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TBI Weekly: Discovery realises Scripps dream
Discovery Communications’ US$14.6 billion takeover of US rival Scripps was the big TV news of…
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UK ad ‘hiccup’ impacts on AMC’s international business
AMC has blamed a “hiccup” in UK ad revenues for a lacklustre performance by its…
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Viacom shares slide despite solid Q3 gains
Viacom shares have fallen sharply on news of a delayed payment from a Chinese partner…
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ABC commissioner joins BBC
Mandy Chang is leaving Australia’s ABC for another pubcaster, the UK’s BBC. Chang was head…
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NBC doubles down on Will & Grace
NBC has ordered new episodes of Will & Grace, and renewed it for a second…
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Netflix orders first original from Taiwan
Netflix has ordered its first Chinese-language original series from Taiwan, a “jailbreak thriller” named Bardo….
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Gaumont ups Tim Stephen to US legal head
Gaumont has promoted Tim Stephen to the post of head of US business and legal…
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Endemol Shine & DNF create El Clan
Endemol Shine Latino, a division of Endemol Shine North America, and DNF Pictures are producing…
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Starz sales chief lands Lionsgate spot
US studio Lionsgate is bringing the worldwide sales chief at its premium cable channel, Starz,…
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NBCU expands Donati’s role into kids, lifestyle
Comcast’s NBCUniversal International has appointed Duccio Donati to take on the newly created role of…
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Walter Presents picks up Brazilian titles
Walter Presents, Channel 4’s VOD service dedicated to foreign drama for UK and US, has…
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Netflix expands Lat Am & India investment
Netflix is looking to expand Latin American investments, confirming it will host 50 new and…
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Half of ProSiebenSat.1’s H1 revenues not from ads
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 generated 50% of its revenues in the first half of this…
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Ofcom: UK now a ‘nation of binge viewers’
The UK has become “a nation of binge viewers” but there are stark differences between…
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Beginning of the end for The Middle at ABC
ABC comedy The Middle is to end after its next season on US screens. The…
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Hasbro ‘ends Lionsgate takeover talks’
Toy giant Hasbro was recently in talks to buy North American studio Lionsgate but has…
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Netflix bolsters anime slate
Netflix has unveiled a slate of twelve anime series. Since launching in Japan, the SVOD…
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Most Hulu users prefer SVOD – research
Two-thirds of Hulu users who also subscribe to a traditional pay TV service said that…
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Lionsgate & Hemisphere launch Spanish OTT offer
Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group have launched Pantaya, a Spanish-language OTT service dedicated to premium…
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Fremantle hires Neylon as global content head
FremantleMedia International (FMI) has appointed Katrina Neylon to the role of executive vice president of…
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Lionsgate poaches Disney veteran Goetz
Lionsgate has appointed Jared Goetz, a 22-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, to the…
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CBS All Access picks up Will Ferrell comedy
CBS All Access, the Eye network’s SVOD platform, is adding three new scripted shows to…
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Kanal D targets Lat Am with Perez hire
Turkey’s Kanal D International has hired a sales executive, Mikaela Perez, who will lead a…
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IDW launches on-demand content studio for geeks
San Diego-based IDW Entertainment (IDWE) has launched a on-demand- and digital-focused production and distribution studio…
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Cameras role on BBC’s Hinterland successor
BBC Wales, S4C and All3Media International are backing a new crime serial drama from the…
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HBO hit by cyber attack
HBO has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyber attack, with hackers…
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Vivendi chief confirms Telecom Italia-Canal+ JV plan
Plans to create a pay TV joint venture between Canal+ and Telecom Italia (TIM) are…
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Nick Asia goes on Deer Run with iQiyi & Zhejiang
Nickelodeon Asia and China’s iQiyi and Zhejiang Satellite Television have joined forces to create an…
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Smith to lead new Plimsoll office
UK-based indie Plimsoll Productions has launched an office in Wales, and handed executive producer James…
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Discovery ‘still has bullets’ for deals post-Scripps
Discovery Communications is “not out of bullets” to use for company acquisitions despite its US$14.6…