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  • The CW trailer: Reign
    UPFRONTS: Reign, a period drama about the teenage years of Mary Queen of Scots set in 16th century France, will air Thursday at 21.00 on The CW from this fall.
  • The CW trailer: Star Crossed
    UPFRONTS: Star Crossed, a romantic sci-fi drama about humans and aliens, will debut in a midseason slot on The CW.
  • The CW trailer: The 100
    UPFRONTS: Post-apocalyptic teen drama The 100, from Vampire Diaries prodco Alloy Entertainment and Warner Bros TV, will air in a midseason slot on The CW.
  • The CW trailer: The Originals
    UPFRONTS: The Originals, from Alloy Entertainment, CBS TV Studios and Warner Bros TV, will air on Tuesday at 20.00 on The CW from this fall.
  • The CW trailer: The Tomorrow People
    UPFRONTS: The Tomorrow People, from Warner Bros TV, Berlanti Productions and FremantleMedia for The CW, has been given the Wednesday 21.00 slot from this fall.
  • CBS trailer: The Millers
    UPFRONTS: The Millers, from Amigos de Garcia Productions and CBS TV Studios for CBS, will fill the Thursday 20.30 slot from this fall.
  • Sky watches the detectives
    LA SCREENINGS: UK paycaster BSkyB is here looking for supernatural stories, legal dramas and detective shows – luckily, there are plenty of them about.
  • Miniseries growth 'reflects fear'
    LA SCREENINGS: The number of miniseries screening here in LA this week reflects a climate of fear among US broadcasters, one leading European buyer has said.
  • C21's full guide to pilot pick-ups
    LA SCREENINGS: Check out C21's list of all of next season's pilot orders listed by distributor, as well as new cable shows being screened, revealing who's shopping what at this year's LA Screenings.
  • C5 joins the US drama hunt
    LA SCREENINGS: The UK's Channel 5 is in town looking for a replacement for CSI: New York as US drama continues to dominate its midweek 21.00 slot.
  • RTE seeks solution to CSI mystery
    LA SCREENINGS: Irish pubcaster RTÉ is among the international broadcasters in LA searching for something to fill the gap in its schedule left by CSI: NY's cancellation.
  • C21's fall season 2013 grid
    UPFRONTS: Here's how next season on US television is looking, with major battlegrounds on Monday at 22.00, where there's a freshman crime drama clash, and Thursday at 21.00, where four new sitcoms will be fighting it out.
  • First Hand account
    First Hand Films' Esther van Messel tells Clive Whittingham how emerging trends in factual television are affecting the feature documentary business.
  • Sweden’s Sonet pens TV script
    Swedish movie producer Sonet Film is getting into the TV business with the launch of a new production company.
  • Nohr secure atop Shine International
    Shine Group has appointed Nadine Nohr as the CEO of Shine International on a permanent basis.
  • HBO enters Silicon Valley
    HBO in the US has greenlit a comedy series set in the technology hub Silicon Valley from King of the Hill creator Mike Judge.
  • ITV series swept up in Sweden
    A Swedish broadcaster has picked up the British sitcom Vicious and miniseries Ice Cream Girls, both of which air in the UK on ITV.
  • Knight rises at Ricochet
    Shed Media Group-owned prodco Ricochet has promoted director of factual entertainment Simon Knight to creative director.
  • Sony aims to cover procedurals decline
    LA SCREENINGS: Sony Pictures Television will send its international channel buyers to LA to look for new shows to cover the lack of straight procedurals that have become its staple.
  • Nation's Brightest shines on
    Broadcasters in Denmark and Russia have picked up rights to produce local versions of quiz format The Nation's Brightest.
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EDITOR'S CHOICE

  • Russian relation Lagardère-backed Russian children’s network Tiji leads among preschool channels in the region and is launching more exclusive content. Gün Akyuz reports.
  • On the subs' bench Stephen Nuttall, senior director for sport at YouTube EMEA, tells Clive Whittingham where the platform sits in the sport space.
  • De-risking pilot season UPFRONTS: It has been a good Upfronts for scripted formats so far, with remakes of shows from the UK, Israel and Argentina making the cut for next season, writes Ed Waller.
  • Little Dot on the horizon Former All3Media commercial and digital media director Andy Taylor explains why he has co-founded a new YouTube-focused start-up.
  • Binge benefits The growing habit of watching entire seasons of shows in a single sitting is changing TV, writes Kevin Downey.
  • Fremantle dreams a dream The television industry's attitude towards YouTube has changed radically over the past few years – especially that of FremantleMedia, the company’s Keith Hindle tells Jonathan Webdale.
  • The trouble with girls Producers are lining up to make cartoons for girls but the broadcasters won't bite, insisting the smart money is still with boys' action. Sean Davidson reports.
  • Sticking to the scripts Whether it’s a drama or sitcom, selling the format to a hit scripted show is becoming more lucrative than shopping the original, writes Andy Fry.
  • Dancing to a new tune Family Channel’s original programming chief Michael Goldsmith tells Sean Davidson how he will win back 8-14s from primetime.
  • Talent management Primetime the world over is dominated by talent formats. Andy Fry looks at the health of the genre and what’s next in the development pipeline.