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Icflix inks Jordan deal
SVOD service Icflix has teamed up Orange Jordan to extend its reach in the country….
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Red Arrow spies Russian Mata Hari deal
Red Arrow International has snagged the worldwide rights to a Russian drama about the exotic…
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Keshet poaches Lat-Am exec from Sony’s Teleset
Keshet International has recruited Frank Scheuermann as head of development and production for its Lat-Am…
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Netflix hires biz dev chief in Asia Pac
Global streaming service Netflix has hired a VP of business development in the Asia Pacific…
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Ten returns to profit after four years
Australia’s Ten Network is back in profit for the first time in four years. The…
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Moore: factual to be ‘heart’ of BBC Two
BBC programming chief Charlotte Moore plans to place factual programming at the centre of the…
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Netflix takes hostage series Captive
Global streamer Netflix has commissioned an eight-episode series exploring delicate hostage situations around the world….
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Corrie off air in the US, Hollyoaks stays on
Coronation Street has been taken off streaming service Hulu, meaning the iconic British soap is…
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How the Rich Live Longer prospers
Channel 4’s How the Rich Live Longer has been picked up by a raft of…
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Telefonica’s Movistar ramping up pay TV originals
Spanish telco Telefonica is ramping up its original local output on its Movistar Plus pay…
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A (Movi)star is born
A new player is joining Europe’s top drama producers: Spain’s leading pay TV platform Movistar…
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Buyers commit to true crime with Passion
Passion Distribution has notched a raft of post-MIPTV sales with a several deals for its…
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Authentically survival
Survival shows are nothing new, but the last few years have seen the genre go…
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New Oz movies streaming service nears debut
A new streaming service that aims to offer every Australian-produced feature film ever made is…
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Giggle and Hoot spin-off for ABC Kids
The ABC in Australia is soon to debut an animated series spun out of its…
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Show of the week: Magiki
Magiki started out as a series of collectable figurines, which were popular in southern Europe,…
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France, Turkey enter exports big league
Fresh data shows that France and Turkey have joined the ranks of the largest programme…
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CNBC invests in Marketing.Media.Money
International news channel operator CNBC has greenlit Marketing.Media.Money, a new factual series about the global…
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Plans drawn for Lat Am Lip Sync Battle
Comedy Central Latin America and TV Azteca are to coproduce a 13x60mins version of Lip…
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Eye Present, Pictor adopt animated pug
London-based studio Eye Present and Ireland’s Pictor Productions are to coproduced animated content based on…
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Nice prodco gets new CEO as Marschall exits
Nice Entertainment producer Paprika Latino has promoted its COO to replace current CEO Peter Marschall….
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Netflix buys Top Gear, rights picture unclear
Netflix has confirmed it is taking international rights to the BBC’s new-look Top Gear, though…
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Boomerang flies into Turkey
Turner is launching kids channel Boomerang in Turkey on the D-Smart satellite service and Tivibù…
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One-size-fits-all won’t work everywhere for Netflix
Viewpoint: Bruce Tuchman, global media executive and former president of AMC and Sundance Channel Global…
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Nine is Buying the View from Corus
Australia’s Nine Network has acquired real estate series Buying the View from Canadian distributor Corus…
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Astro preps on-demand exclusives, box-sets
Malaysian pay TV operator Astro has beefed up its on-demand line-up, with several upcoming offerings…
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CW to revive Fox’s MADtv
The CW to is revive sketch comedy-cum-variety series MADtv, which previously went out on rival…
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No more Episodes for Showtime, BBC
US-UK comedy coproduction Episodes will end after a fifth season. The show’s US broadcaster, premium…
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Little rejoins Rainmaker Entertainment
Gregory R. Little is rejoining Canadian animation studio Rainmaker as senior VP, content. Little was…
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MTG pre-buys factual package from WildBear
The Modern Times Group has prebought a four-series package of factual fare from WildBear Entertainment….