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Sony channels launch on Amazon in Germany, Austria
Three Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) channels have joined the Amazon Channels line-up in Germany…
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MTG sells Trace stake at €40 million valuation
MTG has agreed to sell its 75% stake in youth broadcaster Trace in a deal…
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Turner LatAm & Mediapro enter 5-year copro deal
Turner Latin America and multimedia content company MediaPro have signed a coproduction agreement to develop…
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Freeform Summit: Sony reboots Party of Five
During the first-ever Freeform Summit, from Disney’s young adult television network, Sony Pictures Television has…
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TBI Weekly: Facebook’s traditional values gnaw at NATPE crowd
This week, Facebook made a good fist of appearing far more like a broadcaster than…
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Ampere: France says ‘Non’ to Netflix
Netflix is yet to win “the hearts and minds” of people in France, with the…
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Amazon cancels comedies One Mississippi, I Love Dick
Amazon is continuing its purge of comedies, now ridding of One Mississippi, I Love Dick…
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FilmRise moves to production, hires Waco’s Wolynetz
FilmRise has hired Waco (pictured), and Breaking Bad producer Vlad Wolynetz to head their newly launched television production…
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The State creator Peter Kosminsky preps cyber drama for C4
The State (pictured), Wolf Hall and Britz creator Peter Kosminsky has teamed with Colin Callender’s Playground…
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Boat Rocker reshuffles divisions as Melanson exits
Boat Rocker Studios will see changes within Radical Sheep, its kids’ division, and Crooked Horse,…
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Mubi makes India push after striking Times Group deal
Online subscription film service Mubi is making a push into India after agreeing a deal…
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Vice & Nat Geo partner for LatAm series
National Geographic Partners and Vice Media have teamed up for, Explorer, a multi-platform series that…
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Canal+ orders HBO’s My Brilliant Friend
French group Canal+ has pre-bought My Brilliant Friend, a drama based on Elena Ferrante’s bestselling…
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Deloitte: UK TV viewing by 18-24’s to drop by up to 15% in 2018
Traditional TV viewing among 18-24 year olds in the UK will fall by 10%-15% in…
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NATPE: Nick LatAm & Mediapro partner for scripted gaming series
Nickelodeon Latin America and Barcelona-based Mediapro are set to produce N00Bees, a scripted gaming series….
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Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan inks deal with Amazon
Amazon Studios has closed an exclusive two-year deal with Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan. Catastrophe is…
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STX president Sophie Watts steps down
STX Entertainment president Sophie Watts is set to step down from the company “to focus…
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Tinopolis start-up hires Price in first producer role
Tinopolis start-up Thunderclap Media has hired its first executive producer, former Endemol Shine creative director…
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NATPE: Netflix spreads Telemundo drama Nicky Jam
SVOD giant Netflix has taken international rights to an upcoming drama about reggaeton singer Nicky…
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NATPE: Facebook orders shows from Bear Grylls & Blumhouse TV
Facebook’s growing ambitions for its Watch video service have expanded with the commission of original…
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Magnolia MD to succeed Paolo Bassetti at Endemol Shine Italy
Magnolia managing director Leonardo Pasquinelli is returning to Endemol Shine Italy to succeed the exiting…
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Italian channels veteran joins formats prodco Stand By Me
Ex-La7 and Fox Networks Group (FNG) Italy chief Fabrizio Salini has joined the expanding Italian…
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Mediawan to acquire French firms including Eurocorp TV
Mediawan, an independent European audiovisual content firm, is set to acquire Storia Television, the company…
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Propagate gains backing from The Raine Group
Indie studio Propagate Content has secured “significant” financial investment from merchant bank The Raine Group….
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Sky gains majority stake in Avanti Media
Sky Vision has announced a new deal with prodco Avanti Media that will see the…
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Xilam appoints ex-Gaumont exec to Asia Pacific post
Xilam Animation has appointed ex-Gaumont exec Céline Carenco as its new senior vice president of…
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NBCU acquires Stargate duo’s The Outpost for Syfy
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has acquired The Outpost, a new original series for SYFY channels…
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Hulu ramps up originals with Clooney title
Hulu is raising its stake in original programming as it brings in new title Catch-22,…
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Elephant & Webedia create prodco Elephant Entertainment
French indie Elephant Group and online media group Webedia Entertainment have created a new production…
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EY: online video revenues in MENA to grow by 35% annually
Online video revenues are projected to grow by 22%-35% annually in most markets in the…