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Raft of Lip Sync format deals for Viacom
Viacom’s Lip Sync Battle continues to travel well, with new format and option deals for…
Sony and iQIYI in China streaming first
Sony’s TV arm has teamed with Chinese ISP iQIYI and the pair will make a…
Facebook hails vertical video’ format
Content is increasingly being tailored for mobile devices, which are fast becoming the primary devices…
NBCU Intn’l, RTL, TF1 order first procedural
The international production arm of NBCUniversal and European powerhouse broadcasters RTL Deutschland and TF1 have…
YouTube edges out Netflix in kids streaming
YouTube is marginally more popular than Netflix for streaming content among kids according to new…
YouTube, Twitter, Facebook: no plans to commission
YouTube and Twitter plan to bring more live video to their respective platform, but neither…
Russia to lead regional SVOD boom
The number of SVOD homes in the main Eastern Europe countries will rocket to 18.2…
Fremantle and MTG digital firms launch music format
FremantleMedia’s Tiny Riot! and MTG-owned Zoomin.TV have teamed to launch Continuum, a new music format…
Amazon takes 70s kids reboot to series
Amazon has ordered a full series of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, a contemporary take…
Starz adds Spotify to TV Everywhere app
Starz has done a deal with Spotify that will allow users of its updated premium…
ITV absorbs US reality prodco Kingdom Reign
ITV’s US unscripted division has inked a deal with The Real Housewives of Atlanta exec producer…
Reed Midem reacts to UK indie news
Reed Midem said today it will hold talks with UK indies and the UK Department…
Fox hires Nordic boss from Discovery
Fox has hired Hans van Rijn from Discovery to run its operations in the Nordic…
Brexit: UK media has shot at global expansion
A new report for the UK government looking at Brexit challenges and opportunities says there is…
HBO Spain hires original programming chief
HBO is preparing original programming for its new Spanish service and has hired Miguel Salvat…
MTV changing tack as programming boss exits
Michael Klein is leaving MTV after just six months as executive VP, original content. Klein’s…
Ran Telem sets up first ever Finland/Spain drama
Drama exec Ran Telem is working up a Finnish-Spanish crime drama. Former Keshet exec Telem…
GoldBee seals ZDF sales ahead of ATF
Distributor Gold Bee has shopped over 200 hours of kids content into Asia ahead of…
Channel 4 buys JonBenét Ramsey true crime series
Channel 4 has acquired The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, the two-part true crime event series that…
Talent show format Shining for Fox Turkey
Fox Turkey has ordered a local version of singing competition series Keep Your Light Shining….
Asia’s Television Forum
Yeow Hui Leng, senior project director of Asia TV Forum & Market and ScreenSingapore organiser…
Pact steps back from MIPTV and MIPCOM
Pact will stop running its stand at the MIP and MIPCOM markets in the face…
ITV programme strategy chief exiting
David Bergg, head of programme strategy at ITV is leaving the UK broadcaster. He will…
Job losses loom as ITV restructures kids net
ITV has put several of the team at its CiTV kids net at risk of…
Nobel drama win for Canal+
French pay TV operator Canal+ has acquired Scandi thriller series Nobel. DRG sells the show…
9 Story sells 800 eps into Asia
9 Story has inked a raft of Asian deals, shopping over 800 episodes of kids…
IPCN’s live stream dreams
Live streaming have become big business in China, with hundreds of new apps allowing connected…
‘Out of control’ Netflix spend ‘not sustainable’
Influential research house Ovum has claimed Netflix’s current business model is unsustainable and its spending…
New Canal+ mobile TV service set for 20 countries
Canal+ has launched its vaunted premium TV-over-mobile service Studio+ in France, and said it will…
HBO Europe orders cocaine dealer drama
HBO Europe’s latest original drama is Blinded by the Lights, a Polish-originated six-parter about a…