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Skinny bundle ‘VMSOs’ could seriously test pay TV
The US’s new wave of OTT TV ‘skinny bundle’ providers could amass 3.5 million subscribers…
NCIS named ‘most watched’ drama series again
US procedural NCIS has been named the most-watched drama series for the eighth year in…
AMC Networks amps up RLJ funding by $10m
AMC Networks will invest a further US$10 million into streaming service RLJ Entertainment following an…
Vice plans scripted push after $450m investment
North American millennial content giant Vice Media has received US$450 million from investment firm TPG,…
Ex-Shine France COO creates Federation firm
France’s Federation Entertainment has brought in former Shine France COO Bouchra Réjani to create a…
Maldini exits WME-IMG for Blue Ant
Alex Maldini is leaving WME-IMG to become VP of international sales and acquisitions at Canada’s…
HBO Europe buys Breakthrough, Lionsgate dramas
Pay TV business HBO Europe has acquired dramas from North America’s Breakthrough Entertainment and Lionsgate….
Time Warner to produce shows for Snapchat
US media giant Time Warner will produce a series of original programmes for social media…
MTG acquires games publisher Kongregate
Modern Times Group (MTG) is to acquire US games publisher and developer Kongregate from its…
Magine creates Spanish movies SVOD service
Streaming company Magine is creating a subscription VOD service offering Spanish movies. Magine has hooked…
Dahill exits as Keo Films Australia closes
Former ABC exec Brendan Dahill is exiting Keo Films Australia, which is to be closed…
Xi Jinping vehicle invests £30m in Blue Zoo
A Chinese media venture with backing from president Xi Jinping is to fund UK-based Blue…
Betty joint MDs exiting
Matthew Littleford and Neil Smith are leaving their posts as joint managing directors of All3Media-owned…
Ex-Endemol Shine Turkey boss hits back
The former commercial chief of Endemol Shine Turkey (EST) has hit back publicly after he…
Dalton’s ITV move sparks Endemol Shine rejig
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has rejigged its Central and Eastern Europe sales team following the…
Sony bosses to lead Apple programming push
Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg are joining tech giant Apple to lead its push…
Night Manager prodco adds ex-Film4 exec
The Night Manager producer The Ink Factory has hired a former Film4 commissioner for a…
Remedy boss Borges leaving
One of the co-founders of UK-based production company Remedy is leaving the business after 14…
Story Lab parent buys into Gleam Futures
The Story Lab parent Dentsu Aegis Network has bought into UK-based digital talent management firm…
MTG names new Viaplay chief as Karlen exits
Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Ira Gladnikoff (pictured) as head of its subscription video-on-demand…
Global pay TV revenue growth ‘slows significantly’
Global pay TV revenue growth slowed significantly last year, with North American revenue speaking in…
Fremantle hires NBCU sales director
FremantleMedia International has brought in NBCUniversal International sales director Nick Pawsey, TBI has learned. Pawsey…
Local series overshadow US in Spanish TV market
Half of the most in-demand series in Spain are Spanish-language originals, exclusive new stats show….
Netflix & ABC coproducing motherhood comedy
Streaming service Netflix and Australian pubcaster the ABC are coproducing a comedy series about motherhood….
Sony Pictures Television co-presidents out
Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht are leaving their roles as co-presidents of Sony Pictures…
Antenna Group agrees Viceland distribution deal
Antenna Group has signed a deal with Vice Media to become the exclusive distributor of…
Mid East SVOD player bags Sony package deal
A new package of Sony TV series and movies are headed to Etisalat’s Middle East…
Awesomeness TV partners with Viaplay for Nordic launch
Awesomeness TV’s series will launch in the Nordic market for the first time following a…
Viacom hires ex-NBCU execs in distribution rejig
US media giant Viacom has added a Dish Network programmer and former NBCUniversal (NBCU) exec…
HBO’s Lat Am SVOD expansion continues
HBO Latin America has unveiled the second part of its plan to expand SVOD service…