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Showtime picks up “We Need to Talk About Cosby” to run after Sundance debut
Showtime will debut the new docuseries We Need to Talk About Cosby on January 30, shortly after its premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The four-part series comes from comedian, ...
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GSN appoints John Zaccario as president
GSN has appointed John Zaccario as president, effective immediately, the network announced on Wednesday (Dec. 8). Zaccario succeeds Mark Feldman, who left the company to join Scopely upon the sale of GSN ...
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UKTV, Outline Productions slate Rochelle Humes interior design series for W
UKTV has commissioned the 10-part series Rochelle Humes: Interior Designer in the Making for its premium channel W from Outline Productions. The series is partly funded by home improvement business Wickes ...
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Game Show Network slates Ahmad Rashad-hosted “Tug of Words”
Game Show Network has slated the wordplay game Tug of Words from the producing team behind Who Wants to be a Millionaire, with TV and sports personality Ahmad Rashad attached ...
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UK roundup: commissions from Channel 4, Channel 5 and UKTV
Several UK broadcasters have unveiled commissions covering topics ranging from living with a cancer diagnosis, to retracing the history of an East London neighbourhood and working to kickstart struggling businesses. Channel ...
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UKTV commissions “Nurses Down Under” for W from ITV Studios Australia
UKTV has ordered the observational docuseries Nurses Down Under for its premium entertainment channel W. The series is produced by ITV Studios Australia and is set to air later this year. The 10 x 60-minute program will take ...
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UKTV commissions “Inside the Ambulance” doc special
British broadcaster UKTV has ordered an International Women’s Day special of its observational series Inside the Ambulance for W, its flagship entertainment channel. The 90-minute doc, Inside the Ambulance: Wonder Women, was produced ...
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Extra: Passion secures “Surviving the Stone Age”; GSN reboots “Chain Reaction”
Passion takes adventure series Surviving the Stone Age London-based Passion Distribution has acquired the rights to Channel 4′s factual entertainment series Surviving the Stone Age: Adventure to the Wild. Produced by Renegade Pictures and ...
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Firecracker Films, W prep “Emma Willis: Special Births” docuseries
UKTV premium entertainment channel W has ordered the two-part docuseries Emma Willis: Special Births, produced by London-based Firecracker Films. The special follows 2019′s Emma Willis: Delivering Babies and includes “never before seen” footage of births captured last ...
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Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires AT&T’s stake in GSN
Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired AT&T’s minority stake in the Game Show Network (GSN), giving the company full ownership of the game show-centric American cable net. Prior to the transaction, Sony ...
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PBS preps factual slate, Rita Moreno and George W. Bush docs
American pubcaster PBS unveiled a slate of factual projects today during the Television Critics Association press tour, including a new doc on EGOT winner Rita Moreno as part of the ...
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Sony Pictures Television, GSN partner on “America Says”
Game Show Network’s hit show America Says is going into syndication nationwide, courtesy of a deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT). Hosted by John Michael Higgins (pictured), the studio game show pits two ...
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UKTV’s W channel preps “My Famous Babysitter” from Swan Films
British commercial broadcaster UKTV’s entertainment channel W has commissioned a factual entertainment series from London-based Swan Films that features celebrities as they take on the challenge of modern day parenting. My ...
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Joey Fatone to host new trivia game show for GSN
Singer, TV personality and former *NSYNC baritone Joey Fatone has been tapped to host the knowledge-based game show Common Knowledge, premiering in January on the Game Show Network (GSN). The half-hour ...
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UKTV teams with Paul Hollywood on new food travel show
A food and travel series commissioned by UKTV and starring Paul Hollywood is coming to Good Food and W Network in 2019. Paul Goes to Hollywood follows the English celebrity chef (pictured) ...
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UKTV’s W sets Dr. Christian Jessen special clinics series from Firecracker Films
The Dr. Christian Jessen franchise continues to expand on British commercial broadcaster UKTV’s entertainment channel W with a new series that focuses on special clinics. Produced by Firecracker Films, Dr. Christian: ...
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Upfront ’18: “America Says,” “Caroline & Friends” lead GSN’s 2018 slate
Competitive entertainment channel Game Show Network (GSN) has bolstered its programming slate with the debut of three original series in 2018. Anchoring GSN’s forthcoming content schedule are two new strip series: America ...
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“Faces Places,” “Jane” make Oscars Doc shortlist
Jane (pictured), Faces Places and Unrest are among the films shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature at the the 90th Academy Awards. On Thursday (Dec. 7), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled ...
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UKTV unveils largest slate of original programming
Britain multichannel broadcaster UKTV has unveiled its largest slate of original programming in the network’s history. “I’m incredibly proud of the programs we’re presenting today. It represents a five-fold increase in ...
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Sideshow Studios on the virtues of the virtual pilot
In a time when industry competition is fierce and buyers are picky, dreaming up a unique concept is only half the battle for prodcos shopping their shows. The next crucial step ...
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GSN promotes from within to fill CEO role
The Game Show Network has lifted long-time senior executive Mark Feldman to the post of president and CEO. Effective immediately, Feldman will take over from David Goldhill, who is stepping down from ...
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Renewed and Returning: “Beach Hunters,” “Pit Bulls & Parolees”
On tap for this week’s roundup, new seasons are on the way for series on Animal Planet, Net5, UKTV’s W channel and HGTV. Animal Planet’s Pit Bulls & Parolees returns for ...
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“Jillian & Justin” comes to the W Network
Love it or List it Vancouver‘s interior designer Jillian Harris is coming back to the small screen in a four-part docuseries that follows Jillian’s life with partner Justin Pasutto, as they juggle ...
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David Goldhill to step down as CEO of GSN
David Goldhill, CEO of the Game Show Network, will be leaving the company later this year, following a decade leading the company. According to a statement from Goldhilll, he will be ...
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Game Show Network orders “Divided” for U.S. market
Making its North American debut, the widely distributed gameshow format Divided, is slated to debut Jan. 19 on the Game Show Network (GSN). Produced by Talpa Media USA, with John de ...
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W Net commissions The Bachelor Canada
After two seasons on Roger's owned City, the reality series ran is headed to the Corus-owned specialty.
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Renewed & Returning: “Hockey Wives,” “Mighty Planes”
In this week’s round-up, new seasons are on the way for series on Logo, W Network, Bravo Media and Smithsonian Channel. W Network has scored a hat trick by greenlighting a third ...
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Passion acquires Firecracker’s “Dr. Christian” series
The London-based sales house has acquired the worldwide rights to medical series Dr. Christian Will See You Now from UK prodco Firecracker Films for UKTV's premium entertainment channel W. (Pictured: series host Dr. Christian Jessen)
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Exclusive clip: “Love It or List It Vacation Homes”
Ahead of the premiere of W Network's Love It or List It Vacation Homes (pictured), realscreen speaks with Big Coat Productions and Corus Entertainment about the latest addition to the hit franchise.
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Coming Soon: “Sherpa,” “Famously Single”
In this week's round-up, new unscripted titles and documentaries are slated to air on Discovery Channel, E!, W Network and TLC. (Pictured: Jennifer Peedom's Sherpa)
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UKTV orders “Something to Tell You”
The British multi-channel broadcaster has ordered the fact-ent confession format I've Got Something to Tell You from London-based shop Zig Zag Productions. (Pictured: series host Amanda Holden)
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Extra: Objective links with “Voice UK” EP, Corus inks sales
In today's 'Extra' wrap, Wall to Wall's Moira Ross (pictured) and Objective Productions launch ent label Panda Television while Corus Entertainment sends lifestyle series Buying the View and Masters of Flip overseas.
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Exclusive clip: Property Brothers go “Home on the Ranch”
Realscreen offers a behind the scenes look at, and exclusive clip from, HGTV's Property Brothers at Home on the Ranch which premieres November 25.
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“Love It or List It” gets vacation-themed spin-off
The Corus Entertainment-owned Canadian net is expanding its Love It or List It franchise with a spin-off focused on vacation homes. (Pictured: Hosts Dan Vickery and Elisa Goldhawke)
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Beyond sends property slate to Norway
Norwegian broadcaster TV2 has secured 100 hours of property titles from Beyond Distribution. (Pictured: Love It or List It)
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W Network, Mark Burnett developing “Detour”
Producer Mark Burnett (pictured) and The Amazing Race Canada producer Insight Productions are among the parties developing a travel-based reality format tentatively titled Destination Detour.
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Crossing the pond with “Love It or List It”
Realscreen talks to Raise the Roof Productions' co-creative director Andrew Jackson about how the company tweaked Canadian format Love It or List It for the UK market with property experts Kirstie Allsopp (pictured, left) and Phil Spencer (right).
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Canada’s W Network launches lifestyle content websites
W View is billed as a "first of its kind, digital video hub for women," and W Dish will deliver snackable lifestyle and pop culture content. (Pictured: W View's Get Ready with Rachel)
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“Property Brothers” to make UK debut on Lifetime
The Cineflix Productions series has been sold to more than 100 countries prior to this latest deal, including Australia, Italy, France and China.
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W Network readies “Game of Homes”
Canadian specialty net W Network is to debut a competition series featuring Vancouver-based amateur home renovators competing for a plot of land and a home.
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Summit ’15: Amping up unscripted with Pop, GSN
In one of the Realscreen Summit's signature sessions, execs from U.S. nets Discovery Family Channel, WGN America, Game Show Network and Pop converged to discuss their plans for unscripted programming. (Pictured: WGN America senior VP of unscripted Tom Huffman)
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All3 inks global sales for “Chrisley Knows Best”
UK distributor All3Media International has secured a slate of global sales for Maverick TV's family-focused reality series Chrisley Knows Best (pictured).
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Channel 4 to remake Canadian format “Love It or List It”
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has penned a deal to remake Big Coat Productions' Canadian format Love It or List It (pictured).
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BBCWW to shop “Pressure Cooker” internationally
The Bristow Global Media-Fresh One Productions cooking competition series will be distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide, with Julie Bristow's BGM retaining North American rights. (Pictured: Julie Bristow)
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W orders NHL WAGs series from Bristow Global Media
Canada's W network has commissioned Bristow Global Media to make a docu-series about pro hockey wives and girlfriends. (Pictured: Julie Bristow)
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W, Temple Street say yes to “Dress” adaptation
Corus Entertainment's W Network is bringing Say Yes to the Dress to Canada, with Temple Street Productions set to produce a local version. (Pictured: the U.S. version of the format)
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Canada’s W orders “Pressure Cooker” from Fresh One, BGM
Canada's W Network has commissioned Pressure Cooker, a 10-part primetime culinary competition show from Jamie Oliver's indie Fresh One Productions and Bristow Global Media. (Pictured: Julie Bristow)
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W Network gets social with #RippleEffect
The Canadian specialty channel is launching its first foray into original web programming with a real-time reality show that can be influenced by social media.
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Gene Simmons’ wife, daughter land W Network series
Shannon Tweed-Simmons (pictured, second from right) and her daughter Sophie (far left), the stars of Gene Simmons Family Jewels, are to be the focus of an upcoming series for W Network in Canada from Force Four Entertainment.
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MIPCOM ’13: BBC America, W greenlight “Million Dollar Critic”
BBC America, W Network and Temple Street Productions are bringing food critic and TV presenter Giles Coren (pictured) to North America to find the most authentic dining experience.
