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Netflix’s Beasts bombs at US box office
Netflix’s feature film, Beasts of No Nation, has performed weakly at the box office, although…
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Nick re-ups TF1 deal, sells 1000hrs to China
Viacom International Media Networks sealed a pair of major Nickelodeon content deals at MIPCOM last…
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Syfy cancels Defiance
Syfy has cancelled Defiance after a three-season run. The multiplatform show, which follows a town…
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Sky’s entertainment channel boss steps down
Sky’s director of entertainment channels, Stuart Murphy, is stepping down after six and a half…
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MGM strikes TV deal with Mandabach
US studio MGM has struck a TV deal with Caryn Mandabach Productions. The UK arm…
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Hulu boss cool on original movies, international
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins has said there are no plans afoot to follow the likes…
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Warner works up Michael Jackson drama
Warner Bros. Television is working up a drama looking into Michael Jackson’s final days after…
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Coridass renews ZDFE deal to 2020
Alexander Coridass, the boss of ZDF Enterprises, has renewed his deal at the German distributor…
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CW retires Next Top Model after 12 years
America’s Next Top Model is to end on US broadcast television after its next run….
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RTÉ to up animation investment
Irish pubcaster RTÉ will significantly increase its investment into animation in the next three years….
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UKTV goes for Gold Christmas makeover
UKTV is giving its Gold and Good Food channels a Christmas makeover. The Scripps and…
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Nick enrols at Regal Academy
Nickelodeon has climbed aboard an animated children’s series from Italian studio Rainbow. The deal hands…
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Marvel works up Fox, FX comic book dramas
US broadcast network Fox is to coproduce an action-adventure drama based on a Marvel Entertainment…
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iQiyi to buy and produce 40 shows next year
Chinese online video site iQiyi has revealed it will purchase or produce around 40 shows…
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Western Europe OTT revenues to double
Revenues generated by OTT services in Western Europe will more than double between now and…
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Condé Nast adds exec
The entertainment division of publisher Condé Nast has hired Jennifer Salant as vice president, business…
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Walking Dead skyrockets Fox UK slot share
The latest season premiere of The Walking Dead on pay TV channel Fox in the…
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ABC adapting Austrian hour-long
Broadcast network ABC is adapting an Austrian comedy, Braunschlag, for the US market. The deal…
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Italian drama sells in Cannes
Several broadcasters bought Italian crime series The Young Montalbano in Cannes last week. The cop…
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Fear the Walking Dead sets cable ratings record
The first season of Fear the Walking Dead delivered an average 11.2 million viewers across…
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Show of the week: Jekyll & Hyde
Writer and actor Charlie Higson and ITV Studios drama chief Francis Hopkinson on ITV’s big-budget…
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Show of the week: Jekyll & Hyde
Writer and actor Charlie Higson and ITV Studios drama chief Francis Hopkinson on ITV’s big-budget…
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Show of the week: Jekyll & Hyde
Writer and actor Charlie Higson and ITV Studios drama chief Francis Hopkinson on ITV’s big-budget…
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Kids VOD service hits Comcast
Genius Brands International has launched its new on-demand service Kid Genius on Comcast in the…
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Cisneros cuts distribution deal with Telefe
Venezuela’s Cisneros Media Distribution has struck a programme sales deal with Telefe, and will represent…
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Amazon considers pay TV service
Amazon is reportedly exploring launching an online pay TV service and has approached major broadcasters…
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Canal+ extends Disney pact
Canal+ Group has extended its wide-ranging distribution agreement with Disney Media Distribution France. This hands…
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Top pay TV operators ‘will add 200 million’
The world’s top 338 operators across 89 countries will increase their pay TV subscriptions by…
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Reed launching MIPDrama event
The organisers of MIPTV and MIPCOM are launching a new scripted TV screenings, with the…
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TVN launches OTT originals
Polish media giant TVN is launching a raft of original programming for its Player.pl streaming…