Sky orders comedy shorts from CPL and Ranga Bee

6 September 2019

Sky in the UK has commissioned a brand-new series of entertainment comedy shorts from CPL Productions and Ranga Bee Productions, the production company of RTS winner and BAFTA nominated comedian Romesh Ranganathan and Emmy winning executive producer and director Benjamin Green. The two indies have…

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Dog’s Most Wanted launches as #1 unscripted series on WGN America

6 September 2019

The premiere of Dog’s Most Wanted, produced by Dorsey Pictures, attracted big audiences to WGN America on Wednesday, September 4, and ranked as the channel's Number One unscripted series in the network's history. Nearly 1.7 million Total Viewers and 726,000…

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Gravitas Ventures acquires After Class starring Justin Long and Fran Drescher

6 September 2019

Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to After Class. The family comedy, starring Justin Long and Fran Drescher, had its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival under the title Safe Spaces. Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime, Supporting…

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Studio71 expands streaming network with Connected TV apps acquisition

5 September 2019

Studio71 US has acquired over 50 Connected TV (CTV) apps from video technology company Unreel Entertainment. The deal will give Studio71 a combined network of more than 200 owned-and-operated CTV apps. The network of CTV apps — a collection of…

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Red Arrow Studios International’s Einstein in development for CBS

5 September 2019

Red Arrow Studios International has inked a deal with CBS for its hit scripted format Einstein. The US remake is now in development with Monk creator and executive producer Andy Breckman re-teaming with Monk’s director and executive producer Randy Zisk,…

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New season of Studio71’s The Cyanide & Happiness Show to premiere on VRV

5 September 2019

The new season of hit Studio71 US animated comedy The Cyanide & Happiness Show will premiere on streaming service VRV this month. Produced by Explosm Entertainment and Studio71 US, Season 4 of the show will premiere exclusively on the VRV platform on…

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The Aquarium from Left/Right renewed by Animal Planet

30 August 2019

Animal Planet has greenlit a second season of hit show The Aquarium, produced by Left/Right and Copper Pot Pictures. The Aquarium documents the daily behind-the-scenes at the Western Hemisphere's largest aquarium - Georgia Aquarium, and the vital role it plays in…

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Cove Pictures feature doc The Bad Ass Librarians of Timbuktu announced

28 August 2019

Cove Pictures, the joint venture between Red Arrow Studios and Smuggler founders Patrick Milling-Smith and Brian Carmody, has announced its latest project: the major new feature documentary The Bad Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts,…

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Studio71 US to produce Mr Mom series for Vudu

28 August 2019

The hit 1980's comedy Mr. Mom is being revived as a new digital series produced by Studio71 US and MGM, as part of a new partnership between MGM and Walmart-owned streaming platform Vudu. Vudu made the announcement Wednesday at NewFronts…

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CPL panel show There’s Something About Movies recommissioned

27 August 2019

Sky One in the UK has recommissioned CPL Productions to produce a second season of celebrity panel show There's Something About Movies, hosted by Alan Carr. In the show, Alan Carr invites some of the UK’s favourite actors and comics to test their…

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