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Sony Pictures Television has become one of the first Hollywood studios to offer buyers a virtual experience to replace the LA Screenings, which were canceled earlier this month due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sony is launching the Sony Pictures 2020 Screenings in May, during which it will showcase full episodes and…

Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony, ViacomCBS and Warner Bros, whose international TV distribution divisions organize the annual LA Screenings, said Thursday they are canceling their annual new-series showcase in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The companies said they are exploring alternate options for the event…

Flexible episode orders, the spectre of studios' own streaming services, the opportunity to party with 50 Cent and an In N Out Burger-fueled riot dominated the chatter among international buyers at this week's LA Screenings. While buying traditional network series may have become slightly more complicated for the…

Canadian broadcaster Bell Media has acquired local rights to CBS All Acccess' untitled Star Trek Jean-Luc Picard. It marks the first deal to come out of the LA Screenings, which kicks off this week on the back of the network upfronts. It comes after Amazon Prime Video picked up the global rights, excluding North…

WarnerMedia is to bring together the international distribution divisions and home entertainment operations of HBO, Turner and Warner Bros. The move comes ahead of next week's upfronts, which lead quickly into the LA Screenings, where the global sales arm of the studio looks to sell its latest U.S. series to…

Canadian network Global has scored Dick Wolf's FBI and medical drama New Amsterdam as well as a slew of comedies as part of its haul at last month's LA Screenings. The Corus-owned broadcaster has picked up six network scripted series as part of its new season. It comes after rival Bell acquired The Rookie and Magnum, P…

Canadian broadcaster CTV has become the first international network to open the contents of its LA Screenings’ shopping spree, picking up U.S. series including The Rookie, Magnum P.I., and Grand Hotel. The broadcaster has picked seven new dramas, two dramedies, one comedy and a talk show from the Hollywood studios…

The LA Screenings, the annual shopping trip for foreign TV buyers, is currently in full swing with hundreds of global broadcasters and SVOD services moving between the Hollywood studios to hunt down the next breakout network hit and, hopefully, pick up an In 'N' Out Burger along the way. Deadline looks at which of the…

Canadian broadcast network CTV has picked up four new U.S. comedies and nine dramas from this year’s Los Angeles Screenings for the 2017-18 season. They are comedies The Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon, Me, Myself & I from CBS and Roseanne revival and The Mayor from ABC. Dramas include Shondaland’s untitled Grey…

With TV ratings and ad revenue in the U.S. slipping, pushing down license fees, and the off-network marketplace, especially on the drama side, not as robust as it once was, international sales have become increasingly important for American TV studios. In hopes to lure foreign buyers, the international distribution…

French film industry veteran Olivier Snanoudj has been promoted to SVP Theatrical Distribution, Warner Bros Entertainment France. Snanoudj joined Warner in 2007 and was named VP of Theatrical Distribution in 2009. He previously was Chief Executive of exhibitors org, the Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français. Under…

After months of developing and producing pilots in a vacuum beyond internal and test screenings to small groups, the broadcast pilots just picked up to series got their first wide exposure this week when they were shown to hundreds of international buyers in town for the annual LA Screenings. Like everything in the TV…