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AT&T to carry Viceland
AT&T’s US platforms are to carry the upcoming A+E Networks-backed cable channel Viceland as part…
AT&T to carry Viceland
AT&T’s US platforms are to carry the upcoming A+E Networks-backed cable channel Viceland as part…
Nick hands Viscardi content role, Hey Arnold! movie
Nickelodeon has handed veteran producer Chris Viscardi a senior content role, with a first task…
‘HBO, Netflix lead Amazon in digital originals’
Demand for key original series from HBO Now and Netflix far out-strips that for Amazon…
Icflix to coproduce SVOD movie
Middle East and North African streaming service Icflix will coproduce a feature film with Moroccan…
Cinedigm buys OTT channel
US-based over-the-top platform Cinedigm has acquired an 85% stake in fandom-focused OTT network CONtv. Wizard…
SBS buys another Studiocanal drama
Australian pubcaster SBS has acquired another drama from French distributor Studiocanal. The deal comes after…
ITV warms to Cold Feet reboot, new drama
UK broadcaster ITV is to bring back popular 1990s comedy drama Cold Feet after 13…
More Katie Hopkins for TLC
UK pay TV channel TLC has commissioned another programming featuring controversial media personality Katie Hopkins….
MGM, Lionsgate buy into free VOD service
US studios Lionsgate Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have taken equity stakes in ad-supported VOD service Tubi…
Lionsgate signs Harold & Kumar pair
Lionsgate Entertainment has signed Harold & Kumar creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (pictured) to…
Lionsgate signs Harold & Kumar pair
Lionsgate Entertainment has signed Harold & Kumar creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (pictured) to…
Bell secures HBO content as Corus rejigs
Bell Media has secured an “unprecedented” agreement with HBO that means just one operator will…
Sky Arts, Bookhouse to profile Pogues frontman
UK satellite channel Sky Arts has commissioned Zodiak Media-owned prodco Bookhouse to create a documentary…
Viewpoint: festivals – do distributors care?
As the founder and managing director of boutique factual distributor Scorpion TV, David Cornwall has…
ITV Studios ups Clarke to key content post
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has promoted Ruth Clarke to a new role focusing on content…
CBBC, Worldwide create toon pilot scheme
UK kids channel CBBC and its commercial cousin BBC Worldwide have launched a pilot scheme…
NBCU launches prodco with Harry Potter’s Heyman
NBCUniversal International Studios has created a joint venture production with Harry Potter and Gravity producer…
ZDFE bags SVT’s Morrissey-inspired mini
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises has picked up international distribution rights to Swedish music period miniseries Viva…
Ericsson to debut new African SVOD platform
Mobile tech firm Ericsson has partnered with Nigerian operator Airtel Nigeria to launch a new…
Smithsonian latest to go SVOD route
Smithsonian Networks has become the latest American channel to launch its own subscription on-demand player….
Cartoon Network adds Aussie toon originals
Cartoon Network’s Asia Pacific division has commissioned four Australian-made animated programmes for its 2016 line-up….
Star Channel becomes HBO’s Japanese partner
Japanese premium movie net Star Channel has become the territory’s exclusive home of HBO programming….
Coolabi, Chapman backer reveals £40m fund
A British financial firm that has invested kids TV properties Poppy Cat and The Clangers…
Size Matters for ZDFE, UK indie prodco
ZDF Enterprises has signed a development deal with UK indie Screen Glue for a science…
Endemol Shine exec joins Fremantle Finland
FremantleMedia Finland has poached Endemol Shine Finland creative director Anne Wahlström (pictured) to become its…
ACMA: 14% of Australians use Netflix
An estimated 14% of adult Australians, some 2.5 million people, used Netflix to stream TV…
eOne has ‘firepower’ to double size as TV booms
Significant profit growth at Entertainment One’s television division is helping the indie studio to achieve…
BeIN Media ‘circling $1bn Miramax
US studio Miramax could be sold to Qatar-based BeIN Media Group, with exclusive talks being…
Formats remain in focus as DRG drops label
DRG has discontinued its DRG Formats label, but the Nice Entertainment Group distributor remains a…