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Netflix doubles down on true crime with Gibney
Streaming giant Netflix’s successes in the true crime genre have led to the commission of…
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ABC’s Good Doctor travels to Japan with Wowow
Japan’s premium pay-TV broadcaster Wowow has acquired exclusive Japanese broadcast rights to hit drama series…
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Paramount & Anonymous team with Condé Nast for scripted
Paramount Television and Anonymous Content have signed a first look deal with Condé Nast Entertainment…
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BET names Viacom exec as president in rejig
BET Networks, the US network targeting African Americans, has named Scott M. Mills from parent…
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TBI Weekly: TV biz devours Netflix stats
By a mile, the most read story this week has been Netflix’s publication of a…
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Disney secures $66bn 21st Century Fox entertainment takeover
The Walt Disney Company has secured a US$66 billion deal that hands it most of…
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Feisty T-Mobile plans ‘disruptive new TV service’
T-Mobile in the US has acquired TV technology company Layer3 TV and has announced plans…
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Issa Rae diversity initiative backs sci-fi pilot with Sky Vision attached
Fresh Wave!, a diversity talent initiative set up by producing duo Issa Rae (pictured) and…
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Viu orders BBC Worldwide India-produced adventure original
Viu, the Asian VOD service, is set to launch its first adventure reality show I…
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Endemol Shine rejigs Creative Networks team
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has restructured Lisa Perrin’s Endemol Shine Creative Networks unit, TBI has…
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TiVo survey: US consumers want skinny bundles
Desire for à la carte skinny bundles fuelled by frustration at the amount they are…
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Paramount teams with Mitú on sketch comedy series
Paramount Network has teamed up with Mitú, a digital media brand for Latino millenials, on…
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Amazon & Netflix to drive OTT revenues to $120bn – data
SVOD giants Amazon and Netflix will be at the centre of an explosion in revenues…
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Netflix fires exec over controversial Masterson claims
Netflix has fired its global kids chief, Andy Yeatmen, after the exec made inappropriate comments…
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Spence adds Tiger Aspect drama post as Gould exits
Patrick Spence will become director of drama at Tiger Aspect Drama, while remaining in charge…
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RTL’s de Posch exiting as Habets becomes sole CEO
Guillaume de Posch is stepping down from his role as co-CEO of RTL Group, leaving…
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Broadcast groups welcome ‘content portability’ climbdown
Broadcasting groups in Europe have welcomed a vote to water down rules on ‘content portability’,…
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Twenty Twenty finds replacement for CEO
There’s a new chief at Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP)’s UK prodco Twenty Twenty….
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Netflix & DreamWorks team for new slate of originals
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television are set to release six new original series for 2018,…
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De Mol helps creators find ‘The Fastest Way to Screen’
John de Mol and his Talpa Network are introducing ‘The Fastest Way to the Screen’…
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Channel 5 to launch premium linear channel
Viacom’s UK broadcaster, Channel 5, will launch a “premium channel” focused on high-end factual, documentaries…
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Z Living names Kheror new president
Z Living, Zee Entertainment’s health network, has named Rajeev Kheror its new president. The news…
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Netflix stats: what was ‘devoured’ and ‘savoured’ in 2017
Netflix is attempting to spread some Christmas cheer by releasing viewing stats that give insight…
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Disney in clear as Comcast drops out of Fox race
Comcast will not pursue an acquisition of a suite of entertainment assets from 21st Century…
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Amazon buys first local French dramas
Amazon Prime Video is going a step further in the French market, with its first…
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Netflix localises in Greece
Netflix has localised its service in Greece, providing local language support and enabling payment in…
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Vivendi-Mediaset rapprochement expected ‘within days’
Vivendi could strike a deal in the next few days to end its legal dispute…
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Netflix brings in slate of short docs for 2018
Netflix is set to bring in four documentary shorts for the New Year, two of…
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ABC goes straight-to-series with Baldwin comedy
ABC is set to go straight-to-series with a new Alec Baldwin family comedy, co-created and…
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SBS & Viasat World speed to factual deals with Drive
Drive, the production-funding and distribution agency led by Lilla Hurst (pictured), has gained a range…