Shonda Rhimes leaves ABC for Netflix
After the deals with the Coen brothers for a TV series and with David Letterman for a show, Netflix pulls off another big shot. It’s about the 47-year-old screenwriter and producer Shonda Rhimes, creator of successes such as Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy and How to Get Away...
Disney goes on its own and hits the web
Disney announced that it will end its streaming deal with Netflix from 2019. The entertainment giant aims at directly offering subscribers its products through two new “channels” available on the internet as from next year. The division confirms the atmosphere of such...
David Letterman returns to TV with a six-episode talk show on Netflix.
David Letterman heads back to TV. After two years out of the spotlight, the famous host of CBS has confirmed rumours about his deal with Netflix for a six-episode show planned for next year. The streaming giant convinced him through the strength of its huge wallet. “I...
Netflix buys Millarworld comics and counts on the creator of Wanted for its first acquisition.
Netflix aims at the comic book world. After the deal with Marvel to produce a miniseries on the four superheroes called The Defenders, the streaming giant acquired Millar world yesterday, the publishing outfit founded by Mark Millar, who created Kick-Ass, Starlight...
Enemies (Company Pictures, All3Media), a political thriller at MIA|TV Drama Series Pitching Forum
The school bus carrying Sarah Randall, daughter of the British Prime Minister, quietly passes through a mountain road in Italy. Suddenly, inside a tunnel, an armed commando squad stops the vehicle and kidnaps Sarah and her six schoolmates. This is the beginning of a...
Heads up of Rai’s TV fiction
Rai Fiction reveals its TV plans by broadcasting two much-anticipated series: Il Paradiso delleSignore’s second season and Provaciancora Prof’s seventh season, besides the TV movie In arte Nino, a biopic of the key moments of Nino Manfredi’s life and career, which was...
Marvel and Netflix together for a miniseries on the Defenders, the four superheroes who will save New York.
After the overwhelming success of the Avengers, a new superhero team, a little more ragtag and maybe more lovely for this reason, will be available on Netflix as of August 18. They are called The Defenders and the team includes four unique superheroes: Luke Cage is...
Nielsen ratings on the TV advertising revenue in the first half of this year.
According to Nielsen ratings of the first semester of this year, investments in TV advertising close with a decrease of 1.9%, reaching 2.02 billion euros. This negative result was greatly caused by the bad trend of June, reporting a slowdown (- 10.9%) compared to June...
Red alert for RAI, Orfeo foresees a loss-making budget for 2018 in the Supervisory Committee.
The new CEO of RAI raises the alarm. The 2018 budget risks incurring an 80-100-million-euro deficit. Mario Orfeo mostly talked about accounts during his first hearing at the Supervisory Committee, pointing out the potential financial difficulties the public...
Discovery conquers Scripps Networks
The merger between Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks Interactive has succeeded. There had been rumours of a strong involvement of Viacom and the US billionaire John Malone’s company (in the photo) to Scripps for days and now we know that the latter won the...
