Amsterdam – CBS Studios International announced a multi-season licensing agreement with FOX Networks Group Iberia (FNG Iberia) for the exclusive basic pay TV rights in Spain and Portugal to CBS’s new series Bull and MacGyver, along with the exclusive basic TV rights in Spain for new midseason series Doubt. The agreement also extends FNG Iberia’s licensing rights to the iconic series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, Hawaii Five-0 and NCIS: Los Angeles. Bull is produced by CBS … [Read more...] about CBS Studios license agreement with FOX
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NCIS’ is the most-watched drama in the world
Monte-Carlo, Monaco − NCIS, the #1 drama on U.S. television for six consecutive seasons, continues to be the most-watched drama in the world, according to Eurodata TV Worldwide. At the 55th Monte-Carlo Television Festival, CBS's global powerhouse series received the prestigious International Television Audience Award for a Drama TV Series for the second year in a row. NCIS is distributed worldwide in more than 200 markets by CBS Studios International. The annual International Audience … [Read more...] about NCIS’ is the most-watched drama in the world
Chinese websites ordered to remove U.S. TV shows
The South China Morning Post reports that Chinese authorities have ordered video streaming websites to stop showing four popular American TV shows, including The Big Bang Theory and The Good Wife, representatives from two sites said on April 27. The move suggests government attention is intensifying on the online content-streaming industry, which is freer than state television and China’s cinemas to show foreign productions and other content and has stretched the boundaries of what can be … [Read more...] about Chinese websites ordered to remove U.S. TV shows
FOX Japan challenges Guinness World Record with “NCIS” marathon
In an attempt to set the new Guinness World Record as “the longest uninterrupted transmission of a TV series,” FOX Japan, part of FOX International Channels, will broadcast all 234 episodes from Seasons 1 through 10 of the popular drama series NCIS starting on Sunday, December 29, 2013. The Guinness World Record will be officially recognised after the marathon broadcast is completed in Japan on Wednesday, January 8, 2014. In addition, the eleventh … [Read more...] about FOX Japan challenges Guinness World Record with “NCIS” marathon
“Scandal” S3 launches in the U.S. beating its previous ratings
Scandal’s third season got off to a good start on ABC in the U.S. on October 3, 2013, achieving a 3.6 adult 18-49 rating, the drama’s highest rating ever Scandal currently ranks as the No. 1 returning drama of the 2013/ 2014 season, trumping NCIS’s 3.4 a18-49 premiere on September 24, 2013, according to Disney Media Distribution. The DMD drama out-performed its Season 2 opener, up +71% with adults 18-49. (Source: Nielsen Ratings/ … [Read more...] about “Scandal” S3 launches in the U.S. beating its previous ratings
AMC’s “The Walking Dead” achieves its biggest ratings
AMC's midseason premiere of The Walking Dead in the U.S. returned with its largest audience ever in series history, delivering 12.3 million viewers at the 9/8c premiere. The previous record was 10.9 million viewers from the Season 3 premiere on October 14, 2012. According to the network, the episode is also the strongest telecast for a series in basic cable history for adults 18-49 with 7.7 million. These results have surpassed the hit series' previous record with an increase of 6% (A18-49) over … [Read more...] about AMC’s “The Walking Dead” achieves its biggest ratings