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IHS: VR content market to hit $3bn
The global virtual reality entertainment market is projected to reach US$3.024 billion in 2021. According…
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3 Ball partners with indie producer Halpern
LA-based 3 Ball Entertainment has signed a coproduction deal with indie producer Rebecca Halpern. The…
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Pip Ahoy! docks in China
UK kids series Pip Ahoy! has debuted on IPTV, SVOD and satellite channels in China….
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CityTV bags Screenings goodies
Canadian broadcaster CityTV has acquired four new season US broadcast scripted series for its 2017/18…
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Mediawan moves to buy Apocalypse prodco
Emerging French content group Mediawan has entered into exclusive acquisition talks with the prodco behind…
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Leftfield names new co-presidents
A pair of Leftfield Pictures producers has been upped to co-presidents at the ITV America…
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Banijay hires Shine France exec for digital
Banijay Group has brought in Shine France’s Lionel Abbo to lead its digital efforts globally….
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Gaumont hires France TV exec for sales
France Télévisions Distribution exec Laura Laas is joining Gaumont as VP of international TV sales…
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Red Bull exec creates unscripted prodco
Red Bull Media House exec Brian Lavin has created an unscripted production company, bagging a…
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CEE nets gobble up All3 factual
Hungary’s TV2 has become the new local home of Gordon Ramsay series The F Word,…
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Youku buys giant screen BBC Earth films
China’s Youku has bought five giant screen BBC Earth films that will be made available…
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PwC: internet video set to overtake DVD revenues
Internet video revenues will overtake physical home video for the first time this year, according…
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Twitch Prime goes global with 200-country launch
Amazon-owned Twitch has rolled out its premium Twitch Prime service globally, launching the service in…
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Turner SVOD arthouse service launches on Roku
Filmstruck, the Turner-owned SVOD dedicated to arthouse, indie, foreign and cult films, has launched on…
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Amazon Prime Video to launch on Apple TV
Amazon Prime Video is due to launch on Apple TV “later this year,” Apple CEO…
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ZDF buys into UK indie World Media Rights
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has made its first investment in the UK production market, taking a…
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One Love Manchester breaks BBC iPlayer records
The One Love Manchester benefit concert has broken live viewing records on the BBC iPlayer….
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CBS replaces Wiley with Reisenbach
Amy Reisenbach will succeed Bridget Wiley as head of current programming at US broadcaster CBS…
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Sky Arts, Movistar+ explore History of Comedy
Three European pay TV channels and Israeli have acquired a new eight-part CNN series about…
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A&E scripted chief switches to Fox
Gabriel Marano has joined the drama division at Fox Broadcasting Company, with his current network,…
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US non-scripted bodies merge to create NPACT
The Non-Fiction Producers Association (NPA) and PactUS are merging to create a new US-based non-scripted…
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Ex-Shine chief Mahon to lead Channel 4
Former Shine Group CEO Alex Mahon has landed the CEO post at UK broadcaster Channel…
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Showtime orders Ben Stiller drama
US cable channel Showtime has ordered a limited series drama that Hollywood actor Ben Stiller…
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NBC hires ex-Legendary digital chief
NBC Entertainment has drafted in former Legendary Digital Networks (LDN) exec Steven Hein. His new…
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eOne hires DRG’s Hedges
Entertainment One Television has hired DRG acquisitions chief Noel Hedges for a senior post. Hedges…
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Netflix picks up LGBT campaigner death doc
Streaming service Netflix has taken worldwide rights to a doc that explores the controversial death…
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Sky Arts orders Elvis show from fledgling indie
UK pay TV channel Sky Arts has ordered The Seven Ages of Elvis, the debut…
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CASBAA lauds piracy crackdown
Asian pay TV body CASBAA has commended a major crackdown on illegal network operators in…
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SBS takes The Good Fight to Australia
Australian cultural pubcaster SBS has become the latest net to buy CBS All Access legal…
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Int’l dramas set for Conecta Fiction pitch
Ten coproductions have been selected as finalists for a pitching competition at upcoming Galician drama…