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Trust agrees to BBC Three closure

Youth channel BBC Three will go online only after the body that oversees the UK…

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Adult video views rising fast

Adult content uptake is reaching new levels, with 136 billion adult video views predicted this…

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Cake takes PBS Kids series

UK kids TV distributor Cake has taken rights to new PBS Kids series Ready Jet…

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News brief: Asian nets bag 9 Story fare

Broadcasters in Thailand and Singapore are among buyers of kids programming from Canada’s 9 Story…

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Show of the week: Let’s All Play With Memory

New for NATPE Europe was Banijay International format Let’s All Play with Memory, which was…

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Fox names Sullivan digital chief

21st Century Fox has named former Sky Deutschland CEO Brian Sullivan as president of digital…

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Univision dumps Trump and Miss Universe

US Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has cancelled its planned airing of the Miss USA pageant and…

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ABC, MediaCorp sign programming, copro pact

Australian pubcaster the ABC and Singaporean MediaCorp have signed a programming and coproduction agreement. The…

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Egyptian telco adds Mid East SVOD platform

Egyptian internet service provider TE Data has begun offering customers Middle Eastern subscription on-demand service…

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Sky Deutschland on binge versus linear

Viewing habits for different top titles vary hugely amongst Sky Deutschland’s base, with non-linear and…

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Plenty of growth left in US SVOD

Despite the rapid uptake of Netflix and Amazon in the US, there will be a…

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Banijay strikes UK prodco development deal

Banijay International has signed a first-look development deal with UK producer Lambent Productions. Lambent, currently…

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Broadcasters buy A Deadly Adoption

Viacom-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 and France’s TF1 are among the buyers of  A Deadly…

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Pivot tracks down Traceable doc

US cable channel Pivot has acquired a documentary that traces how and where fast-fashion clothing…

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Sunny Side up

On the final day of La Rochelle specialist factual market Sunny Side of the Doc,…

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News brief: Ex-ITV ents chief joins K7 board

Former head of entertainment development at UK broadcaster ITV Clare Thompson has joined media consultancy…

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News brief: Bomanbridge to rep Sinking Ship

Singapore-based Bomanbridge Media has acquired Asian sales rights to Canadian producer Sinking Ship Entertainment’s catalogue….

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News brief: E! set to Taiwan launch

NBCUniversal-owned channel E! Entertainment Television is to launch in Taiwan. The NBCU International Television Networks-owned…

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Show of the week: Locked Up

Locked Up, a woman’s prison survival thriller sold at NATPE Europe by Spanish media conglom…

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Talpa launches reality format on China SVOD

Talpa has launched its Chinese social experiment reality series The Fifteen of Us on Tencent…

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Lat-Am set for OTT revenue boom

There will be a huge increase in uptake of OTT services in Latin America over…

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Netflix ignites Lady Dynamite comedy

Streaming service Netflix has ordered an original comedy from Maria Bamford. Lady Dynamite will be…

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Core lowered after American Idol cancellation

Moody’s analysts have downgraded Core Media Group, citing the end of American Idol and slower…

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BBC Two begins Building Cars Live

UK public channel BBC Two has commissioned a 2x90mins series that uncover the world of…

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Japanese originals for Netflix

Fuji Television Network will supply the upcoming Japanese subscription service from streaming giant Netflix with…

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Nat Geo buys Malala movie

National Geographic Channel has acquired the forthcoming feature documentary He Named Me Malala and will…

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Fresh Off the Boat docks at Shomi

Canadian SVOD platform Shomi has acquired Eddie Huang-inspired network comedy Fresh Off the Boat. The…

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Caracol joins DishLATINO line-up

Colombian broadcaster Caracol has launched its international channel on US Hispanic pay TV operator DishLATINO….

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Caroline Beaton: Why niche is the new normal

In an increasingly fragmented TV landscape, should broadcasters and producers focus more on niche formats…

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ITV greenlights Belgian sport-themed format

UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a British version of Belgian sporting reality competition format Eternal…