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Tricon takes LEG comedies digital
A pair of Tricon Films & Television-distributed comedies have launched across a wave of digital…
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Spotify makes UK and US TV move
A new video platform from on-demand music app Spotify will run content from a variety of…
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Gaumont, FremantleMedia set for Monte Carlo event
Christophe Riandee, the vice-CEO of French studio Gaumont, and Jens Richter, the boss of FremantleMedia…
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Banijay’s Cuarzo appoints boss
Banijay-owned Spanish prodco Cuarzo Producciones has upped Xelo Montesinos to general manager. She replaces company…
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Tigo launching African SVOD service
African telco Tigo is launching a new on-demand service targeting its 2.5 million customers in…
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WMR’s Evolution of Evil heads to US cable
Discovery’s American Heroes Channel has ordered Evolution of Evil, a ten-part series from UK indie…
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Global Agency cooks up Rivals in Law deals
Global Agency has shopped its Rivals in Law format into Israel and Greece. The Turkish-originated…
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Banijay picks up John Legend’s Sing It On
Banijay has snagged international rights to Sing It On, the US reality series inspired by…
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LA Screenings: ABC/Disney Media Distribution
Mark Endemano, senior VP and general manager, Disney Media Distribution EMEA Disney sales chief Mark…
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Disney’s Maker Studios appoints intn’l content chief
Online content and channels specialist Maker Studios has recruited writer and director Luke Hyams to…
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Hat Trick’s Cohen named Pact vice chair
Hat Trick Productions’ Paul Cohen has been appointed vice chair of UK indie producers body…
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Connected TV will drive OTT subs surge
An increase in connected TV sales will spur a surge in the number of consumers…
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Woody Allen: ‘Amazon series a catastrophic mistake’
Film director Woody Allen has said moving into TV series with an original comedy for…
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LA Screenings: NBCUniversal
Belinda Menendez, president, NBCUniversal International Television Distribution & Universal Networks International NBCUniversal’s sales chief tells…
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Hulu rescues The Mindy Project
US streaming and catch up service Hulu has commissioned a 26-part season of the The…
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LA Screenings: Fox
Marion Edwards, president, international television, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution Fox’s global sales chief is…
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LA Screenings 2015: Puppet masters
Muppets, medics and movie characters will be filling US network schedules over the next year….
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Netflix ‘in talks over China launch’
Netflix is speaking to potential local partners about a launch in China, according to the…
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Amazon ‘dropping Viacom reality shows’
Amazon will remove numerous Viacom reality series from its US Prime Instant Video service, according…
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CBS announces fall slate
CBS has unveiled its new season slate, with seven new series amid a raft of…
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BBC Worldwide backs UK indie start-up
BBC Worldwide is taking a 25% stake in Mighty Productions, a new UK prodco being…
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History orders treasure hunt series
US cable net History has ordered a new eight-part marine archaeology series that it hopes…
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Peter Pan to take flight with Red Arrow
Red Arrow has snagged international rights to Peter & Wendy, a contemporary version of Peter…
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Hulu strikes AT&T deal
Telco AT&T has inked a deal with Hulu and will make the streaming and catch-up…
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Keshet wins ITV commission
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered When Do You Get Off?, a new dating show from…
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C4 orders Made in Chelsea: LA from NBCU’s Monkey
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered Made in Chelsea: LA (MIC:LA), a new spin-off from…
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CBS to dispose of CSI
US broadcast network CBS is expected to confirm the axing of long-running procedural CSI: Crime…
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Expandables to French-Canada, Australia
TVA in French-Canada and Foxtel in Australia have acquired Tricon Films & Television’s home renovation…
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News brief: 9 Story starts up Otis the Tractor
Canada’s 9 Story Media Group has optioned Penguin Young Readers book Otis the Tractor for…
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News brief: Flame tracks down Outback Truckers
Australia-based Flame Distribution has acquired the three seasons that comprise 7Mate series Outback Truckers. The…