NBC-U unveiled eight new shows including a syndicated talk show. Hour-long dramas include 13-episode series The Bionic Woman, Life and Lipstick Jungle; a new half hour comedy The IT Crowd; syndicated talk show The Steve Wilkos Show; half-hour reality shows include new 6-episode series Hey Paula!, Flipping Out and Destination Truth. Lipstick Jungle, based on a book by Candace Bushell of Sex and the City fame, follows the ups and downs of three high-powered friends; docu-series Hey Paula! features … [Read more...] about NBC Universal presents eight new shows at LA Screenings
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Five new for Sony Pictures Television International
SPTI's slate includes Cashmere Mafia, which follows the fortunes of a quartet of successful female executives, friends since college, who turn to each other for guidance as they juggle their careers with family in New York City. One-hour musical drama Viva Laughlin centers on an entrepreneur (Lloyd Owens) who risks everything when he sells his chain of convenience stores and uses the money to create Nevada's only five-star casino and resort hotel; Hugh Jackman guest stars and executive produces. … [Read more...] about Five new for Sony Pictures Television International
FremantleMedia Enterprises lays out LA Screenings Blueprint
Leading FME's field is The Best Years, a 13 x 60' drama series from Blueprint Entertainment. Produced in association with U.S. broadcaster The N, MTV Networks'-owned night-time network, and CanWest MediaWorks' Global Television in Canada, The Best Years follows a group of friends through the ups and downs of college life. Also produced by Blueprint is the MIPTV-launched dark, funny scripted series, Love You To Death, starring John Waters (director of Serial Mom, Hairspray, Cry-Baby). In his … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia Enterprises lays out LA Screenings Blueprint
New and 12 returning series for Disney-ABC International Television
Burbank - Disney-ABC International TV has launched to the international TV market 23 new and returning scripted series for the 2007-'08 season. These include eight new network series including one hour dramas Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, Private Practice, and Reaper, and half-hour comedies Carpoolers, Cavemen, Miss/Guided and Sam I Am. Also joining its portfolio are three series for cable which premiere this summer - Army Wives, Greek and Slacker Cats. This follows a year in which the … [Read more...] about New and 12 returning series for Disney-ABC International Television
New producers’ tax rebates in Australia certain to pump production
Sydney- The new producers' tax rebates of 40% of Australian spending for feature films and 20% for TV drama, children's drama and documentaries will generate "a great deal of new production activity," according to leading entertainment lawyer Ian Robertson. He said the TV rebate will chiefly benefit the bigger production companies which have a solid track record and can achieve significant through-put, and thus help the industry become a real business, moving away from project-to-project … [Read more...] about New producers’ tax rebates in Australia certain to pump production
Bindi: The Jungle Girl to screen on Discovery Kids and ABC TV
Sydney- The legacy of late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin lives on as his daughter Bindi Irvin gets her own TV show, Bindi: The Jungle Girl, produced by Irwin's business partner John Stainton of The Best Picture Show for Discovery Kids Channel and ABC TV. The show will launch in Australia on July 18. From her tree-house perched high in the jungle, Bindi will take viewers around the globe to explore the wonders of the natural world. The series will feature footage of her dad's adventures, including … [Read more...] about Bindi: The Jungle Girl to screen on Discovery Kids and ABC TV