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Mid East VOD service welcomes Godfather, American Beauty
Middle Eastern on-demand service icflix has licensed Paramount Pictures movies including The Godfather trilogy and…
Channel 5 acquires ABC’s Betrayal
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired upcoming ABC scripted series Betrayal from Disney UK &…
Ex-CBC exec launches company with Jamie Oliver, GroupM deals
Former CBC unscripted boss Julie Bristow has launched her own Toronto-based content creation company by…
News brief: Sparks Networks adds German member
Germany’s DEF Media has become the latest prodco to join the Sparks Networks indie formats…
Major channels sign up to Freeview streaming service
A new UK pay-TV streaming service for Freeview viewers, VuTV, has signed deals A+E Networks,…
Mark Linsey confirmed in top BBC television role
The BBC’s entertainment commissioning chief Mark Linsey has been confirmed as its new deputy director…
Dan March launches new distribution business
Dan March has launched Dynamic Television, a new LA-based distribution company that will make its…
Bridezillas spin-off goes off at Foxtel
A new Bridezillas spin-off has sold to Australian pay TV platform Foxtel. The 9x60mins Marriage…
Twitter buys social TV analytics company Trendrr
Twitter has acquired social TV analytics firm Trendrr, in a deal that the latter said…
Australia’s Surveillance sells to BSkyB, Mediaset
Australian factual entertainment and CCTV series Surveillance has found its way to BSkyB in the…