April 12: Azteca America Azteca America’s Upfront event Tuesday at NYC’s Gramercy Park Hotel was an elegant affair, celebrating ratings growth (41 percent up among A18-49 and 44 percent among A18-34 in 2015), and new series including adventure reality show Desafio, crossword-style game show Ahora Caigo and drama Rabia, about an outbreak of rabies. “Azteca […]
IFC Upfront: March 20, 2014
IFC’s 2015 slate includes docu-parody American Documentary (wt), and scripted comedy American Storage (wt). The net is collaborating with CollegeHumor on satire Comedy Music Awards, and has in development Westside, a comedy exec produced by Joel McHale (Community) and The Bank, about a dysfunctional family running a sperm bank.
IFC 2013
Upfront 2013: IFC Get ready to laugh out loud. IFC has announced it is developing 11 new comedy projects for 2014 series consideration. “This latest development slate represents IFC’s continued commitment to uncovering and creating comedy shows that are bold, smart and unconventional,” said Debbie DeMontreux, IFC’s senior vice president of original programming. “We set ourselves […]
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