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Matthew Humberstone
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Nickelodeon develops TV, VR and AR series Meet the Voxels
Nickelodeon is working on an original TV, VR and AR series that will be the…
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UKTV-Virgin dispute: no end in sight
The ongoing dispute between Virgin Media and UKTV over carriage fees has hit another impasse….
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Channel 4 arrives at Berlin Station
Paramount Pictures Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution has sold popular drama, Berlin Station, to Channel 4….
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ZDF strengthens its Bridge to Latin America
ZDF has sold the fourth and final season of Bron (The Bridge) to DirecTV Latin America….
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Disney orders live action series
Gabby Duran & The Unsittables, a live-action comedy based on the novel by Elise Allen and…
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Comcast becomes first US operator to launch Amazon Prime
Comcast has partnered with Amazon in a deal that will establish it as the first…
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NPD: 17% of US viewers use only SVOD services for video
In the US, 17% of the population solely used SVOD services like Netflix, Amazon Prime…
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Apple chief predicts cord cutting boom as it preps TV projects
Cord cutting will accelerate at a “much faster rate than is widely though,” predicted Apple…
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A+E replaces Dubuc with Buccieri
Hearst and Disney have upped Paul Buccieri, who has been president of A+E Studios and…
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Walmart may recruit Ex-Epix chief for SVOD service
US retail giant Walmart is working with former Epix CEO Mark Greenberg on the launch…
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Disney/Fox shareholders approve $71.3bn merger
21st Century Fox and Disney shareholders have approved the acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business by Disney….
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Sky to increase drama investment by 25%
Sky reported strong full-year results for its second quarter and revealed its plans to increase…
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ITV mulls SVOD plans as it aims to be ‘more than TV’
ITV has said that growing its direct-to-consumer business will be a “key focus” of its…
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COBA calls for “ambitious” broadcasting deal ahead of Brexit
COBA, the UK multichannel broadcasters’ association, has once again sounded the alarm on the likely…
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German watchdog approves Discovery/ProSiebenSat.1 streaming plan
The German competition watchdog, the Bundeskartellamt, has approved the plan by commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and…
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C4 narrows shortlist for new HQ and creative hubs
Channel 4 (C4) has narrowed down the choice of locations for its new national headquarters…
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Telia strikes deal to control TV4 owner
Nordic telecom operator Telia has struck a deal to take control of Bonnier Broadcasting, owner…
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Beta Film partners with La Casa de Papel showrunner for new drama
Beta Film has announced a partnership with Movistar+/Telefonica and Atresmedia Studios to work with acclaimed…
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United invests €100m in local production
One of Europe’s fastest growing media and telecoms companies, United Group, is to invest €100m…
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Comedy Central nabs King of the Hill and The Cleveland Show
US network Comedy Central has picked up all 13 series of Mike Judge’s landmark comedy…
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Paramount TV president Powell fired for alleged comments
President of Paramount TV Amy Powell has been dismissed after allegedly making an offensive remark…
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Discovery extends Zaslav’s contract to 2023
Discovery has extended president and CEO David Zaslav’s employment contract through to the end of…
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Universal TV brings Lost City Explorers to life
Universal TV has added to its slate of comic book properties with a deal to…
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Buccaneer grabs rights to The Doll Factory
Buccaneer Media has acquired to the TV rights the novel The Doll Factory, written by…
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Keshet licenses two dramas to Mexico’s Televisa
Keshet International (KI) has licensed formats Mythological Ex (pictured) and The A Word to Mexico’s Televisa….
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CSI duo launch new prodco, partner with Vesuvius
LA has a new independent producer: Louis Shaw Milito (pictured) and Phil Conserva (CSI: Crime…
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Landmark Rushdie novel set for Netflix treatment
The novel that established Salman Rushdie as the pre-eminent author of his generation, Midnight’s Children,…
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SVOD subs overtake pay TV in the UK, Ofcom reports
Subscriptions to OTT TV services Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Now TV have overtaken traditional…
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Content Innovation Awards: entry deadline further extended
Due to exceptional demand, TBI and Digital TV Europe have extended the deadline for entries to the…
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Netflix misses subs expectations, share price tumbles
Netflix fell short of its subscriber growth expectations in the second quarter, causing its share…