Category: Television
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Unscripted TV joins proposed federal incentive bill
A U.S. federal incentive bill would cover four-episode unscripted series with $1M-plus budgets and 75% domestic production, with game shows still out.
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Channel 5 launches 5Drama, replacing 5Select
Paramount’s UK broadcaster 5 is replacing 5Select with 5Drama on 21 October, a linear home for original drama and boxsets, plus a YouTube expansion.
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Banijay Takes Romantasy Dating Format Date Knight to Mipcom
Banijay Entertainment and Nordisk Film TV are bringing roleplay-driven dating format Date Knight to Mipcom, betting romantasy can reset dating TV.
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HBO Orders Miami Finance Drama ‘The Spread’ Starring Bardem
HBO hands a straight-to-series order to Miami finance drama ‘The Spread,’ with Javier Bardem starring and Bill Dubuque among executive producers.
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HBO Orders Javier Bardem-Led Drama The Spread After Bidding War
HBO orders The Spread, a Javier Bardem-led Miami finance drama, after a bidding war with Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+ and Apple TV.
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OWN Renews Put a Ring on It: Cheathab for Two More Seasons
OWN orders 16 more episodes of the infidelity-focused dating format after a 1.49 L+3 rating with African American women 25-54.
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American Idol Relocates to Atlanta in Blow to L.A. TV Production
ABC’s long-running music competition shifts production from Los Angeles to the Atlanta area, sharpening the state incentive race for unscripted TV.
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American Idol Leaves LA for Georgia as Incentive Gaps Widen
American Idol’s reported Georgia move highlights how California’s competition-show budget threshold is losing unscripted production to lower-cost states.
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NBDSA fines Zee News Rs 2 lakh over AMU protest
India’s NBDSA fined Zee News Rs 2 lakh for turning an AMU fee-hike protest into a communal story and ordered all related content removed.
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Apple TV+ Tops 2026 Emmys With 28 Wins, Widow’s Bay Leads
Apple TV+ led all platforms at the 2026 Emmys with 28 wins, driven by first-year comedy Widow’s Bay. HBO Max and Netflix followed.