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Xilam staffs up with digital hire
French toon house Xilam Animation has followed up the hire of Morgann Favennec by bringing…
Altice USA looks to raise $1.35bn in IPO
Cable and telecoms group Altice aims to raise some US$1.35 billion by listing its US…
Molotov & Arte team for Hellfest coverage
French over-the-top service Molotov has teamed up with public broadcaster Arte to stream coverage of…
Fullscreen launches on Roku
US over-the-top service, Fullscreen, has launched on Roku streaming devices in the states. Youth-focused Fullscreen,…
Netflix pounces on former CW pilot
Streaming service Netflix has moved quickly to take dark comedy Insatiable, which The CW passed…
Netflix creates global partnership with Altice
Altice has agreed a multi-year partnership with Netflix to make the SVOD giant’s content available…
Study: pay TV subs hit 969m in 2016
The global number of pay TV subscribers climbed by 35%between 2010 and 2016, taking the…
Dutch format set for RecordTV, ProSieben
FremantleMedia’s provocatively titled Dutch format Get the F*ck Out of My House will be remade…
France Télévisions, Super RTL welcome Mike
Pubcaster France Télévisions and Germany’s Super RTL have pre-bought TeamTO’s latest animated series, Take it…
Nippon restructures sales under 34-year veteran
Japan’s Nippon Television Network Corporation has appointed Yoshio Nakayama to run a restructured international business…
A+E adds ex-Fox exec to run History Japan
A+E Networks has appointed former Fox and Liberty Media exec John Flanagan as general manager…
TVFI re-elects president
French distributors body TV France International (TVFI) has re-elected current president Hervé Michel. This hands…
Arte’s Sting doc finds European homes
An Arte France-commissioned doc about enigmatic singer Sting has sold to broadcasters in the UK,…
Deal monitor: All3, Global Agency, Distribution360
All3Media International, Global Agency and Distribution360 have all closed sales deals in recent days. All3Media’s…
YouView taps Amazon’s Alexa for voice controls
YouView is piloting Amazon’s Alexa voice service in a bid to bring voice controls to…
Ex-Hulu execs debuts ‘QVC for millennials’ app
Former Hulu and Flipboard executive Eric Feng has launched a millennial-focused app, designed to marry…
Corus bags Star Wars franchise
Corus Entertainment has secured a multi-year licensing deal for the entire Star Wars franchise. The…
Keo Films CEO exits
Debbie Manners is leaving her post as CEO of the UK’s Keo Films after five…
Nat Geo attempts marathon record with Nike
US factual channel National Geographic has partnered with footwear brand Nike on a documentary following…
A+E agrees data deal with Parrot Analytics
A+E Networks has partnered with Parrot Analytics to get data on country-specific audience interest in…
ITV grabs Hatton Garden heist drama
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a four-part drama about a real-life jewelry heist in Hatton…
Trace forms US venture with investor backing
Youth-focused channels group Trace has partnered with a group of investors including Wyclef Jean to…
Content portability rules adopted in Europe
The European Council (EC) has adopted new rules that allow consumers who pay for online…
RTL finds Habets successor in Netherlands
European broadcaster RTL Group has found a successor for Bert Habets at its Dutch operation….
Endemol Shine’s Buchholz heads ITV Studios JV
Endemol Shine Studios’ Russ Buchholz is to lead the new joint venture between ITV Studios…
Ex-AwesomenessTV chief joins Paramount
AwesomenessTV founder Brian Robbins as joined Paramount Pictures to lead a new youth-skewed division. Robbins…
Starz takes Snapshots from Distribution360
US premium cable channel Starz has acquired a package of kids series from Canada-based Distribution360….
BBC to examine FX’s Feud
UK channel BBC Two has acquired Ryan Murphy’s FX drama about the legendary spat between…
Skydance sets production deal with Dietland pair
Santa Monica-based media firm Skydance has formed a production agreement with the veteran producers behind…
Fox calls time on 24: Legacy
US broadcaster Fox is ending espionage thriller 24: Legacy after one season. The series was…