“Counterfeit Cat” Makes its Way to U.S.
Tricon Kids & Family and Wildseed Kids announce have sold original animated comedy series Counterfeit Cat to Disney XD in the U.S. Disney XD will launch Counterfeit Cat on (…)
European Deals for GRB Entertainment
GRB Entertainment has secured several deals with Mediaset and RAI in Italy, and with Discovery for several of its European channels. Mediaset picked up paranormal series When Ghosts Attack, (…)
Record Participants at DISCOP Africa
This year’s DISCOP Africa, held in Abdijan, Ivory Coast, had a record number of attendees. The three-day market, which wrapped on Thursday, June 2, hosted over 1,100 delegates from (…)
Steve Mosko to Leave Sony
Sony Pictures Television chairman Steve Mosko is leaving the studio after 24 years. Mosko was in charge of all worldwide television operations for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Mosko, 60, first joined (…)
The Arabic Version of “Grand Hotel” Debuts During Ramadan
The Arabic version of crime drama Grand Hotel will debut in Egypt during Ramadan’s super-primetime. Egypt’s CBC and OSN start the remake of the hit series by Spanish production company (…)
“UnREAL” Gets Third Season Pickup
Days before UnREAL’s second season premiere, Lifetime has greenlit a third season of the critically acclaimed scripted drama. Produced by A+E Studios, UnREAL’s third season is set for a (…)
Canal 22 Celebrates “Environment Week”
Canal 22 Internacional’s “Environment Week” is scheduled to coincide with two earth-awareness days. The annual World Environment Day, held on June 5, encourages people to become active supporters of (…)
Showtime Orders Limited Series “Purity”
New limited series Purity, based on Jonathan Franzen’s novel of the same name, has been picked up by Showtime. Daniel Craig (pictured) will star in the 20-episode limited series, (…)
HBO Europe’s Drama Pustina Premieres at Karlovy Vary
The first two episodes of HBO Europe’s original production Pustina (Wasteland) will premiere at the 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, held July 1-9 in the Czech Republic. Stepan Hulik (…)
A+E Expands Netherlands Footprint
A + E Networks is launching the Crime + Investigation (CI) channel on the Netherlands’ KPN platform. Additionally, A+E’s HISTORY, which features series such as Pawn Stars (pictured) and American (…)