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Netflix blocked in Indonesia
Netflix is facing problems in Indonesia, one of the most populous countries in Asia, with…
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Netflix buys online bullying doc
Netflix has acquired Audrie & Daisy, a feature doc about two girls who were bullied…
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ProSieben rebrands MCN group
ProSiebenSat.1 has rebranded its MCN group Collective Digital Studio as Studio71. The German broadcast group…
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Paramount Channel launches in Italy
Viacom’s Paramount Channel is launching in Italy. The Viacom International Media Networks channel, which is…
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Viacom keeps up Lip Sync momentum
Viacom’s popular entertainment format Lip Sync Battle has sold to six new territories. Season one…
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Writer’s Room: Sharon Horgan
Irish comedy star Sharon Horgan on the quirks she and production partner Clelia Mountford found…
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Justice landmark for Middle East drama
There is a tradition of local drama in the Middle East, but Heart of Justice…
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Stephen Lambert to advise TRX
Stephen Lambert has become the latest senior TV exec to join the board of TRX,…
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Latin first and UK hire for Scripps
Channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive is making Destino Con Sabor, its first original series for…
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Billions gets second season
US cable net Showtime has given buzzy drama Billions a second season order. The show,…
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Rogers to axe 200 jobs to cut costs
Canadian media giant Rogers Communications is to cut 200 jobs across its TV, radio and…
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Retooled Bob lands global homes
France 5 and Turner Broadcasting System in the UK are among buyers of the rebooted…
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Details of Banijay-Zodiak structure emerge
Vivendi could ultimately take control of the soon-to-be-created Banijay-Zodiak group, according to Les Echos. Initially,…
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AB launching kids pay channel and SVOD
France’s AB Group will launch a kids educational channel and associated subscription video-on-demand service in…
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Jukin says content creator pay ‘hits $5m’
Multichannel network Jukin Media says it has now paid content creators a total of US$5…
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Kids AVOD deal for Zodiak
Zodiak Kids has shopped a pair of series to on-demand platform BatteryPop. The kids arm…
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BBC could ask older viewers for contributions
The BBC is considering asking pensioners to waive their right to not paying the licence…
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Viacom poaches Worldwide exec for strategy
Viacom has recruited Amit Arora for a newly-created strategy role within its Asian operation. Arora…
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NATPE 2016 in review
Zag Zag Productions Danny Fenton provides the low-down on last week’s NATPE market in Miami…
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HGTV, DIY hire programming chiefs
Scripps Networks Internactive has added a pair of programming directors for its thematic HGTV and…
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Another controller leaves the BBC
The BBC’s Janice Hadlow has become the second high-ranking channels to leave the UK pubcaster…
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Show of the week: Viva Hate
How Morrissey’s brand of misanthropic indie rock inspired SVT’s Prix Europa 2015 award-winning miniseries Viva…
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TV’s Big Questions: what is shaping the world of content?
Platforms, technology and marketing aside, what really drives the international TV industry is content. We…
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Zodiak-Banijay merger gets EU approval
The merger of Zodiak Media and Banijay Group has moved a step closer to completion…
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Netflix, Relativity in war of words
Streaming service Netflix has questioned the management set-up of troubled US studio Relativity Media, whose…
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Talpa forms JV with China’s Zhejiang
Talpa Media has created a joint venture in China with major local broadcaster Zhejiang Talent…
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Sky, PS71, Canal+ on MIP Drama board
MIPTV organiser Reed MIDEM has put together an advisory board of six top acquisitions executives…
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Televisa shows off its English language skills
Televisa is the world’s largest producer of Spanish-language programming. Now the Mexican media giant is…
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TV’s Big Questions: have direct-to-consumer services affected the market?
Many believe 2015 was the year traditional pay TV broadcasters finally accepted they would need…
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NATPE news round up (day two)
A round-up of the business concluded on the second day of NATPE in Miami (Wednesday,…