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Netflix tests price hikes in Italy as it eyes wider European rollout
Netflix has been experimenting with higher prices in Italy, a sign that it may be…
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TBI Weekly: CNN’s Amy Entelis on how to build an Oscar-nominated doc
Since launching an originals strategy in 2012, CNN has built a formula for its series…
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Discovery reports 54% revenue increase post-Scripps acquisition
Discovery has reported a 54% revenue rise for its first full-year accounts since its acquisition…
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ITN Productions taps BBC Studios exec for development
ITN Productions has hired BBC Studios’ Georgina Madley as head of development and promoted Grace…
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eOne hires NBCU vet for sales
Entertainment One (eOne) has hired NBCUniversal Television Distribution exec Martine Druelle-Ireland as VP of sales…
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Red Arrow & Nippon TV to sell Beat The Rooms globally
Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) and Nippon TV have teamed up to distribute new gameshow…
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Walter Presents launches on Comcast’s Xfinity X1
Walter Presents, the Channel 4 subscription video on-demand service dedicated to foreign-language drama series, is…
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Hulu hires first in-house head of casting
Hulu has hired its first in-house head of casting, Barbara Fiorentino, as it continues to…
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Smithsonian links with BBC for Europe in Chaos
Smithsonian Channel and the BBC have teamed to explore the origins of Brexit and the…
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ITV strikes deal with La Liga for free-to-air coverage
British broadcaster ITV has struck a deal with Spanish football league La Liga, to show…
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UKTV, Foxtel acquire Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer
UKTV’s Really and Foxtel in Australia have acquired the second series of FirstLook TV’s Inside…
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Fremantle, Syco & Hunan TV to co-develop China-based Got Talent series
Fremantle, Syco Entertainment and Hunan TV have partnered to co-develop a 13-part series for China,…
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Netflix signs up second South African series
Netflix has signed a deal for its second South African series, teen-led drama Blood &…
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Lionsgate UK taps senior Warner Bros. exec for sales
Lionsgate UK has hired Warner Bros. veteran Nicky Wood (pictured) as senior vice president and…
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Fremantle inks first-look deal with Fabula Pictures
Fremantle has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Oscar-winning production company Fabula Pictures. The deal…
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BBC Studios strikes global sales for Hello Halo titles Fashion’s Dirty Secrets, MisFITS Like Us
BBC Studios is taking Hello Halo titles Fashion’s Dirty Secrets and MisFITS Like Us to…
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New Regency launches int’l TV arm
New Regency, the entertainment company behind Bohemian Rhapsody, has launched an international TV outpost in…
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Kids round-up: Blue Ant’s ZooMoo launches on Iflix; Xilam taps Superights exec for distribution
Blue Ant Media’s interactive preschool nature channel ZooMoo is launching on iflix this week. Iflix…
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DRG promotes Adam Barth to commercial director
DRG has promoted Adam Barth to a newly created commercial director role, adding to his…
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All3Media’s Drama Upfront brings the suspense
All3Media International will branch out this afternoon, at a screening in West London, with a…
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Paul Feig to deliver keynote at Edinburgh TV Fest
Paul Feig, creator of hit series Freaks and Geeks and director of Academy Award-nominated feature…
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C4 becomes The Goldbergs’ UK home as spin-off series lands at E4
Channel 4 channels and platforms will become the UK home for ABC comedy The Goldbergs…
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Netflix orders medical thriller from Childrens Hospital team
Netflix has ordered scripted series Medical Police from the team behind Emmy Award-winning comedy series…
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UKTV orders emergency Ski series for W
UKTV has commissioned a new original series which follows the medical emergency teams at one…
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Diederick Santer to step down as Kudos CEO
Diederick Santer is to step down from his role as CEO at Endemol Shine prodco…
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ITVS GE’s World on Fire leads its spring drama slate
ITV Studios Global Entertainment had a stellar debut drama event last year with an oversubscribed…
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UK Screenings: Cineflix shows off scripted boost
Cineflix Rights is showing off its growing scripted portfolio to 150 buyers at this evening’s…
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Netflix extends Canadian efforts with Toronto-based production hub
Netflix is creating a dedicated production hub in Toronto, Canada, expanding pre-existing investment in the…
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Fable secures TV rights to Joan and Jackie Collins biopic
UK-based producer Fable Pictures has secured the TV rights to tell the definitive story of…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios takes Great Britons format to Peru
BBC Studios has struck its first format deal in Peru for British format Great Britons,…