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HBO takes on Netflix with OTT
US premium cabler HBO will launch an over the top service in the US. HBO…
Walking Dead devours ratings record
AMC’s post-apocalyptic zombie drama The Walking Dead has once again set ratings records as the biggest…
Canal+ reveals Gomorrah ‘sequel’ series
French pay TV giant Canal+ has commissioned ZeroZeroZero, an 8x60mins series based on Gomorrah writer…
RTL4 sees The Big Picture
Dutch-based broadcaster RTL4 has become the first network to commission a version of Israeli-created game…
SoftBank buys VOD site DramaFever
Japanese telco SoftBank has agreed to buy US-based DramaFever, a streaming site that offers on-demand…
ProSiebenSat.1 Media to become a ‘European Company’
ProSiebenSat.1 Media is to convert itself into a European Company in order to establish “stronger…
Broadcasters want the Truth about Tutankhamun
Australian pubcaster SBS and Discovery Asia have both acquired factual special Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered….
Boomerang repositions as all-animation channel
Turner Broadcasting System is repositioning its Boomerang kids channel as an all-animation youth and family-targeted…
CBS developing Finnish drama remake
US broadcast network CBS has put Finnish drama Mustat Lesket into development in view of an American adaptation….
Lifetime movies spread across EMEA
A number of Lifetime telemovies have sold to broadcasters across EMEA. Among the deals RTL…