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Facebook orders Humans of New York original
Facebook has ordered a twelve-part original docuseries based on the popular ‘Humans of New York’…
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Viacom to launch Paramount-branded Nordic SVOD net
Viacom International Media Networks is launching new Paramount-branded SVOD service in the Nordics. Paramount+ will…
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TBI Weekly: Jay Hunt’s next step & other Edinburgh takeaways
Many international execs descended on Scotland’s capital this week for the annual get-together, the Edinburgh…
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Roku increases lead in US battle of streaming devices – research
Roku is increasing its lead in the battle for supremacy between streaming media player providers…
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All 4 follows Plimsoll’s First Gay Summer: Mykonos
All 4, the Channel 4 VOD service, has commissioned Our First Gay Summer: Mykonos, a new eight-part, factual…
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Kent Alterman on the lookout for animated comedy
Kent Alterman, Comedy Central’s president, expressed his desire to find more animated comedies during the…
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BBC Four acquires German drama Reformation
UK channel BBC Four has acquired German-language drama Reformation: The Story of Martin Luther, and…
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BBC orders host of drama & factual titles
EDINBURGH: The BBC’s drama and factual controllers, Piers Wenger and Alison Kirkham, announced a host…
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Virgin launches kids TV app
UK paycaster Virgin Media has launched its dedicated kids app, which was first mooted to…
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Nine bullish after loss of A$203m
The CEO of Nine Network in Australia claims an after-tax loss of A$203 (US$tktktktkt) is…
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Sky & HBO buy into Bad Wolf
Scripted strategies at Sky and HBO are once again aligning, with both of the pay…
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Snapchat set for scripted content in 2017
Snap Inc’s VP of content Nick Bell has said the platform is set to release…
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C4’s Jay Hunt: SVOD model threatens copros
EDINBURGH: The outgoing Channel 4 chief Jay Hunt has questioned the SVOD rights model Netflix…
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Netflix acquires New York doc pair
Streaming service Netflix will launch two documentaries globally after acquiring rights ahead of the New…
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BBC Two buys US drama Snowfall, unveils originals
EDINBURGH: UK channel BBC Two has acquired John Singleton’s US crack cocaine epic Snowfall, and…
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Ex-Beyond acquisitions chief joins Little Dot
Little Dot Studios has appointed Caitlin Meek-O’Connor as interim head of acquisitions as part of…
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ITV’s Gopal makes eOne sales switch
Dan Gopal is leaving ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) to become Entertainment One’s sales chief…
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Ex-Spike content chief joins Endemol Shine
Former Spike TV content chief Sharon Levy has joined Endemol Shine North America. She has…
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Common & RZA work up Starz samurai drama
US cable channel Starz is developing a Jerry Bruckheimer drama based on the Black Samurai…
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Sky discovers Bad Wolf’s Witches adaptation
UK satcaster Sky has commissioned a drama series, A Discovery of Witches, for its linear…
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Sinkholes develop on Channel 5
Boomerang, part of the Twofour Group, has been commissioned to produce a brand new 3x60mins…
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Ovation strikes deal for Sky Art’s André Rieu
US arts network Ovation TV has a struck a licensing deal with Sky Vision for…
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Disney to launch branded channel on Netflix rival
Disney, fresh from pulling out of its distribution agreement with Netflix, has signed up to…
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RTÉ, Arte & APT set up first coproduced doc
Irish broadcaster RTÉ is set to pair with European pubcaster Arte and American Public Television…
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Norway proposes €3m film & TV fund
Norway has proposed the ‘Nordisk Stor Film Fond’, which is still in early stages of…
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Sky brings Jamie Vardy football doc to flagship net
Sky 1 is set to broadcast fly-on-the-wall doc The Next Jamie Vardy in September. Beginning…
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Drama veteran joins Atrium TV
Drama financing veteran Nick Witkowski has joined scripted ‘commissioning club’ Atrium TV. Witkowski has been…
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Sky ploughs another £1m into TRX
UK satcaster Sky has invested another £1 million (US$1.3 million) in rights trading platform TRX….
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Lionsgate scripted exec makes Fox 21 switch
Long-serving Lionsgate scripted exec Andy Richley has joined Fox 21 Television Studios. Richley has been…
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China places restrictions on TV investment
The Chinese government has laid out new rules on overseas investments, which includes new restrictions…