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‘Netflix of comedy’ NextUp secures funds of £230k
NextUp, a stand up comedy VOD platform that launched in 2016, has completed its latest…
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Show of the Week: Nella the Princess Knight
Nella is, as the title of the Viacom toon series suggests, both a knight and…
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Shonda Rhimes ditches ABC for Netflix
Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes is bringing her Shondaland production company to Netflix under a…
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The Walking Dead’s Kirkman signs deal with Amazon
Amazon has closed an overall deal with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and a…
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Global Agency acquires rights to Spanish drama Queens
Global Agency has made an exclusive international deal with José Luis Moreno for the period…
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Endemol Shine & Seven climb The Wall in Oz
Endemol Shine Australia has been commissioned by Australia’s Seven Network to produce the international game…
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Warner Bros Sweden appoints SF exec as drama head
Warner Bros. International Production Sweden (WBITVP) has appointed Johan Hedman to lead the production company’s…
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ITV America & Talpa enter strategic partnership
ITV-owned Talpa Media USA has entered into a production partnership with ITV America as part…
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DHX & YouTube Red believe We Are Savvy
DHX Media and YouTube Red have teamed up to release We Are Savvy, a magazine-style…
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Hulu set for RuPaul drama
Hulu is set to develop RuPaul’s half-hour dramedy series loosely based on the Drag Race…
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PCCW’s OTT business gains $110m investment
PCCW Media has raised US$110 million from Hony Capital, Foxconn and Temasek, who become investors…
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In-demand chart: Benelux (July 31-Aug 6, 2017)
In the Benelux region, returning favourites are leading our latest In-demand lists, with digital titles…
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CITV picks up ToonMarty
Comedy series ToonMarty is heading to CITV in the UK after a deal inked with Barcelona-based…
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Vice creates two exec roles amid UK expansion
Vice has created two executive level roles after the launch of its UK studios as it deepens…
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Electus ups stake in Prinicipato-Young
Entertainment studio Electus had expanded its partnership with Principato-Young Entertainment (PYE), a management and production…
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David Letterman makes his return on Netflix
David Letterman, who retired his long running show The Late Show in 2015, is returning…
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Sky Vision & Welsh gov’t partner for factual slate
Sky Vision, the international distribution and production arm of Sky, and the Welsh Government will…
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Content Innovation Awards 2017: the shortlist unveiled
TBI and Digital TV Europe have unveiled the shortlist for the third annual Content Innovation…
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FX & Comcast launch premium ad-free service
FX Networks and Comcast will launch FX+, a new service that will allow Comcast’s Xfinity…
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Finnish VOD service orders ITVS to create Threesome
ITV Studios Finland is set to produce a remake of scripted format Threesome for Finnish…
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CBS & BeIN partner to bring titles to MENA
CBS Studios International and BeIN Media Group, the MENA (Middle East and North Africa)-based pay…
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YouTube Red orders Karate Kid spin-off
YouTube Red is set to host a Sony-made spin-off from film franchise The Karate Kid,…
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Networks explore factual with GRB
GRB Entertainment has made wildlife and extreme nature programme sales to broadcasters in Japan, China,…
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Twenty Twenty CEO to join ITV Studios’ Shiver
Tim Carter, Twenty Twenty’s current CEO, is set to join ITV Studios’ factual label Shiver…
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Netflix orders Russell Howard stand-up special
Netflix is set to host a Russell Howard stand-up special based on his world tour,…
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NBC doubles down on Will & Grace
NBC has ordered new episodes of Will & Grace, and renewed it for a second…
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Netflix orders first original from Taiwan
Netflix has ordered its first Chinese-language original series from Taiwan, a “jailbreak thriller” named Bardo….
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Gaumont ups Tim Stephen to US legal head
Gaumont has promoted Tim Stephen to the post of head of US business and legal…
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Endemol Shine & DNF create El Clan
Endemol Shine Latino, a division of Endemol Shine North America, and DNF Pictures are producing…
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NBCU expands Donati’s role into kids, lifestyle
Comcast’s NBCUniversal International has appointed Duccio Donati to take on the newly created role of…