#Aussie Crime Series ‘Troppo’ Sells Across Europe

#Aussie Crime Series ‘Troppo’ Sells Across Europe

Australian series Troppo will travel across Europe, thanks to new deals for the crime drama starring Thomas Jane and Nicole Chamoun. Canal+ Group’s thriller channel Polar+ snatched up pay, streaming and sell-through rights to it for French-speaking territories, and AMC Networks Central Europe acquired free, pay and streaming rights for the show, which premiered on…

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#AMC Networks U.S. Ad Revenue Drops 18 Percent, Streaming Subs Hit 11.1M in Return to Growth

#AMC Networks U.S. Ad Revenue Drops 18 Percent, Streaming Subs Hit 11.1M in Return to Growth

AMC Networks — the company behind such cable channel brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streaming services as AMC+, Acorn TV and Shudder — reported an 18 percent drop in third-quarter U.S. advertising revenue on Friday, but returned to streaming subscriber growth. Advertising revenue fell to $147 million due to “anticipated linear ratings declines,…

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#Third Anne Rice Series in the Works at AMC

#Third Anne Rice Series in the Works at AMC

AMC is looking to expand its Anne Rice franchise. The cable outlet is developing a third series to run alongside Interview With the Vampire and Mayfair Witches in what AMC calls its “Anne Rice Immortal Universe.” The potential show would focus on the secretive Talamasca organization featured in several of Rice’s novels and introduced on…

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#IFC Films Head Arianna Bocco Exits

#IFC Films Head Arianna Bocco Exits

Arianna Bocco has stepped down from her post as head of IFC Films, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Before ascending to the post in December 2020, Bocco spent a decade overseeing acquisitions and productions for IFC Films and its genre label, IFC Midnight. Head of acquisitions Scott Shooman will serve in her stead in the interim….

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#AMC Networks Names Kristin Dolan New CEO

#AMC Networks Names Kristin Dolan New CEO

AMC Networks Names Kristin Dolan New CEO AMC Networks, the company behind such cable networks as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streaming services as AMC+, Acorn TV and Shudder, has named Kirstin Dolan its new CEO. The executive succeeds Christina Spade. “It’s a privilege to join a company with a long legacy of engaging audiences…

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#What’s Driving TV’s Un-Renewal Wave

#What’s Driving TV’s Un-Renewal Wave

What’s Driving TV’s Un-Renewal Wave Warner Bros. Discovery took a lot of flak in 2022 for axing finished movies and series — most infamously, the Batgirl movie — and removing some legacy titles from its HBO Max streaming platform. As it turns out, the company may have been ahead of the curve. A fresh wave of…

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