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Netflix acquires Russell Peter’s Indian Detective
Netflix has acquired the rights for India-based dramady The Indian Detective, starring Canadian comedian Russell…
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CBS/Dish dispute leaves viewers in the dark
Stations from the CBS broadcast network, including the main broadcast network and the Smithsonian Channel,…
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Amazon signs output deal with AMC
Amazon has signed a deal with AMC, which will see Amazon Prime Video gain excusive…
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Jeffrey Tambor exits Transparent
The face of Amazon breakout hit Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor, has decided not to return to…
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EuropaCorp sells French TV assets for €11m
EuropaCorp Television has sold business assets for its French television production activity. The current CEO…
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Netflix inks deal with GLOW producer
Netflix has signed a multi-year deal with GLOW producer and Orange is The New Black…
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Kew Media hires eOne alumna for scripted
Global producer and distributor Kew Media Group has appointed industry veteran Carrie Stein to a newly created…
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ProSiebenSat.1 CEO to step down in 2018
ProSiebenSat.1 Media chief executive officer Thomas Ebeling is due to leave the company after its…
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Fullscreen to shut down SVOD service
Fullscreen Media is due to shut down its Fullscreen subscription video-on-demand service in January 2018….
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Comcast ‘targets Fox entertainment takeover’
Comcast has reportedly swooped in to buy 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets, with telco Verizon…
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Netflix highlights studio ambitions
Netflix sees a growing proportion of its international subscriber base coming from distribution partnerships, while…
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CBS completes Ten takeover
CBS Corp. is now the owner of Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten after closing its…
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TBI Weekly: Foxcatcher – will the Murdoch empire sell?
November has been dominated by headlines about the future of 21st Century Fox and the…
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New £15m fund targets growing global series demand
A new £15 million (US$20 million) fund that will be used in part for UK…
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Night Manager prodco inks $180m funding deal
The Ink Factory, the production company behind BBC and AMC drama The Night Manager, has…
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Banijay Group ups deputy CFO to studios role
Banijay Group has upped deputy chief finance officer Frédéric Balmary to chief operating officer of…
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Viacom makes gains, despite increased programme costs
Viacom reported a year-on-year increase in revenue and earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter, but…
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BBC considers £500m UKTV/Scripps buyout
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, is considering a £500 million (US$660m) bid…
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Amazon in Absentia with Sony drama deal
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive rights to Sony thriller drama Absentia in various territories….
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Back Roads bags ex-BBCWW exec for development
Back Roads Entertainment has appointed former BBC Worldwide executive Jonathan Cane as head of development….
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Love Nature goes live on Amazon Channels in Germany
Wildlife and nature video streaming service Love Nature has launched on Amazon Channels in Germany…
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Nat Geo orders tech bubble drama hybrid
National Geographic is to examine the bursting of 1990s tech bubble in a six-part drama-documentary…
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Optomen & Jane Street sign copro deal
All3Media’s Optomen Productions has signed a coproduction deal with veteran producer Donna MacLetchie and her…
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‘One in five’ French net users now taking SVOD
Over one in five French internet users over the age of six subscribed to a…
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NBC develops comedy with Glee co-creator
NBC is developing half-hour comedy Danni Lowinski with Glee co-creator Ian Brennan, Tariq Jalil’s Intrigue…
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Amazon ‘developing free VOD service’
Amazon could be getting in on the free VOD space in order to build out…
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Endemol Shine unleashes Boomdog unit
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA)’s Latin arm is forming a Spanish-language studio with Mexican producer…
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Pay TV and OTT: when two tribes go to watch
Pay TV operators can defend their revenues and continue to grow, but they need to…
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Netflix puts Italian Baby in its corner
Streaming service Netflix has ordered another original series out of Italy – a drama based…
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Crackle chief upped to Sony networks digital boss
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) has promoted the boss of its on-demand service, Crackle, to…