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Syfy has renewed sophomore space dramas Killjoys and Dark Matter for season three. Killjoys, which follows a trio of interplanetary bounty hunters who chase deadly warrants on a far (…)

London-based Passion Distribution has picked up several new titles: reality entertainment show The Dressing Room and Dynamo specials Dynamo: Live at the O2, Dynamo: A-Z and The Next Great (…)

Joanna Klein has been named senior vice president, Scripted Development for Lifetime. Klein will be based in Los Angeles, will be responsible for developing and overseeing production of scripted series (…)

Dear White People, a comedy series based on Justin Simien’s indie film, will go into production this month. The series, produced by Lionsgate, will air on Netflix worldwide in (…)

LoveNature, which produces wildlife and nature docs and series and conservation organization WWF International have entered a content partnership to promote the protection of wildlife and animal habitats (…)

SBS has appointed TCB Media Rights as its distributor to represent the SBS in-house food catalogue of renowned programs including Destination Flavor, Poh & Co and This is (…)

FTX Games, a publisher of film and television-based games, and Gaumont Television, a producer and distributor of premium programming for the U.S. and international markets, have launched Narcos: Cartel (…)

Alex Kalymnios (Scott and Bailey, Becoming Human) has joined the production to direct episodes of The White Princess, Starz’s follow-up to The White Queen miniseries from Company Pictures and (…)

Banijay Group’s Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP), producers of franchises including Real World, Project Runway and Keeping Up with the Kardashians, is expanding its management ranks.  Executive vice presidents of Development and (…)

In preparation for MIPCOM, we’re running a series of brief interviews with leading executives. We spoke with Sonar Entertainment’s president of Global Distribution and Co-Production, David Ellender, about the (…)