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Televisa USA preps epic Aztecs series
The US division of Televisa is working up Aztecs, an English-language series adaptation of Daniel…
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Turkey’s D-Smart strikes Fox deal
Turkey’s D-Smart has inked a movie output deal with Twentieth Century Fox, taking the US…
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Amazon greenlights Jim Jarmusch movie
Amazon’s latest foray into original feature films will be Paterson from Jim Jarmusch (Ghost Dog:…
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Room, Ex Machina prodco hires for int’l push
New York-based film and TV distributor A24 has hired an executive to runs its international…
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TV’s Big Questions: is the golden age of TV drama over?
We asked the industry whether the drama golden age had hit its peak and it’s…
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Deutschland 83 is UK’s highest-rated foreign drama
German drama Deutschland 83 has become the UK’s highest-rated foreign-language drama of all time. Launching…
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TV’s Big Questions: which digital platform made the most impact in 2015?
“I am in no doubt that Netflix in particular has completely changed the way we…
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Spanish body calls for limits on pay TV ads
UTECA, the body that represents Spanish TV commercial terrestrial channels, has called on the next…
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Arrow poaches Discovery’s Swartz
Channel 4-backed UK producer Arrow has hired Howard Swartz as executive VP, development and production….
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Worldwide seals deal with new prodco Raconteur
BBC Worldwide has sruck a first-look deal with Raconteur, the new UK indie recently set…
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Daily Dancing with the Stars for Colombia
Colombian broadcaster RCN has ordered a local version of international format hit Dancing with the…
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Amazon bags classic X-Files for UK
Amazon Prime Instant Video UK has acquired all nine seasons of the original X-Files series,…
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BBC America gets on board Doctor Who spin-off
BBC America has come on board Doctor Who spin-off Class as a copro partner. The…
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Hulu signs Endemol Shine, Sony shows
US on-demand service Hulu has secured rights to E4 comedy-drama My Mad Fat Diary and…
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SVT returns to classic format
Sweden’s SVT has commissioned a local remake of classic gameshow format Who’s Who?, 13 years…
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US anime OTT service set for UK
A new US anime-focused subscription streaming service, FunimationNow, is launching next month the UK. Redesigned…
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Seven hurdles Netflix must overcome before it is a global player
This week, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, announced its launch in 130 more countries, bringing its total…
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Altice’s Zive SVOD launching internationally
Altice plans to launch its subscription video-on-demand service Zive in all markets in which it…
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HBO’s Girls gets a final season
HBO’s comedy drama series Girls will end after its sixth season, the premium cable net…
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Turner ups Asian content chief
Turner International Asia Pacific has upped children’s content chief Mark Eyers (pictured) to senior VP….
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Expanse prodco Alcon gets new TV chief
Alcon Television has got a new president, hot off the heels of the second season…
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UKTV moves into sports with David Haye fight
UK multichannel operator UKTV has landed exclusive local rights to former world champion boxer David…
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FX preps Louis C.K. toon, shelves Cassius
US cable net FX is piloting a new Louis C.K. animated show, while its sister…
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Netflix buys Je Suis Charlie doc
Streaming giant Netflix has acquired a documentary about the January 2014 terror attack on the…
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Badlands boosts AMC with big cable numbers
US cable channel AMC has another hit on its hands after science-fiction/martial-arts drama Into the…
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Discovery bolsters sports team in Norway
Discovery Networks Norway has reinforced its team with the promotion of Jan-Erik Aalbu to sporting…
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Canadian TV’s Annus Horribilis?
For the past 30 years the Canadian TV and film industry has been protected with…
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TV’s Big Questions: what development took you by surprise in 2015?
This time last year, we asked the TV industry what the defining trend of 2015…
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Consultation launched over BBC Three EPG slot
Digital UK, the organisation that manages the Freeview EPG, has launched a consultation about what…
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CBC buys pair of British dramas
The CBC has picked up a pair of dramas from ITV in the UK for…