ABC picked up the pilot for single-camera comedy Hail Mary, based on the Austrian series Braunschlag.  The ABC Studios and Sony Pictures Television co-production focuses on a young mayor of a small (…)

The creator of The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters’ Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the NAB television luncheon (…)

Vancouver-based production company Thunderbird has picked up Armoza Formats’ police drama Street Justice for development and local adaptation in the U.S. and Canadian markets. Street Justice has aired three (…)

Investigation Discovery U.S. has commissioned Arrow Media for a second series of See No Evil, which will premiere to American audiences February 23 at 10/9 central. The production company uses close-circuit television, (…)

A+E Networks will bring H2 to the Middle East with OSN, the leading pay-TV network in the MENA region. H2, an extension of the HISTORY brand, brings a roster of (…)

The second edition of one of Discop Istanbul’s anchor events, Format Day is set to take place. This year’s event will include three conference sessions on IP protection, as (…)

GRB Entertainment has secured new deals in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Czech Republic, and Slovakia for several of its popular factual programs.  Kinosvet acquired crime series FBI: Criminal Pursuit for Czech Republic and (…)

With the inauguration of Corus Live, the Toronto-based media company Corus Entertainment is delving into the world of live events. The new initiative will kick off with this summer’s (…)

Karyn Usher and Lisa Zwerling, both writers and producers, have entered into a multi-year overall television deal with Lionsgate to develop and produce original scripted programming through their new company (…)

London-based TCB Media Rights has sold series “Murder Made Me Famous” to UKTV, CBS Reality Poland and Digicast Italy. The show examines the psychology of killers who have become (…)