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Portrait of a cable network
Ovation TV is blending classical content with scripted and reality series to build its reputation as the home of US arts programming. Michael Pickard reports.
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Foreign policy
US CABLE: Cable channels in the US are increasingly looking to international coproductions to build their original programming slates.
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Shades of grey
US CABLE: The former exec producer of cable hit Dexter is producing a new drama featuring an equally ambiguous character, this time a woman. But will it work on broadcast TV? Ed Waller reports.
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Mapping Starz
US CABLE: US premium pay net Starz is shaping its original programming strategy to provide best value for its subscribers while looking to feed its international rights business. Michael Pickard reports.
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In the thick of US comedy
US CABLE: Armando Iannucci, recently awarded an OBE for services to UK broadcasting, tells Nico Franks about the differences he found working for US cable after 20 years at the BBC.
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Maid for cable
US CABLE: Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry tells Michael Pickard why his new series, picked up by US cablenet Lifetime, is set to be his best work ever.
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Risky business
US CABLE: Rob Sharenow, exec VP of programming at US cablecaster Lifetime Networks, tells Michael Pickard why being original is worth the risk.
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TV's golden age
US CABLE: Jeff Tahler of FremantleMedia Enterprises and Tony Optican of FremantleMedia North America offer their views on the US cable business.
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eOne to watch
US CABLE: In this instalment of C21's latest themed season, Entertainment One TV's CEO John Morayniss tells Michael Pickard US cable is still a lucrative market.
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Hammer blow
US CABLE: Nick Hamm, US-based director of Greenroom Entertainment, tells C21 why the broadcast network model is broken and what cable channels are doing differently. Nico Franks reports.
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The Reelz thing
US CABLE: Cablenet ReelzChannel has the slogan 'TV About Movies' and is picking up original series that fit the mould. Michael Pickard reports.
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Summer heats up
US CABLE: Cable channels no longer have a clear run to debut their original series during the summer, writes Michael Pickard.
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Fitting the bill
US CABLE: GK-TV president Craig Cegielski tells Michael Pickard why a drama must reflect a cable network's brand if it is to become appointment television.
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Pushing the boundaries
US CABLE: Fox Television Studios president David Madden tells Michael Pickard why producers must go to extremes to get their shows on cable.
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Plugging into cable
US CABLE: As US cable pushes further into original programming, C21 kicks off a series of articles exploring the opportunities and challenges facing channels, producers and executives.
