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