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MarVista inks production deal with Front Row Films
MarVista Entertainment has signed an exclusive production agreement with former employee Robyn Snyder’s Front Row…
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Betty adds factual heads including Lime Pictures exec
All3Media-owned Betty has appointed Lime Pictures’ Daniella Berendson (left) to the newly created role of…
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Simon Pegg prodco launches young adult drama incubator
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s indie prodco, Stolen Picture, has launched an IP Rights incubator…
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MBC to up its focus on Saudi Arabia and neighbouring markets
Dubai-headquartered MBC Group has announced plans to shift more focus towards Saudi Arabia and neighbouring…
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October launches studio targeting US market
October Films has launched a new prodco, October Studios, for the US market offering high-end…
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MTG’s Catrina to become Nordic Entertainment Group CFO
MTG’s chief strategy officer, Gabriel Catrina, is set to become chief financial officer of Nordic…
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Industry stakeholders slam European Council copyright reform draft
Both public broadcaster organisation the EBU and a group representing authors of audiovisual works have…
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AMC Int’l inks distribution deal with VR studio
AMC Networks International Southern Europe has made a deal with Rooftop Immersive Studio to aggregate…
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ITV considers £1bn JV with BBC to buy UKTV
ITV is considering entering a joint venture with the BBC for £1 billion to buy…
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Netflix & OTT services drive record $748bn brand value for 2018
Entertainment brands such as Netflix have aided a 21% growth in brand value to $748…
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Mediaset, Warner Bros. & Netflix team for Spanish drama
Mediaset Espana, Warner Bros. International Television Production Spain (ITPS) and Netflix are teaming for Spanish…
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Filmstruck launches in France and Spain
Turner and Warner Bros are launching their joint-venture subscription film streaming service, Filmstruck, in France…
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Telefonica and Netflix form global partnership
Telefonica and Netflix have announced a global partnership to integrate Netflix’s service into Telefonica’s TV…
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Netflix value surpasses Disney for the first time
Netflix stock market value rose to a record $153 billion on Thursday, temporarily surpassing Disney…
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Netflix orders Canadian drama Northern Rescue
Netflix has ordered CBC original drama Northern Rescue, and will have all rights outside of…
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Debra Lee exits as chairman & CEO of BET
BET Network’s chairman and CEO Debra Lee is to exit the network on May 28….
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Natalie Dormer to produce and develop Vivien Leigh drama
Picnic at Hanging Rock’s Natalie Dormer is teaming with UK prodco Mainstreet Pictures and Fremantlemedia…
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Amazon Channels brings Starzplay to UK, Germany
Amazon is set to add Starzplay, from US TV Network and Lionsgate Company Starz, in…
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TBI Weekly: Does Netflix outgrowing Disney/Comcast value mean TV domination?
In one week, Netflix has managed to make a landmark TV deal with the Obamas…
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YouTube reveals Royal Wedding streams reached 11.2 million
The live-stream of last weekend’s UK royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was…
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Flame inks factual deal with Amazon via Janson Media partnership
Flame Distribution has announced a deal with digital distributor Janson Media to bring a package…
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Bruce Rosenblum exits as Disney-ABC TV operations head
Bruce Rosenblum, the Disney-ABC Television Group president of business operations, is to depart the company…
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Scorpion TV lands live-music series featuring Foo Fighters, Alicia Keys
UK-based independent distributor Scorpion TV has acquired the first season of Landmarks Live in Concert,…
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Endemol Shine NA options Celia Cruz scripted series
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA) and Major TV have optioned the right to late Latin…
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Comcast prepares all-cash offer for 21st Century Fox
Comcast has confirmed that it is considering making an all-cash offer for the Fox assets…
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MTG takes full control of Zoomin.TV
MTG has upped its stake in Zoomin.TV from 51% to 100% after agreeing to buy…
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Richard Gere makes TV comeback in MotherFatherSon
Richard Gere is set to star in upcoming BBC drama MotherFatherSon, after a break of…
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UK Writers’ Guild calls commissioners to “let women tell their stories”
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is calling on commissioners to hire more female…
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UKTV orders Sally Phillips original My Favourite Sketch
UKTV has ordered an original sketch comedy series from Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones’s Diary) for…
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eOne brings Stan’s The Other Guy to North America
Entertainment One (eOne) is bringing Stan’s half-hour original series The Other Guy to Hulu in…