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Stewart Clarke
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Wuaki cuts Curzon OTT deal
OTT service Wuaki.TV has struck a deal with Curzon World, adding a range of indie…
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Korea’s Grandpas format heading for Europe
Hit Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers has been optioned in France, Germany and the UK….
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A+E adds two execs in Asia
A+E Networks has recruited two new senior executives for its Asian channels business. The channel…
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Fox strikes Nat Geo deal with China’s Tencent
Fox International Channels has agreed a deal with Chinese online video site Tencent, which will…
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K-content: head on
The first South Korean content wave broke the country’s shows into China, Japan and across…
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Sat.1 readies German Gogglebox, RTL preps rival
Germany’s Sat.1 has ordered a local version of hit reality format Gogglebox as rival free-to-air…
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Discovery inks Hulu deal, talking to Netflix
Hulu has picked up a raft of Discovery Communications titles including exclusive SVOD rights to…
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Head of US scripted at eOne stepping down
Michael Rosenberg, Entertainment One’s head of scripted TV, is stepping down, TBI has learned. Rosenberg…
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Netflix ‘will be global in five years, ratings are irrelevant’
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos has said he wants the streaming service to have a global footprint…
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Canal+ takes Amazon originals to France
Canal+ has acquired two of Amazon Prime Instant Video’s original comedies, Alpha House and Betas….
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BBCWW, FremantleMedia team for food format
BBC Worldwide and FremantleMedia are joining forces to make Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook Melbourne, the…
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IAC puts CollegeHumor up for sale
IAC is reportedly looking to sell its stake in comedy video site CollegeHumor following a…
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Buyers Briefing: Devi Noviana, RCTI (Indonesia)
Name: Devi Noviana Title: head of international acquisitions Ahead of the ATF market in Singapore,…
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Bell undercuts Netflix with CraveTV
Canadian telco and TV firm Bell is undercutting Netflix with its C$4 (US$3.52) a month…
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Netflix will register 17m international subs
Netflix will hit 17 million paying subscribers this year, according to the latest forecasts. Digital…
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Seven wins ratings battle, Nine claims top demos
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven Network has ended the 2014 ratings year on top, beating perennial…
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BBC claims it’s better value than Netflix
The BBC has staunchly defended its investment in content, claiming that, amid fierce competition from…
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Canada Netflix rival buys UK, US sci-fi
Project Latte, the upcoming Canadian OTT service from telco and broadcast group Bell, has bought…
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Netflix hits five million in Latin America
Netflix has topped the five million users mark in Latin America. The US-listed streaming service…
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Analysts bullish on CME after Time Warner bailout
Analysts have said the outlook is positive for central and eastern Europe-focused broadcast group CME…
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Buyers Briefing: Joy Olby-Tan, MediaCorp
Name: Joy Olby-Tan Title: vice president, programming, acquisition, TV, MediaCorp (Singapore) Ahead of next month’s…
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Amazon launches Prime streaming in Austria
Amazon has launched its Prime Instant Video service in Austria. The e-commerce giant has rolled…
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AMC preps roll out of Breaking Bad spin-off Saul
AMC will launch the first episodes of the much-anticipated Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul…
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British drama features on expanded Masterpiece
PBS will launch several new scripted series from the UK in its winter/spring schedules. The…
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Peppa’s success leaves eOne sitting pretty in pink
New preschool hits are thin on the ground: Peppa Pig is still the last show…
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Lineup lines up raft of deals for Bully format
Fledgling distributor Lineup Industries has sold its buzzy anti-bullying format The Bully Project into the…
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Canadian Netflix rivals snags exclusive Disney deal
Recently-launched Canadian SVOD service Shomi has struck a programming deal with Disney. The deal, with…
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Chipmunks sell out in Europe
The new Alvin and the Chipmunks animated series, Alvinnn!! and the Chipmunks, has been acquired…
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Fox preps US versions of Luther, Austrian drama
Fox is piloting US versions of hit Austrian comedy Braunschlag and hit UK cop drama…
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Netflix buys ITV Studios dramas for Europe
Netflix has acquired several drama series from ITV Studios Global Entertainment for its services in…