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Nordic World signs first post-merger distribution deal
Oslo’s Nordic World has secured its first distribution agreement since joining forces with Digital Content…
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Arrow Film launches SVOD net on Amazon
Arrow Film, the UK distributor of Italian hit drama Gomorrah (pictured), has launched Arrow TV…
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Virgin TV brings in Shakespeare drama as exclusive
Virgin Media will bring in Shakespeare drama Will as its latest British TV exclusive for…
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Blue Planet II is BBC iPlayer’s top series of 2017
Big-ticket natural history series Blue Planet II is the most requested show on the iPlayer…
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Netflix sets second Colombian original
Netflix is set to bring its second Colombian original series, Siempre Bruja, to its worldwide…
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Discovery threatened with another carrriage blackout in Europe
Finnish cable and digital-terrestrial pay TV operator DNA has said it could drop Discovery’s channels…
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NBC’s Carnival reshuffles as Neame takes executive chair role
NBCUniversal International has named Gareth Neame as executive chairman of UK-based prodco Carnival Films. Neame,…
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Sullivan lands Fox president post after Freer’s Hulu exit
Brian Sullivan has been named president and COO of Fox Networks Group (FNG), with former…
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T Group buys Big Boots for new digital studio plan
T Group Productions will acquire Big Boots Studios, an outfit dedicated to engagement platforms as…
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Pilgrim names WME exec as business affairs head
Pilgrim Media Group has appointed WME exec David Harris to serve as senior vice president…
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Jordan Peele to rekindle Twilight Zone for CBS SVOD net
CBS is reworking classic sci-fi anthology The Twilight Zone for its SVOD service, a move…
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TBI Weekly: How Disney-Fox affects the international scene
There’s no guarantee The Walt Disney Company will end up buying the entertainment assets of…
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Hello Halo hires kids head as first CBeebies series lands
UK indie Hello Halo has appointed development exec Terri Langan (pictured) as its first head…
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Fox secures The Gifted, Orville & more for Nordics
Fox Networks Group has signed a new multi-year deal with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution…
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Amazon takes Prime to Apple as Google drops YouTube
Amazon has launched the Amazon Prime Video app on Apple TV in over countries worldwide,…
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Iger could remain Disney CEO after Fox deal closes
Disney chief Bob Iger might not be done just yet. Reports claim Iger might re-up…
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Virgin buys ‘Flemish noir’ brothel drama
UK pay TV service Virgin Media has acquired exclusive rights to a ‘Flemish noir’ drama…
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Ex-BBC, Warner exec to lead Maverick USA
Former BBC and Warner Bros. John Hesling has been appointed president of All3Media America prodco…
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Coolabi eyes acquisitions after £11m funding injection
Britain-based children’s entertainment firm Coolabi Group is on the acquisitions hunt after securing £11 million…
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Apple builds worldwide content team with True Jack hire
Apple has hired Michelle Lee, who served as head of development for Jason Katim’s True…
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BBC has Picnic at Hanging Rock with Fremantle acquisition
UK pubcaster the BBC has secured UK rights for FremantleMedia International’s Picnic at Hanging Rock….
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ProSiebenSat.1 merges Red Arrow with digital in restructure
ProSiebenSat.1 Media is to reorganise its business into three pillars encompassing entertainment, content production and…
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Watchdog chief calls for ‘European Hulu’
European media groups needs to come together to create a “European Hulu”, according to Oliver…
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Parrot Analytics appoints Cisneros to directors board
Cisneros Media’s Adriana Cisneros has joined the board of directors at Parrot Analytics, the TV…
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Ex-Sony int’l production chief Wong joins TRX board
Former Sony Pictures Television (SPT) international production president Andrea Wong has joined the board of…
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eOne US sales chief exits for Fox
Entertainment One’s Americas sales chief, Joey Sabella, is joining Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution (TCFTD)….
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Netflix set for new French comedy
Netflix is set to launch its next French original comedy, which will be available exclusively…
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Disney may make James Murdoch CEO
The Walt Disney Company is giving serious thought to appointing James Murdoch as its next…
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Channel 4 goes Inside the EU with doc series
Channel 4 (C4) has commissioned a series from October Films that follows a group of…
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Legendary names Josh Grode new CEO
Legendary Entertainment has named Josh Grode as its new CEO almost a year after the…