Colin Davis: One of Four Fathers of The “Output Deal”
In his 20 years with MCA and beyond, British-born Colin P. Davis saw the group, which was founded in 1924, go through a roller coaster of ownership changes.
It was first (…)
June 2016
Elegance is defined as something that is unnoticeable, but as an amateur social historian, I tend to notice the unnoticeable — especially the trivial aspects of the TV distribution business.
Sandy Frank: A TV Pioneer Who Took Risks
Sandy Frank is VideoAge’s International TV Distribution Hall of Fame honoree for the MIPCOM (October 2016) Issue. Frank is the 13th pioneer featured in VideoAge’s printed edition since April (…)
Canal+ Greenlights “The Bureau” Season 3
CANAL+ Création Originale has greenlit Season 3 of the Federation Entertainment’s political drama The Bureau. Co-produced with The Oligarchs Production, the spy thriller delves inside the French Intelligence Agency, (…)
CMT Picks Up Season 5 of “Nashville”
After being canceled by ABC in May, CMT has swooped in to rescue Nashville. The series will return for a full 22-episode fifth season on the cable network, and (…)
“Guilt” to Debut on Freeform and Bravo in June
Guilt, a thriller that revolves around the investigation of a young girl’s murder, is set to premiere June 13 on Freeform in the U.S., and June 21 on Bravo in (…)
Critical Content Inks Deals with Howie Mandel’s Alevy Productions
Critical Content, an independent studio that launched in October, has finalized an overall deal with America’s Got Talent judge Howie Mandel and his company Alevy Productions. Through the (…)
Up the Ladder: Propagate
Propagate has made several new hires: the company named Kevin Healey as head of Alternative Programming, Brett-Patrick Jenkins (pictured) as head of Development and Nicole Laufer as director of Development. Propagate (…)
Canada’s Family CHRGD Brings on Three New Series
Three new series are joining Family CHRGD network in Canada this month. A mix of CGI-animation and live-action model sets, Thunderbirds Are Go follows five brothers as they battle the (…)
International Emmys Honor DR’s Maria Rørbye Rønn
Maria Rørbye Rønn, CEO and director general of Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), which pioneered and drove the success of Nordic Noir drama around the world, will receive the Directorate Award at the (…)