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Nice buys Swedish drama house Matador
Scandinavia’s Nice Entertainment Group has bought Swedish drama producer Matador Films. The deal, financial terms…
Facebook orders Humans of New York original
Facebook has ordered a twelve-part original docuseries based on the popular ‘Humans of New York’…
Viacom to launch Paramount-branded Nordic SVOD net
Viacom International Media Networks is launching new Paramount-branded SVOD service in the Nordics. Paramount+ will…
BBC Four acquires German drama Reformation
UK channel BBC Four has acquired German-language drama Reformation: The Story of Martin Luther, and…
Virgin launches kids TV app
UK paycaster Virgin Media has launched its dedicated kids app, which was first mooted to…
Nine bullish after loss of A$203m
The CEO of Nine Network in Australia claims an after-tax loss of A$203 (US$tktktktkt) is…
Sky & HBO buy into Bad Wolf
Scripted strategies at Sky and HBO are once again aligning, with both of the pay…
C4’s Jay Hunt: SVOD model threatens copros
EDINBURGH: The outgoing Channel 4 chief Jay Hunt has questioned the SVOD rights model Netflix…
BBC Two buys US drama Snowfall, unveils originals
EDINBURGH: UK channel BBC Two has acquired John Singleton’s US crack cocaine epic Snowfall, and…
ITV’s Gopal makes eOne sales switch
Dan Gopal is leaving ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) to become Entertainment One’s sales chief…
Ex-Spike content chief joins Endemol Shine
Former Spike TV content chief Sharon Levy has joined Endemol Shine North America. She has…
Common & RZA work up Starz samurai drama
US cable channel Starz is developing a Jerry Bruckheimer drama based on the Black Samurai…
Sky discovers Bad Wolf’s Witches adaptation
UK satcaster Sky has commissioned a drama series, A Discovery of Witches, for its linear…
In-demand chart: UK (August 14-20, 2017)
Fantasy epic Game of Thrones is often the most in-demand series featured on our Parrot Analytics-powered…
Drama veteran joins Atrium TV
Drama financing veteran Nick Witkowski has joined scripted ‘commissioning club’ Atrium TV. Witkowski has been…
Sky ploughs another £1m into TRX
UK satcaster Sky has invested another £1 million (US$1.3 million) in rights trading platform TRX….
Lionsgate scripted exec makes Fox 21 switch
Long-serving Lionsgate scripted exec Andy Richley has joined Fox 21 Television Studios. Richley has been…
‘SVOD to dominate free’ in Lat Am
Subscription VOD services will continue to dominate free OTT offers in Latin America, according to…
eOne ups Newman as drama slate expands
Entertainment One (eOne) Television has promoted Carolyn Newman to senior VP level, as it expands…
Verizon-backed Complex lights Fuse content deal
Verizon-backed digital content business Complex Media will create original content with Latino channels group Fuse…
BBC One makes Three drama order
UK channel BBC One has commissioned a pair of dramas, one based on a trilogy…
Foxtel merging with Fox Sports in Australia
Australia’s leading pay TV platform, Foxtel, is merging with its News Corp cousin Fox Sports…
FremantleMedia India gets new MD
FremantleMedia India has gone in-house for a new managing director. Aradhana Bhola (pictured) has taken…
YouTube adds ex-WGN & Fox execs for originals
YouTube is bolstering its original programming team by hiring former WGN America (WGN) and Fox…
Sky channels to broadcast QPR’s Game 4 Grenfell
Sky in the UK will broadcast #Game4Grenfell, a charity football match Queens Park Rangers (QPR)…
Ex-CBS alternative chief joins Verizon’s Go90
Former CBS alternative programming chief Chris Castallo is headed to digital video platform Go90 to…
Network veteran Cherniss joins Apple
Ex-studio and US network veteran Matt Cherniss has joined former Sony execs Jamie Erlicht and…
Sony beefs ups drama team with ex-Syfy exec
Sony Pictures Television (SPT)’s new leaders have hired former Syfy development exec Andrew Plotkin for…
Formats chief Pilkington exits NBCU
NBCUniversal (NBCU) International Studios’ format chief, Yvonne Pilkington, has left her role, TBI has learned….
Korn to feed Hit+Run development slate
US prodco Hit+Run has promoted Noah Korn to lead its development team. Korn will continue…