CBS Studios International and Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 Group announced an extension of their licensing agreement for Germany’s Next Top Model. The deal sees the hit franchise broadcast its 10th cycle to German audiences on 12 February. Since its launch in 2006, Germany’s Next Top Model has been one of the top rated entertainment programmes in the country. Cycle 10 will see the return of host Heidi Klum, along with judges Wolfgang Joop and Thomas Hayo. America’s Next Top Model … [Read more...] about “Germany’s Next Top Model” extends license
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Jeffrey Morgan casts in “Extant”
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been cast as a series regular in the CBS summer drama series Extant, starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry, from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television and CBS Television Studios. Morgan will play JD Richter, a roguish womaniser and a cop of the future who is a mercenary/bounty hunter. He is free-wheeling, hard-drinking and fearless, bordering on reckless, mostly because he's got nothing to lose. He is the everyman who thought he had seen … [Read more...] about Jeffrey Morgan casts in “Extant”
CBS and SBT renews agreement
Los Angeles/Sao Paolo – CBS Studios International and Brazilian broadcaster SBT announced the renewal of a licensing agreement for one of the world’s most loved game shows, Wheel Of Fortune (known as Roda a Roda in Brazil). The show will return to Brazilian television in Spring 2015 and will continue to be hosted by legendary broadcaster Silvio Santos. The Wheel Of Fortune format in Brazil first aired as Roda a Roda in 2003, with SBT subsequently producing more than 700 episodes of … [Read more...] about CBS and SBT renews agreement
Armoza Formats’ drama gets CBS pilot order
Tel Aviv – Armoza Formats’ scripted drama The Ran Quadruplets has received a pilot order by American broadcaster CBS. The US pilot will be written and executive produced by David Marshall Grant (Smash) and produced by CBS Studios. The Israeli version aired on Israel’s Yes for two seasons. Armoza’s Founder and CEO, Avi Armoza, will be one of the Executive Producers, along with Yona Wiesenthal, Eilon Ratzkovsky, Yahalom, Jakobi, Intrigue … [Read more...] about Armoza Formats’ drama gets CBS pilot order
Big CBS Spark enhances music offering with Universal Music alliance
Mumbai – Big CBS Spark has entered a strategic alliance with Universal Music to bring its young audiences a wider collection of the best global music. The partnership will allow audiences of Big CBS Spark immediate access to Universal Music’s expansive library, while at the same time offering Universal Music a platform to expand its reach in India. Fresh music blocks ranging from hip-hop, rock, pop, folk, world, brass, chamber music, and latest hits from Universal Music will enhance … [Read more...] about Big CBS Spark enhances music offering with Universal Music alliance
TV business proves Reliable
Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd. has achieved success with three of the CBS entertainment channels it broadcasts, according to data from TAM Media Research. The company, which entered into a joint venture with US television broadcaster CBS Studios international in August 2010, also launched its first Indian language channel Big Magic in April this year, in addition to the CBS ones. Three of these four channels – BIG CBS Prime, BIG CBS Love and BIG MAGIC have emerged as market leaders in … [Read more...] about TV business proves Reliable