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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…
Wanda’s $1bn Dick Clark deal collapses
The US$1 billion sale of US entertainment prodco Dick Clark Productions into Chinese hands has…
British preschool toon Boj heads to iQiyi
Chinese on-demand platform iQiyi has bought another British preschool toon. The SVOD service has bought…
Singing Bee returning to old haunts
Much-travelled karaoke format The Singing Bee is heading back into Romania and Indonesia after almost…
HBO bags Judd Apatow music doc
US premium cable network HBO has acquired US television rights to a feature documentary from…
Endemol Shine France COO named
The soon-to-launch Endemol Shine France will have Delphine Cazaux as its directrice générale. Cazaux (pictured)…
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…
Antenna recruits content chief
Antenna TV has hired George Pofantis as chief content officer, recruiting the programming exec from…
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…
MIPTV preps LA Screenings preview
The organisers of MIPTV have teamed with two of the Hollywood studios for a preview…
Amazon ‘open’ to video deals with cable firms
Amazon is “definitely open” to video partnerships with cable operators and the firm does not…
Mediaset acquisitions chief lands Premium job
Mediaset has named Marco Leonardi as the new CEO of its struggling pay TV unit,…
TVPlayer calls for new OTT pubcaster rules
UK online TV service TVPlayer has called on the government to table a provision to…
Gardner to landscape Paramount Network
TV Land development executive Brad Gardner has landed a promotion, and will work on original…
A+E’s European COO exiting
Nicolas Eglau is stepping down as COO of A+E and Sky’s joint venture operation. Eglau…
All3Media co-founder joins BBC board
Steve Morrison has joined the board of UK pubcaster the BBC. Morrison is the co-founder…
MIPTV gets into new zones
The organisers of MIPTV will have a new Latin American showcase as well as kids,…
Sky streaming new Game of Thrones on Now TV
UK pay TV operator Sky will simulcast the new season of Game of Thrones on…
Ex-CEO buys Angry Birds TV studio
Angry Birds owner Rovio Entertainment has sold its Vancouver studio to its former CEO, Mikael…
Endemol Shine’s Brain sells
Several broadcasters in the CEE region have ordered local version of Endemol Shine gameshow The…
MGM in talks to buy out Epix partners
US studio MGM Holdings is reportedly in talks to buy Viacom and Lionsgate out of…
HBO to dramatise Trump election
HBO is turning the unexpected election of Donald Trump as US president last year into…
UK, Germany, Russia dominate revamped MIPDrama
The UK has three of the twelve entries in this year’s MIPDrama Screenings with Germany…
Cannes TV Festival confirmed, Reed Midem, Canal+ on board
The inaugural Cannes TV festival will take place next year and run in parallel with…
The Night Manager II in early development
The partners behind The Night Manager confirmed this morning that they are developing a “potential…
Fremantle ups investment in MCN Divimove
FremantleMedia has upped its investment in European multichannel network Divimove. Thought RTL Group-owned Fremantle’s stake…
IHS: content arms race is ‘squeezing margins’
The content ‘arms race’ is squeezing margins for everyone across the cable industry and operators…
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…
Liberty Global ‘evaluating’ Amazon partnership
Liberty Global is “evaluating” whether to offer Amazon’s video service, after striking a global deal…
Argonon launches prodcos with NBCU & All3 execs
UK-based Argonon Group has established a pair of joint venture production entities, with execs from…