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Netflix UK, YFE among Toot buyers

Netflix in the UK, Disney in Australia and Germany-based YFE have acquired Toot the Tiny…

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News brief: Wuaki adds studio movies

European on-demand service Wuaki.tv has acquired new movies from several of the Hollywood studios. From…

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A+E Studios to produce first broadcast show

ABC has ordered a put pilot from A+E Studios, marking the first time A+E Networks’…

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Show of the week: Can’t Touch This

Can’t Touch This represents the debut format from Northern Irish production company Stellify, which is a joint…

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Objective recruits new execs

All3Media-owned UK prodco Objective has hired two programming execs. It has recruited Joe McVey (pictured)…

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Gran Plan revealed in Canada

Canadian speciality net Canal Vie has ordered a local version of Israeli-created comic entertainment series…

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Telstra ‘weighing Foxtel stake sale’

Australian telco Telstra is reportedly considering selling its 50% stake in local pay TV market…

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Scripted format deal for Eccho’s Elif

Indonesian broadcaster SCTV has ordered a local version of Elif, the Turkish drama distributed internationally…

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Viki adds Malaysia scripted pack

International online video platform Viki has acquired nearly 100 hours of Malaysian scripted programming after…

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News brief: Chinese VOD net add Turtles

Chinese on-demand video site Tencent has acquired seasons one and two of Viacom’s Tenage Mutant…

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News brief: BBC buys Lockerbie bombing series

The BBC has acquired UK rights to a new PBS documentary series that sheds new…

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News brief: MarVista attains Osiris movie library

LA’s Marvista Entertainment has acquired international distribution rights to Osiris Entertainment’s 66-title movie library. Key…

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News brief: Bloomberg gets Zig Zag biz show

Bloomberg Television’s move into commissioning has seen it commission Zig Zag Productions and Verchaix Media…

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Foxtel’s Ten investment given greenlight

Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board has okayed Foxtel’s investment in commercial broadcaster Network Ten. The…

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Portfolio recruits for factual

Canada-based Portfolio Entertainment has hired Jennifer Bragg as director, factual and lifestyle development. The hire…

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Mid East kids net goes MIA with first copro

Middle Eastern free-to-air kids channel Spacetoon has lined up its coproduction, a 3D CGI cartoon…

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Netflix CEO says there is ‘not enough TV’

Netflix boss Reed Hastings has said there is not “nearly enough” TV content, coming out…

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Massive job cuts at Nat Geo after Fox deal

National Geographic is axing almost 10% of its 2,000 staff, just months after Rupert Murdoch’s…

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Discovery says intn’l D2C could generate US$100m

Discovery Communications is evaluating a direct-to-consumer move in the US, in light of its DPlay and…

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‘African Netflix’ launches sales division

Africa’s answer to Netflix, iRoko, has launched an international programming and licensing division to shop…

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Turner sends out Search Party

Turner has ordered Search Party, an original drama series for its TBS cable net in…

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Henson, France Television team for dino shorts

The Jim Henson Company is teaming with France Télévisions to make a series of Dinosaur…

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FilmBox strikes Disney deal

The FilmBox channels has secured a raft of Disney television and film content as part…

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9 Story’s Wild Kratts goes to Nine

Nine Network’s kids channel Go! has licensed animated series Wild Kratts. The popular animated series…

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New All3 America chief pacts with ex-client

All3Media America has signed an overall development deal with unscripted company Bogner Content after the…

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Genius Brands to sell $4.3m in stock

Children’s content group Genius Brands International will sell around US$4.3 million of its common stock…

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Netflix goes straight-to-series with Selena Gomez

US-based streaming service Netflix has greenlit production on a straight-to-series young adult drama from former…

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McG signs with new-look ABC Family

Prolific network and cable producer McG has signed a two-year overall development deal with ABC…

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Viewpoint: the seven deadly sins of scripted formats

K7 Media founder Keri Lewis-Brown provides some hints on what constitutes a hit, and where…

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News brief: Movie Net, Globosat buy Rock Icons

The Movie Network and Movie Central in Canada and Brazil’s Globosat are among buyers of…