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ABC Oz lands ABC Studios Int’l’s first series
US broadcaster ABC’s London-based international arm has landed its first series, a crime drama for…
Netflix continues originals push
Streaming service Netflix has acquired global rights to Noah Baumbach’s latest film, and ordered a…
Walking Dead makes history but ratings fall
The Walking Dead has made US ratings history despite its latest season finale ratings again…
Talpa buys SBS channels
John de Mol’s Talpa Holding has acquired a 67% stake in the SBS Broadcasting business,…
Nippon sells Your Home into China
Japanese broadcaster and programmer Nippon TV has shopped its Your Home Is My Business! drama into…
Consumers ‘spend more than ever on TV services’
The average consumer is spending “more than ever before” on TV services by combining pay…
Keshet International’s Traffic Light shines in CEE
Keshet International has shopped its comedy series Traffic Light to TV3 in Lithuania, with the…
Eastern Europe facing 1m pay TV subs loss
Eastern Europe will lose one million pay TV subscribers between 2016 and 2022, according to…
Russia-US content deals for Twin Peaks
Russian pay TV operator Amedia TV has snagged rights to Showtime shows including the upcoming…
Netflix product chief exits after 18 years
Netflix chief product officer Neil Hunt is leaving the subscription VOD service after nearly two…
Europe ushers through Fox’s Sky takeover
21st Century Fox’s takeover of pay TV giant Sky is one step closer after the…
ProSieben books Play Date with Armoza
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has returned from MIPTV with a commission a new docu-reality series from Tel…
Danger of writers’ strike in US grows
Dozens of shows in Hollywood are under threat of being shut down. The relationship between…
BBC to up its investment in Northern Ireland
The BBC is to invest an additional £11 million (US$13.7 million) in new services in…
HBO Euro nets, BBCWW recruit Guerrilla
HBO services in the Nordics, Spain and Central and Eastern Europe have bought upcoming drama…
SVT takes large BBC Worldwide package
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired a wide-ranging programming deal with BBC Worldwide. SVT has often…
Altice debuts food net with Jamie Oliver shows
Altice is launching a new cooking brand with a TV channel, print magazine and digital…
Netflix, Carey Mulligan join BBC drama
Netflix will offer upcoming BBC drama Collateral internationally, with Hollywood star Carey Mulligan (pictured) announced…
HBO Nordic buys Twin Peaks revival
The much anticipated return of David Lynch drama Twin Peaks will play on SVOD service…
ProSiebenSat.1 completes ATV deal
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has closed a deal for Tele München Group-owned Austrian broadcaster ATV. Following competition,…
Leroux to lead UK base for Newen
Julien Leroux will lead a London office for French production and distribution firm Newen Group….
LA’s Sonar acquiring Tricon assets
Sonar Entertainment is to buy Tricon Film & Television’s programming library and certain production assets….
MIPTV organisers look ahead to expanded 2018
There were 10,500 delegates at MIPTV this week, a decrease year-on-year, but there were 800…
BBC Special Forces head to Poland via Africa
Polish pubcaster TVP has acquired Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week. The local version of the…
MGM to buy all of Epix
Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwin-Mayer is to buy Viacom and Lionsgate out of premium cable channel Epix….
YouTube channels streaming launches
YouTube’s television streaming service, YouTube TV, has gone live in the biggest US metro areas,…
Netflix overhauls ratings
Netflix has overhauled its ratings system, replacing its five-star scale with a “simpler and more…
BBC Worldwide strikes Africa SVOD deal
BBC Worldwide has sold a raft of programmes including Top Gear and Luther to African…
ITV preps 360-degree Grand National
UK broadcaster ITV will have virtual reality highlights of the iconic Grand National horse race….
Scripps lines up free Food in Italy
Scripps Networks Interactive is launching Food Network as a free-to-air channel in Italy. The channel…