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Netflix bags Jason Bateman drama
Streaming service Netflix has landed a Jason Bateman-created drama that comes from the production company…
SF launches Swedish kids SVOD service
Sweden’s Svensk Filmindustri is launching a subscription on-demand service offering its library of classic kids…
Albrecht: Starz ‘believes in consolidation’
Starz CEO Chris Albrecht has said the premium cable operation does “believe in consolidation” after…
Houlind takes Banijay Zodiak Nordic top job
Jacob Houlind has been named group CEO of a merged Nordic division at fledgling super-indie…
Netflix orders first anime original
SVOD network Netflix has scored a “groundbreaking deal” to launch an original anime original around…
Haslingden steps down as Nine chair
David Haslingden has stepped down from his post as chairman and non-executive director at Australia’s…
SVT, Viaplay co-order restaurant drama
Swedish broadcaster SVT and its commercial on-demand rival Viaplay have co-commissioned a period drama set…
Endemol Shine creates Oz drama unit with Banks
Endemol Shine Australia has created a new drama division and signed respected local producer Imogen…
Netflix confirms German original
Netflix is following Amazon Prime Instant Video into the German originals market. The US-based streaming…
Banijay completes Zodiak merger
The merger of Banijay Group and Zodiak Media has completed, creating TV’s latest super-indie. Operating…
Ex-MGM TV chief joins IMG in ents push
Former MGM Worldwide Television president Gary Marenzi has IMG Media has head of entertainment sales…
Seven fires Talpa’s Cannonball with ITV Studios
Australian commercial net Seven Network has commissioned ITV Studios Australia to create a local version…
Televisa creates Netflix SVOD rival
Mexican broadcaster Televisa has launched an SVOD service, Blim, which will go head-to-head with Netflix…
Sky-backed VR firm confirms original
An episodic virtual reality series from American movie director Doug Liman is going into production….
Euro nets buy Planet Earth follow-up
Scandinavian pubcasters SVT and DR and Italy’s Mediaset have bought Planet Earth II as the…
Nature-focused 4K SVOD service launches
A 4K subscription on-demand service that focuses exclusively on nature programming has gone live in…
Cleverman studio appoints scripted dev chief
Pukeko Pictures, the New Zealand-based producer behind new drama Cleverman, has appointed a head of…
Endemol Beyond, Viacom launch German Icon
Endemol Beyond Germany and Viacom International Media Networks Northern Europe have partnered to launch a…
Hulu becomes HBO’s SVOD home in Japan
HJ Holdings – aka Hulu Japan – has become the exclusive local SVOD licensing partner…
Amazon bags new Woody Allen movie
Woody Allen’s latest feature film will go out exclusively in North America on Amazon Prime…
Netflix ‘sets first German original’
Netflix’s latest original content play is reportedly the streaming platform’s first German-language drama from an…
Fremantle, footballer Vialli team for format
FremantleMedia and Italian football icon Gianluca Vialli are launching a format in the Gordon Ramsey…
Berlin: Edge bags film version of Netflix drama
Scandinavia-based Edge Entertainment has acquired the feature film accompaniment to Netflix’s first Italian drama series….
Skydance weighs Dietland drama with Noxon
Manhattan studio Skydance Media is working on a scripted series from writer-producer Marti Noxon set…
Hungry for horror
What is whetting the appetite of horror fans? Zombies? Demons? Monsters? Jesse Whittock looks for…
Berlin: Shine France discovers DR’s DNA
Shine France is set to board a new Danish drama from pubcaster DR. TBI understands…
Seven parent swings into profit
The parent company of Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network has posted a half-year underlying profit…
HBO Europe to make Scandi originals
HBO Europe will soon make an original scripted series from Scandinavia, delegates here at the…
SVOD data: Jessica Jones tops High Castle
Netflix action drama Marvel’s Jessica Jones is the most in-demand original streamed series in the…
Berlin: Sony to pepper buyers with Salt pitch
Sony Pictures Television is planning to take action spy thriller Salt to television. Diego Suarez,…