The CBS Television Network has given a series order to Superior Donuts, a new half-hour multi-camera comedy from CBS Television Studios. The Network has ordered 12 additional episodes plus the pilot episode for broadcast during the 2016/17 season. Starring Judd Hirsch and Jermaine Fowler, Superior Donuts follows the relationship between the gruff owner (Hirsch) of a small donut shop, his enterprising new young employee (Fowler) and their loyal patrons, in a quickly gentrifying Chicago … [Read more...] about CBS greenlights comedy series Superior Donuts
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CBS & Movistar+ in licensing deal
Amsterdam and Madrid – CBS Studios International and Movistar+ have announced an exclusive licensing agreement in Spain for the linear and SVOD rights to all future SHOWTIME-owned series, as well as current SHOWTIME-owned hits and select library titles. As part of the new agreement, Movistar+ will become the official home of SHOWTIME programming in Spain, with exclusive use of the SHOWTIME brand and trademark in that territory. The agreement will kick off with the acclaimed SHOWTIME drama, … [Read more...] about CBS & Movistar+ in licensing deal
American Supergroup on MTV
Nashville, TN USA – CBS and Lionsgate have team up to bring a ground-breaking music competition show broadcast on Pop, MTV Live and MTV Classic in October. Executive Producer Barry Josephson, Josephson Entertainment, announced that American Supergroup will premiere on Pop (a CBS - Lionsgate joint venture) MTV Live and MTV Classic in October. The series will run for 9 weeks on all networks and will include 8 one-hour episodes and a 90 minute finale. The show is currently in production and … [Read more...] about American Supergroup on MTV
Highly anticipated docu-triller
Los Angeles, CA -- Multimedia entertainment studio Electus, an operating business of IAC [NASDAQ: IAC], announced that Electus International has partnered with Critical Content for global distribution of the true crime series The Case Of: JonBenét Ramsey, and will distribute the series in conjunction with Critical Content. Additionally, a deal has been secured with Global Television in Canada for the simulcast rights to The Case Of: JonBenét Ramsey, which premieres in the U.S. on CBS on … [Read more...] about Highly anticipated docu-triller
Lionsgate secures Wolf Creek
London– Zodiak Rights has licensed all North and Latin American rights of the one-hour psychological thriller Wolf Creek to Lionsgate. Lionsgate has licensed the series to its Pop TV joint venture with CBS, a nationally distributed network seen in over 80 million homes. Pop will premiere Wolf Creek in the United States in October. Based on the international hit feature film of the same name, John Jarratt reprises his role as murdering psychopath Mick Taylor, wreaking havoc in the Australian … [Read more...] about Lionsgate secures Wolf Creek
tvN’s The Good Wife Korea
Seoul, Korea- tvN will be adding another masterpiece to its 2016 line-up, announcing The Good Wife Korea, which will be produced by director Jung-Hyo Lee (I Need Romance, Heartless City) and written by Sang-Woon Han (Spy). The Good Wife Korea is a remake of the U.S. version of The Good Wife, a popular series currently in its 7th season since it first aired on CBS back in 2009. The show is the first ever U.S. series to be remade in Korea. … [Read more...] about tvN’s The Good Wife Korea
