed a 10-episode order for 68 Whiskey.
Coming from Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios, the dark comedy series tells the story of a deployment of (…)
