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Strikes threatened at Canal+
Unions representing employees of French pay TV operator Canal+ have threatened to take strike action…
Lagardère buys The Box Distribution
The international content arm of Lagardère has acquired The Box Distribution. Lagardère Entertainment’s LE Rights…
MGM bringing ABC’s Battlebots to market
MGM will sell Battlebots internationally, the robot battle series that is relaunching on US broadcast…
News brief: Syfy US acquires Flame’s ghost series
US cable net Syfy has acquired ghost hunter series Haunting: Australia from UK indie Flame…
StudioCanal ups German CEO to deputy chief
France-based StudioCanal has appointed the head of its German division, Rodolphe Buet, as its deputy…
MNC buys Primeworks’ urban travelogue
An Indonesian broadcast group has bought non-exclusive pay TV and OTT rights to Primeworks Studios’…
Moonves eyes CBS buy-out
CBS Corp.’s CEO Les Moonves has been linked with a buy-out of the US broadcaster,…
DHX sells thousands of hours to SVOD
DHX Media has shopped 5,000 half hours to various international SVOD platforms. The Canadian kids…
Baz Luhrmann making Netflix drama
Baz Luhrmann is making The Get Down for Netflix, an original music-driven drama set in…
Reuters launches ‘Netflix for news’
Reuters has launched its mobile TV news service, offering curated and personalised news coverage that…