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Hulu signs up A+E Networks for live TV service

Hulu has struck a deal with A+E Networks to stream the channel operator’s six networks…

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Wanda’s $1bn Dick Clark deal collapses

The US$1 billion sale of US entertainment prodco Dick Clark Productions into Chinese hands has…

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British preschool toon Boj heads to iQiyi

Chinese on-demand platform iQiyi has bought another British preschool toon. The SVOD service has bought…

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Singing Bee returning to old haunts

Much-travelled karaoke format The Singing Bee is heading back into Romania and Indonesia after almost…

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HBO bags Judd Apatow music doc

US premium cable network HBO has acquired US television rights to a feature documentary from…

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Endemol Shine France COO named

The soon-to-launch Endemol Shine France will have Delphine Cazaux as its directrice générale. Cazaux (pictured)…

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Trio upped in A+E management rejig

A trio of execs have been upped at A+E Networks and Sky’s A+E Networks UK…

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Antenna recruits content chief

Antenna TV has hired George Pofantis as chief content officer, recruiting the programming exec from…

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Game of Thrones preps short finale, Ed Sheeran to guest

The final season of Game of Thrones will have just six episodes, the fewest of…

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MIPTV preps LA Screenings preview

The organisers of MIPTV have teamed with two of the Hollywood studios for a preview…

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Amazon ‘open’ to video deals with cable firms

Amazon is “definitely open” to video partnerships with cable operators and the firm does not…

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Mediaset acquisitions chief lands Premium job

Mediaset has named Marco Leonardi as the new CEO of its struggling pay TV unit,…

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TVPlayer calls for new OTT pubcaster rules

UK online TV service TVPlayer has called on the government to table a provision to…

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Gardner to landscape Paramount Network

TV Land development executive Brad Gardner has landed a promotion, and will work on original…

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A+E’s European COO exiting

Nicolas Eglau is stepping down as COO of A+E and Sky’s joint venture operation. Eglau…

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All3Media co-founder joins BBC board

Steve Morrison has joined the board of UK pubcaster the BBC. Morrison is the co-founder…

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MIPTV gets into new zones

The organisers of MIPTV will have a new Latin American showcase as well as kids,…

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Sky streaming new Game of Thrones on Now TV

UK pay TV operator Sky will simulcast the new season of Game of Thrones on…

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Ex-CEO buys Angry Birds TV studio

Angry Birds owner Rovio Entertainment has sold its Vancouver studio to its former CEO, Mikael…

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Endemol Shine’s Brain sells

Several broadcasters in the CEE region have ordered local version of Endemol Shine gameshow The…

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MGM in talks to buy out Epix partners

US studio MGM Holdings is reportedly in talks to buy Viacom and Lionsgate out of…

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HBO to dramatise Trump election

HBO is turning the unexpected election of Donald Trump as US president last year into…

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UK, Germany, Russia dominate revamped MIPDrama

The UK has three of the twelve entries in this year’s MIPDrama Screenings with Germany…

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Cannes TV Festival confirmed, Reed Midem, Canal+ on board

The inaugural Cannes TV festival will take place next year and run in parallel with…

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The Night Manager II in early development

The partners behind The Night Manager confirmed this morning that they are developing a “potential…

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Fremantle ups investment in MCN Divimove

FremantleMedia has upped its investment in European multichannel network Divimove. Thought RTL Group-owned Fremantle’s stake…

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IHS: content arms race is ‘squeezing margins’

The content ‘arms race’ is squeezing margins for everyone across the cable industry and operators…

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European cable saw €1bn revenue growth in 2016

The European cable industry added more than €1 billion (US$1.06 billion) in revenues last year, bringing…

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Liberty Global ‘evaluating’ Amazon partnership

Liberty Global is “evaluating” whether to offer Amazon’s video service, after striking a global deal…

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Argonon launches prodcos with NBCU & All3 execs

UK-based Argonon Group has established a pair of joint venture production entities, with execs from…