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NBCU comedy SVOD service Seeso shutting
NBCUniversal is shutting its comedy-themed SVOD service Seeso. The US service’s future has been in…
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Netflix orders Coen Brothers anthology drama
Subscription VOD service Netflix has commissioned a Western anthology drama from director pair Joel and…
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Disney ups BAMTech stake in strategic SVOD move
Disney will pay US$1.58 billion to up its stake in video streaming technology firm BAMTech,…
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CITV picks up ToonMarty
Comedy series ToonMarty is heading to CITV in the UK after a deal inked with Barcelona-based…
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Vice creates two exec roles amid UK expansion
Vice has created two executive level roles after the launch of its UK studios as it deepens…
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Electus ups stake in Prinicipato-Young
Entertainment studio Electus had expanded its partnership with Principato-Young Entertainment (PYE), a management and production…
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David Letterman makes his return on Netflix
David Letterman, who retired his long running show The Late Show in 2015, is returning…
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Sky Vision & Welsh gov’t partner for factual slate
Sky Vision, the international distribution and production arm of Sky, and the Welsh Government will…
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Fox confirms Israeli format, eyes new King of the Hill
US broadcaster Fox has confirmed its local remake of Israeli singing competition show The Final…
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Disney takes on Netflix with own SVOD service
The Walt Disney Company is pulling all of its movies from Netflix in order to…
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HBO pushes further into CEE originals with hire
HBO Europe is pushing further into original programming in the Central and Eastern Europe region…
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Content Innovation Awards 2017: the shortlist unveiled
TBI and Digital TV Europe have unveiled the shortlist for the third annual Content Innovation…
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Nat Geo hires Discovery hire for UK post
National Geographic’s UK base is adding Discovery Communications exec Bernadette McDaid to its ranks. McDaid…
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Iflix closes $133m funding round led by Hearst
Emerging market SVOD service Iflix has completed a US$133 million funding round led by US…
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CBS All Access takes global SVOD route
CBS’s SVOD service, CBS All Access, is headed to the global market. The service will…
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IM Global CEO exits over strategic plan
IM Global CEO Stuart Ford is leaving the Hollywood content firm over “strategic differences” with…
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Paramount extends Anonymous deal
Hollywood’s Paramount Television has extended its first-look deal with Anonymous Content, a partnership that’s already…
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Millarworld deal marks Netflix’s first acquisition
SVOD giant Netflix has entered the mergers and acquisitions market for the first time by…
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FX & Comcast launch premium ad-free service
FX Networks and Comcast will launch FX+, a new service that will allow Comcast’s Xfinity…
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ProSiebenSat.1 could launch JV channels with Scripps
ProSiebenSat.1 could launch one or more new thematic channels in partnership with Scripps Networks Interactive,…
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Finnish VOD service orders ITVS to create Threesome
ITV Studios Finland is set to produce a remake of scripted format Threesome for Finnish…
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CBS & BeIN partner to bring titles to MENA
CBS Studios International and BeIN Media Group, the MENA (Middle East and North Africa)-based pay…
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Will & Grace reboot heads to TVNZ
The upcoming reboot of US comedy Will & Grace is headed to New Zealand commercial…
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YouTube Red orders Karate Kid spin-off
YouTube Red is set to host a Sony-made spin-off from film franchise The Karate Kid,…
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Kids SVOD service launches in France
A new subscription VOD service has launched in France. Okidoki has been available through Samsung…
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New Polish law could place strict limit on foreign ownership
Polish politicians from the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party are mulling changes in the…
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Al Jazeera denounces Israeli shut down
Al Jazeera has denounced the Israeli government’s decision to close Al Jazeera Media Network’s bureau…
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Networks explore factual with GRB
GRB Entertainment has made wildlife and extreme nature programme sales to broadcasters in Japan, China,…
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Twenty Twenty CEO to join ITV Studios’ Shiver
Tim Carter, Twenty Twenty’s current CEO, is set to join ITV Studios’ factual label Shiver…
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Netflix orders Russell Howard stand-up special
Netflix is set to host a Russell Howard stand-up special based on his world tour,…