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PCCW OTT service goes live, preps launches
Viu, a new OTT service from Asian telco PCCW, has launched in Hong Kong with…
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Is the hype around OTT over the top?
Last week two landmark announcements signalled the pace of change in the pay TV industry…
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EC passes net neutrality rules
The European Commission has given its final approval to net neutrality rules that it claims…
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Film Detective launches OTT channel
Movie distributor and restoration specialist The Film Detective has launched a classic movies service on…
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Digital commissions for My Entertainment
Indie producer My Entertainment’s fledgling digital arm has won a commission from Scripps Networks Interactive…
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IPCN cuts STV production deal
Anglo-Chinese production and distribution group IPCN has struck a deal with Scotland’s STV, and the…
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A+E expands formats team
A+E Networks has brought on two new formats executives and promoted another as it expands…
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Netflix rival launches in India
Internet television YuppTV has launched a streaming service in India, a move that comes ahead…
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BBC launching online talkshow
The BBC is due to launch a weekly, iPlayer-focused talkshow on its online catch-up service…
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Gaumont strikes deal with Ivernel’s Montebello
French indie Gaumont has inked a first-look TV and film deal with Montebello Productions, the…
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Breakthrough, Birman making Hinges of History series
Breakthrough Entertainment and Daniel H. Birman Productions are teaming to make a doc series based…
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CBS-AMC strikes Posh Pawnbrokers deal
The CBS- AMC Networks joint venture channels operation has struck a deal for UK reality…
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FX no longer Married to comedy
US basic cable channel FX has cancelled its relationship comedy Married after two seasons. Married…
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Horror on-demand app adds curated movies
Free horror-themed app Frightpix has launched a selection of films curated by cult filmmaking icon…
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News brief: Icflix launches on Sony consoles
Middle East and North African streaming service, Icflix, has launched on Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)…
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Passion ups Elin Thomas
Passion Distribution has promoted Elin Thomas to director of global sales. Thomas (pictured) joined Passion…
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DRG picks up C4 jihadi doc
DRG has acquired My Son the Jihadi, the one-off doc about a young British citizen…
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Amazon bags Lucifer, Badlands for UK
Amazon Prime Instant Video has acquired exclusive UK rights to new US dramas Lucifer and…
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FX promotes programming trio
US cable channel FX Networks has promoted Gina Balian, Nicole Clemens and Jonathan Frank to…
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Cartoon Network buys new Peanuts show
The commercial arm of French pubcaster France Télévisions has sold its animated Peanuts series to…
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eOne completes Peppa Pig purchase
Entertainment One has completed the deal to buy a controlling 70% stake in Peppa Pig…
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News brief: ZED bags Kino Lorber docs, films
French distributor ZED has bagged select documentaries and classic films from the Kino Lorber library….
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News brief: Alhurra buys Prime content
US-operated Arabic-language channel Alhurra TV has acquired 208 episodes of celebrity and entertainment programming from…
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YouTube launches ad-free Red subscription service
YouTube has unveiled YouTube Red, a new pay-monthly offering that lets viewers access an ad-free…
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Atlantique poaches Haut et Court’s Desmarais
France’s Atlantique Productions has poached Jimmy Desmarais from The Last Panthers coproducer Haut et Court…
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Discovery prodco hires for features, male shows
Discovery Networks International’s UK-based prodco Betty has hired a pair of executives as part of…
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Alibaba offers $4.6bn to buy streaming platform
Chinese e-commerce conglom Alibaba Group is to buy out video streaming site Youku Tudou for…
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Global VOD market to hit $263bn by 2016
The global video-on-demand market will be worth US$263 billion by the end of this year,…
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Netflix eyes Gilmore Girls reboot
Netflix is in talks to remake US comedy drama series Gilmore Girls. The original show…
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Electus making psychic series with medium John Edward
IAC-owned US prodco Electus is making One Last Time with John Edward, a new series…