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MGM upped Mark Burnett to chairman of its Worldwide Television Group. Burnett joined MGM as president of MGM Television and Digital Group in 2015.

Burnett has produced several (…)

Gary Lico, through his banner GaryLico.TV, closed several sales and renewals for the true crime series Forensic Files.

South Africa’s e.tv acquired the series, meanwhile Germany’s RTL secured the (…)

HBO Nordic greenlit the original Norwegian series Beforeigners.

Created by Anne Bjørnstad and Eilif Skodvin, the satirical science-fiction series is the second original HBO Nordic production, following the Swedish (…)

Showtime ordered a 10-episode series adaptation of the Xbox franchise Halo. Kyle Killen will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer.

Rupert Wyatt is attached to direct multiple episodes (…)

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) secured format production deals for MTV reality series 16 and Pregnant and Ex on the Beach.

Russia’s Channel U will develop a local version of 16 and (…)

EPIX brought on Courtney Menzel as executive vice president, Content Distribution & Partnerships.

With over 20 years of media expertise, Menzel most recently served as senior vice president, (…)

Prime Entertainment Group secured a deal for the documentary The Prophecy of the Popes with Polish channel Polsat.

The channel previously acquired Prime documentaries such as Benjamin Ferencz, the Nuremberg Prosecutor, Welcome (…)

FOX ordered the second season of Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back.

Produced by Studio Ramsay, each episode of the series features Ramsay as he travels around (…)

MISTCO secured several sales for Resurrection: Ertugrul in the CIS region.

New broadcasters for the primetime Turkish drama include Zor TV for Uzbekistan, N4 for Moldova, Balkans Hayat TV for (…)

CEETV and NATPE presented the winning format of Pitch & Play Live! this evening at NATPE Budapest International.

In The Dark, from Lithuania’s LNK, was chosen (…)