‘Ill Will’: Kudos Drama To Reveal Untold Story Of ‘Wuthering Heights’ Heathcliff Kudos has preemptively acquired TV adaptation rights to the forthcoming Wuthering Heights companion book, Ill Will. Author Michael Stewart’s story answers the question of what happened to Heathcliff, Emily Brontë’s ..

Netflix Acquires ‘Les Affamés’; Horror Pic Won TIFF’s Best Canadian Feature Prize From director Robin Aubert, zombie apocalypse drama Les Affamés (The Ravenous) was named Best Canadian Feature at the Toronto Film Festival last year and is up for five Canadian Screen Awards. Now, it’s coming to N..

Former ABC Reality Chief Launches Spinnaker Chaos, Ties With Kinetic Former ABC reality chief John Saade has launched a production company and struck an overall deal with Married At First Sight producer Kinetic Content. Related Kinetic Content Ups Key Development Execs To EVP Roles ..

BBC Worldwide Buys Majority Stake In ‘Killing Eve’ Producer Sid Gentle BBC Worldwide has continued its aggressive acquisition drive, buying a majority stake in Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle Films. The deal is the latest indie purchase by the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster and..

‘Last Week Tonight’ Producer Avalon Scores Fake News Comedy For Sky Last Week Tonight With John Oliver producer Avalon Television has secured its latest high-profile commission, a fake news comedy fronted by British comedian Alistair McGowan. Related U.S Networks & Streaming Service..

TDC To Buy MTG Nordic; Mip TV In Development; C More’s Hamilton – Global Briefs Danish telecoms firm TDC is to acquire Modern Times Group’s Nordic group, which includes a raft of channels and production and distribution assets, for $2.5B. The move is the latest high-profile merger between the me..

Ivanhoe Pictures Boards India-Set Film ‘Unread Pages’ Ivanhoe Pictures, the Los Angeles-based division of SK Global Entertainment, has come on to co-produce Unread Pages, being billed as the first India-U.S co-production to be filmed in a non-Hindi language. The pic being directed by acclaimed I..

‘Young And The Restless’ Actress Melissa Claire Egan Exits After Six Years The Young and the Restless star Melissa Claire Eganis leaving the drama of Genoa City behind. The actress has announced that she will be leaving the CBS soap opera after six years. Related Daytime Emmys Unvei..

Jimmy Kimmel: Donald Trump State Of Union Address Sent Four Fact Checkers To Hospital With Nervous Breakdowns The night after making news with porn star and alleged Donald Trump gal pal Stormy Daniels, Jimmy Kimmel noted Trump on Tuesday night delivered his first State of the Union address “and ..