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MIPTV Briefs: ‘Shetland’; Keshet Int’l; Reelz Takes ‘JFK’; ‘Stars In Danger’; ‘The Taste’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Wednesday April 3, 2013 @ 11:26am PDTTags: itv st, Keshet International, MIPTV, ReelzChannel

ITV Studios Global Entertainment will launch crime drama Shetland in Cannes next week. The ITV Studios-produced show has just been renewed by BBC One for a second season. The series is expanding from its original two parts to become a six-parter the next time around. Douglas Henshall plays detective Jimmy Perez who returns to his home in Scotland to lead a murder investigation. The series is based on the novels by Ann Cleeves.

Keshet International, the folks behind the original Israeli format for Homeland, will offer scripted and non-scripted programming at Mip, also expanding into third-party fare for the first time. Included on the slate are Mother’s Day, which has gone to pilot in the U.S. for CBS starring Debra Messing; The A Word, a drama about a five-year-old autistic boy; and The Gordin Cell, which NBC is developing as MICE. New unscripted programming includes trivia game show Sure Or Insure and docu-reality reverse makeover show Remember Me?. Keshet’s third party titles including drama-noir Light & Truth; romantic drama Devout Love; sitcom Fox Force; and comedy drama Honey Africa. READ MORE »

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It’s Official: ReelzChannel & Muse To Develop ‘After Camelot’ Miniseries

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday November 15, 2012 @ 7:04am PSTTags: Big Deals TV, Muse Entertainment, ReelzChannel, The Kennedys
Nellie Andreeva

ReelzChannel this morning put out a press release confirming our story about the network’s plans to team with The Kennedys co-producer Muse Entertainment for a follow-up miniseries based on Randy Taraborrelli’s bestselling book After Camelot, which tells the personal history of the Kennedy family from 1968 to the present. Muse will produce the miniseries and handle international distribution. Keri Selig of Intuition Prods, who brought the project to Reelz, will serve as an executive producer. I hear Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais have been tapped to write the mini, which, like The Kennedys, is envisioned as an eight-hour event. “The Kennedy family is truly a part of the fabric of America and we’re thrilled to once again work with our partners at Muse Entertainment to bring our viewers this fascinating and continuing story,” said Stan E. Hubbard, CEO of ReelzChannel.

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Reelz Channel & Muse Eye Sequel To ‘Kennedys’ Based On Book ‘After Camelot’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday November 7, 2012 @ 4:18pm PSTTags: Muse Entertainment, ReelzChannel, The Kennedys
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: I’ve learned that ReelzChannel and Canadian producer Muse Entertainment are plotting a sequel to their controversial 2011 mini-series The Kennedys. I hear the follow-up mini is eyed as an eight-episode event, matching the run of the … Read More »

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Dolph Lundgren To Host ReelzChannel Competition Series ‘Race To The Scene’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday July 25, 2012 @ 9:30am PDTTags: Dolph Lundgren, ReelzChannel

Dolph Lundgren ReelzChannel HostReelzChannel‘s first non-scripted competition series Race To The Scene will debut in spring 2013. Dolph Lundgren will host the show, on which pairs of contestants race to … Read More »

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ReelzChannel Loads Up On Original Programming

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday May 30, 2012 @ 10:54am PDTTags: ReelzChannel

The network just picked up the Ken Follett miniseries World Without End and now is adding another mini, a docu-series and a scripted series to the lineup beginning in the fall. The newly announced miniseries, Barabbas, is a four-parter that follows the life of the man who in the Bible was spared because of the crucifixion of Christ. The docu-series Beverly Hills Pawn, from Asylum Entertainment, is set at a luxury shop where Hollywood’s elite go for cash. The original series Bomb Girls, meanwhile, stars Meg Tilly and takes place during World War II when women risked their lives in a munitions factory in support of the war. It’s from Muse Entertainment, the producer of the ReelzChannel miniseries The Kennedys. The network already announced the second season of Steven Seagal’s True Justice and the spy thriller XIII, which premieres June 29. Here’s the descriptions of the new shows: Read More »

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ReelzChannel Acquires U.S. Rights To ‘Pillars’ Follow-Up ‘World Without End’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday May 22, 2012 @ 2:34pm PDTTags: ReelzChannel, Starz, The Pillars of the Earth

World Without End MiniseriesReelzChannel has snagged U.S. premiere rights to the eight-hour miniseries World Without End, the sequel to Scott Free Films and Tandem Communications’ mini The Pillars Of The Earth that aired last year on Starz and … Read More »

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Creative Arts Emmys Back At ReelzChannel

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday May 21, 2012 @ 11:06am PDTTags: Creative Arts Emmy Awards, ReelzChannel

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA, May 21, 2012 – The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today that REELZCHANNEL will carry the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards which will once again be produced by Spike Jones, Jr. The announcement was made by Television Academy Chairman and CEO Bruce Rosenblum. The awards will be taped on Saturday, September 15th and a two-hour, edited version will air on Saturday, September 22nd at 8:00 PM ET/PT. This marks the 18th year that Jones, Jr. will produce the awards and the second time REELZCHANNEL will air the ceremony.

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ReelzChannel Orders Second Season Of Steven Seagal’s ‘True Justice’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday April 26, 2012 @ 7:10am PDTTags: ReelzChannel, Steven Seagal
Nellie Andreeva

Steven Seagal True JusticeReelzChannel has picked up a second season of 13 episodes of Steven Seagal’s crimefighting drama series True Justice. True Justice became Reelz’s first original scripted drama series when the cable network last year acquired the already … Read More »

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ReelzChannel Acquires Second Original Drama Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 9, 2012 @ 5:51am PDTTags: Big Deals TV, ReelzChannel
Nellie Andreeva

ReelzChannel has acquired spy thriller action series XIII, starring Stuart Townsend and Aisha Tyler. Named for the Roman numeral tattooed on his neck, XIII (Townsend) is a former secret operative who has been stripped of his memory. Hunted by a dark anti-government … Read More »

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Sarah Palin Doc ‘The Undefeated’ Finds TV Home On ReelzChannel

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday February 21, 2012 @ 9:17am PSTTags: ReelzChannel, Sarah Palin, The Undefeated

ReelzChannel has picked up the Sarah Palin documentary The Undefeated and will premiere it March 11 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. The pro-Palin doc from Victory Film Group was released theatrically in July in a few theaters and grossed … Read More »

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Roger Eman Appointed ReelzChannel COO

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday January 18, 2012 @ 12:00pm PSTTags: ReelzChannel, The Kennedys

ReelzChannel has named Roger Eman as chief operating officer, a new position. He has been with the cable channel since 2007, when he was hired as chief information officer. He later added the titles of chief technical officer and SVP … Read More »

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ReelzChannel Picks Up Steven Seagal Drama Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday November 30, 2011 @ 3:20pm PSTTags: ReelzChannel, Steven Seagal
Nellie Andreeva

ReelzChannel, which entered original programming earlier this year with the high-profile acquisition of the miniseries The Kennedys, has acquired its first original scripted series — drama True Justice starring action movie star-turned-TV reality star Steven Seagal. The series, slated for … Read More »

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ANALYSIS: Newcomer ‘Boardwalk Empire’, Comeback Kid ‘Futurama’, Justin Timberlake & Jeff Probst Rule The Creative Emmys

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday September 10, 2011 @ 9:40pm PDTTags: 2011 Creative Arts Emmys, Boardwalk Empire, Deadliest Catch, Downton Abbey, Futurama, Gwenyth Paltrow, HBO, Jeff Probst, Justin Timberlake, Mildred Pierce, Paul McCrane, ReelzChannel, The Kennedys
Nellie Andreeva

2011 Creative Emmys Winners, 2011 Creative Emmys By The Numbers
The top of the standings at the Creative Emmy Awards tonight looked familiar: HBO leading the network pack with most wins, 15, and an HBO program scoring the … Read More »

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ReelzChannel Enters Reality Arena With Bizarre Crime Fighting Show

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday September 6, 2011 @ 7:58am PDTTags: ReelzChannel
Nellie Andreeva

Fledgling cable channel ReelzChannel, which became an original programming player overnight when it picked up miniseries The Kennedys, is now expanding into reality with its first unscripted series, The Z Team. It stars … Read More »

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ReelzChannel Picks Up ‘Pillars Of The Earth’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday August 30, 2011 @ 10:39am PDTTags: Ken Follett, ReelzChannel, Tandem Communications, The Pillars of the Earth
Nellie Andreeva

ReelzChannel has picked up nine-part miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, which will premiere on the channel Dec. 4. This is the second U.S. window for the mini following its run on Starz last summer. Based on Ken … Read More »

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EMMYS: ReelzChannel To Air Creative Arts Awards

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday August 15, 2011 @ 11:07am PDTTags: 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, John Shaffner, ReelzChannel, Spike Jones Jr.

ReelzChannel is expanding its foray into the TV awards show area. After televising the inaugural Critics’ Choice Television Awards in June, the fledgling cable channel has now picked up the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which have aired on E! for the past 9 years. Here is the release:

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA, August 15, 2011 – The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today that REELZCHANNEL will broadcast the 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards which will once again be produced by Spike Jones, Jr. The announcement was made by Television Academy Chairman and CEO John Shaffner. The awards will be taped on Saturday, September 10th and air on Saturday, September 17th at 8:00 PM ET and at 8:00 PM PT. While this marks the 17th year that Jones, Jr. has produced the awards, it is the first time REELZCHANNEL has broadcast the ceremony.

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Critics’ Choice Television Awards Land TV, Online Distribution, Tap Host

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday May 31, 2011 @ 12:59pm PDTTags: Broadcast Television Journalists Association, Critics' Choice Television Awards, ReelzChannel, VH1
Nellie Andreeva

The inaugural Critics’ Choice Television Awards — from the newly established Broadcast Television Journalists Association, an offshoot of the Broadcast Film Critics Association — will be hosted by So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley. The ceremony, which … Read More »

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ReelzChannel Taps SVP Of Programming

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday May 31, 2011 @ 7:01am PDTTags: Appointment, ReelzChannel
Nellie Andreeva

ReelzChannel, which is stepping up its original programming efforts, has appointed Matthew Singerman as SVP of programming. Singerman had been a consultant with the channel since January and assisted in the marketing and scheduling of The Kennedys miniseries. He previously worked for five years as SVP of programming at TV … Read More »

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ReelzChannel Signs Production Deal With Asylum Entertainment

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday May 23, 2011 @ 5:30am PDTTags: Joel Surnow, Production Deal, ReelzChannel
Nellie Andreeva

ReelzChannel has entered into a production deal with Asylum Entertainment to develop and produce original scripted series for the fledgling network. Asylum and Joel Surnow recently produced the controversial miniseries The Kennedys, which ReelzChannel picked up after its original … Read More »

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