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News round-up: Truly Original inks first-look comedy deal; All4 rebrands as C4; Youku & France TV extend ‘Lupin’s Tales’

Truly Original inks first-look comedy deal Truly Original has inked a first-look deal with New…

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Hollywood’s Schwarzenegger becomes “significant” investor in Genius Brands

Hollywood actor and former governor of the US state of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has become…

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Alibaba bolsters VOD services with Disney toons deal

Chinese conglomerate Alibaba has signed a deal with The Walt Disney Company that will bolster…

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Youku Tudou CEO to oversee $1.5bn fund

The CEO of Youku Tudou has been named chairman of a US$1.5 billion digital media…

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Alibaba buys into Spielberg JV prodco

The entertainment arm of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group has acquired a minority stake in Amblin…

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Verizon set to buy Yahoo assets for $4.8bn

Verizon has agreed to buy Yahoo’s core internet operations for US$4.8 billion in cash. The…

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Alibaba to pay $3.7bn for ‘China’s YouTube’

Alibaba Group has entered into an agreement to buy ‘China’s YouTube’, Youku Tudou, for around…

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Alibaba offers $4.6bn to buy streaming platform

Chinese e-commerce conglom Alibaba Group is to buy out video streaming site Youku Tudou for…

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Lionsgate, Hunan in major financing pact

Hollywood studio Lionsgate will explore the international potential of Chinese TV series from broadcaster Hunan…

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Lionsgate, e-commerce giant create China streaming service

US media group Lionsgate has linked with Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group to launch a…