Israeli public broadcaster KAN recommissions scripted comedy Checkout! from July August Productions

12 February 2019

KAN, Israel’s public broadcaster, has recommissioned July August Productions to produce Season Two of its hit sitcom Checkout! (local title: Cash Register). Checkout! is a behind-the-scenes look at the clash of cultures and characters in a dysfunctional supermarket in a…

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EPIX fires up Slow Burn, produced by Left/Right

10 February 2019

[intro]Six-part docuseries based on the Slate podcast hosted by Leon Neyfakh and produced by Left/Right to air in late 2019.[/intro] Premium network EPIX has greenlit Slow Burn, a six-episode docuseries based on the hit podcast of the same name. From…

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10Fold develops Around the World in 80 Games starring Fortune Feimster for TruTV

7 February 2019

10Fold is developing a new show for US cable channel TruTV. Around the World in 80 Games (wt) is a new unscripted comedy in partnership with comedian Fortune Feimster (The Mindy Project). Feimster will star in the half-hour show, in…

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While You Were Out from Half Yard scheduled for March launch on TLC and HGTV

7 February 2019

The relaunched new series of While You Were Out, produced by Half Yard Productions, is set for a March 16 premiere on TLC and HGTV in the US (9pm ET/PT). The first co-production between TLC and HGTV since the merger…

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Red Arrow Studios International scores trio of sales for hit crime drama Bosch in France and German-speaking territories

6 February 2019

Red Arrow Studios International has secured new sales for acclaimed crime drama Bosch (40 x 45’) in the German-speaking markets and France. Turner has acquired seasons one to three for TNT Serie in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while SRF in…

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TLC announces groundbreaking wedding series and event Say Yes to the Dress America from Half Yard Productions

5 February 2019

[intro]Premiering in January 2020, new series will feature one bride from every state across the US for the ultimate group wedding ceremony officiated by TLC bridal expert Randy Fenoli.[/intro] TLC, the leading destination for weddings, announced today that they will…

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RedSeven to produce major new primetime competition Superhero Germany

5 February 2019

German channel ProSieben has commissioned RedSeven Entertainment to produce major new physical event competition Superhero Germany (wt). Everyday women and men who are amateur athletes and work-out fans and who love competition, are tasked with pushing themselves to their limits…

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FX announces June premiere for The Weekly

5 February 2019

FX Networks has announced that The Weekly will premiere in the US in June 2019. The date was announced on a panel for The Weekly - The New York Times’s first major foray into TV news - during the FX segment of…

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Feature doc It Started As a Joke to premiere at SXSW

4 February 2019

It Started As a Joke, a feature documentary that chronicles the decade-long run of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, is to get its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas in March 2019. Directed by Left/Right Productions…

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Animal Planet commissions The Aquarium from Left/Right

4 February 2019

Animal Planet takes audiences behind the scenes at the Georgia Aquarium in all-new series The Aquarium (wt) Animal Planet has commissioned new series The Aquarium (working title), produced by Left/Right and Copper Pot Pictures. Georgia Aquarium, which plays a crucial…

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