EXCLUSIVE:NBC has put in development Escape, an action thriller drama based on the 2015 Russian series Quest (Квест), from Lucifer executive producer Jason Ning, Tariq Jalil’s Intrigue Entertainment and Universal Television, division of NBCUniversal TV Studios.
Written by Ning, in Escape, when six complete strangers…
Escape, an established multicast network owned by E.W. Scripps’ Katz Networks, will rebrand itself as Court TV Mystery on September 30.
According to the official announcement of the move, the rebrand will “continue the mission of Escape,” which targets women 25 to 54 with true-crime-focused programming.
Escape is…
TV station owner E.W. Scripps made a $292 million bet on over-the-air programming today in a deal to buy four networks from Katz Broadcasting: Bounce, Grit, Escape and Laff.
The networks generate revenues from general-market and direct-response advertising.
"In today's fragmented television ecosystem, a growing number…
Katz Broadcasting said today that its Escape network is branching into original programming with a brace of true-crime series and has acquired two other similarly themed programs. The company also has a deal with the Nielsen Co. for Escape and its sibling net Grit to be rated C3 nationally.
Katz also said that Elverge…
