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Ex-Dyson CEO to fill ProSiebenSat.1 power vacuum
Former Dyson chief executive Max Conze will take up the same role at German broadcast…
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Fleabag duo & eOne pair for rom-com series
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (pictured) and Vicky Jones, the duo behind UK hit show Fleabag, are developing…
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Stats show SVOD net Viaplay climbed 25% last year as new original arises
Nordic subscription video-on-demand service Viaplay saw viewing time increase by 25% during 2017, according to…
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First ever Bell/CTV format deal secured through Sony in UK
A deal that will see Sony Pictures Television (SPT) shopping Canadian format The Launch internationally…
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Amazon adapts space opera novel Consider Phlebas
Amazon Prime Video is set to adapt Iain M. Banks (pictured) novel Consider Phlebas with…
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Netflix to open Future Strategy Office as Korean sitcom
Netflix is set to launch a new South Korean sitcom with YG Entertainment, a music…
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Viacom streaming app Nick Jr. Play goes int’l
Nickelodeon has launched its preschool streaming app, Nick Jr. Play, on the international market. As…
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Kwesé acquires ‘significant stake’ in Iflix SVOD service
Econoet Media-owned pay TV provider Kwesé has acquired a “significant stake” in Iflix Africa. The…
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Beyond rejigs with Hemperek hired from eOne
Beyond Distribution has hired Entertainment One’s Justina Hemperek as head of acquisitions, with Sarah McCormack…
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ITV America rejigs management at Housewives prodco Sirens
Jessica Sebastian-Dayeh has been named president of ITV America unscripted production company Sirens Media, with…
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Epix picks Heyday’s Cotton to replace ex-originals chief Diaz
Nancy Cotton is leaving Heyday Television to become executive VP of original programming at US…
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Goalpost moves to All3Media first-look deal
Cleverman coproducer Goalpost Pictures has signed a first-look deal with All3Media International. Following the agreement,…
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Amazon to spin The Remix from Global Agency
Amazon Prime Video has picked up an Indian version of music reality show The Remix…
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Sky UK picks up James Corden highlights series from CBS
Sky UK has signed a licensing agreement with CBS Studios International for a new exclusive…
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Sony rejigs senior team making Parsons EVP of int’l production
Sony Pictures Television International Production (SPT Int’l) has made changes to the senior management team,…
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BBC sets up new Office in India
BBC mockumentary sitcom The Office is to be remade in India. Aditya Birla Group’s Applause Entertainment has…
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Cineflix gets new lease of Life as Paramedics leads deals
Cineflix Rights has hired industry veteran Richard Life as VP of acquisitions. His hire comes…
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South Korea set to adapt BBC drama Luther
At BBC’s annual Showcase event, South Korean broadcaster MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) will be making…
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David Attenborough to present BBC landmark series Dynasty
The BBC is set to launch its next landmark wildlife series Dynasty, fronted by seasoned…
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Walter Presents, HBO Europe invest in Bad Banks
Channel 4’s Walter Presents and HBO Europe are among the latest networks to pick up…
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BBCWW signs 2200 hours for first Chinese telco deal
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) has signed a deal with Migu Video, China Mobile’s video platform that…
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Report: Fox News to launch subscription streaming service
Fox News is reportedly planning to launch a standalone subscription streaming service later this year…
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MTG sells Bulgaria’s Nova Group
MTG has sold its 95% shareholding in Nova Broadcasting Group in Bulgaria in a deal…
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Netflix agrees first MENA operator deal with OSN
Netflix has agreed its first partnership in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region…
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Channel 5 orders list of BBC Studios shows
BBC Studios has secured three commissions from Viacom’s Channel 5 in a deal announced today….
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Weinstein COO axed over ‘cause’
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has voted to terminate its president and COO, David Glasser, citing…
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Game of Thrones producer creates prodco with Beta & ZDF
Germany’s Beta Film and ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) have joined forces with Game of Thrones producer…
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Exclusive: The Wall heads to the Middle East
Game show The Wall, a US format created and produced by Glassman Media, SpringHill Entertainment…
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Exclusive: BBCWW sells You’re Back in the Room to Poland & Portugal
At its annual Showcase event in Liverpool, BBC Worldwide has revealed that the format license…
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SVOD service use is not led by demographics – Kagan
Media research group Kagan has found that digital entertainment behaviour, rather than demographics, best identifies…