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Asia Pacific pay TV subs to reach 666m
The Asia Pacific pay TV market is tipped to climb from 574 million subscribers last…
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US prodco nabs Jukin exec for digital push
US-based Meetinghouse Productions has hired Bryan Odom from user-generated content specialist Jukin Media. Odom (pictured)…
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BBC, HBO order Wainwright drama
The BBC and HBO have co-commissioned an eight-part drama from scribe Sally Wainwright about the…
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Fremantle taking Germany RTL shows global
FremantleMedia International is taking hundreds of hours of programming from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, a stablemate…
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Latest territory launch for CBeebies
BBC children’s channel, CBeebies, today debuts on 15 cable operators in Taiwan. The dual-language, localised…
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Murdoch: ‘Sky deal will boost Europe’s creative industry’
21st Century Fox’s consolidation of Sky will provide a major boost for creative industries in the…
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Millennials watch 27% less TV than over 35s
Millennials spend about 27% less time watching traditional TV than people aged over 35, according…
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Lionsgate’s Bellisario expands responsibilities to Starz
Lionsgate has handed Marcello Bellisario an expanded role covering talent and casting at the indie…
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Netflix plots Trump advisor doc
Netflix’s latest original is Get Me Roger Stone, a feature doc about the eponymous political…
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Left Bank lands Amazon sci-fi pilot
The Crown producer Left Bank has landed a pilot order from Amazon and will make…
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Amazon lands Lionsgate output for India
Amazon India has secured a raft of exclusive TV and movie content after inking a…
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German prodco creates Italian JV prodco with Passadore
German prodco Neue Deutche Filmgesellchaft (NDF) has created a joint venture production company with Italian…
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Free TV deals for Zak Storm
A raft of free-TV broadcasters in Europe have acquired Zak Storm, the new pirate action…
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ABC strikes off Doctor Blake
Australian pubcaster the ABC will end its popular medical-detective drama The Doctor Blake Mysteries with…
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Nick preparing for junior Lip Sync Battle
Nickelodeon is taking the kids to the Lip Sync Battle arena with a spin-off of…
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Amazon Studios, MTG bosses to keynote MIPTV
Amazon Studios content chief Roy Price and MTG president and CEO Jørgen Madsen Lindemann are…
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C4, Stephen Lambert make VR investments
Channel 4, The Economist and Stephen Lambert have invested in a new UK-based VR company…
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Disney Media Distribution chief exiting
Ben Pyne is leaving The Walt Disney Company after a quarter of a century. For…
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Viacom rebuild continues with new appointments
Bob Bakish’s restructuring of US media giant Viacom has continued with appointment of a music…
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Hasbro backs Boggle Battle TV series
The content arm of games giant Hasbro has teamed with the creators of Chopped and…
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UK government ups BBC licence fee
The UK government has confirmed that it will increase the price of the BBC licence…
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Netflix claims $1.75bn Europe spend
Netflix has launched a European charm offensive, claiming a to-date spend of US$1.75 billion in…
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TF1 orders French version of Red Band Society
TF1 has ordered a local version of The Red Band Society, the Spain-originated medical drama…
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AMC’s Walking Dead spin-off spawns Talking
AMC is extending The Walking Dead talkshow franchise with a new Chris Hardwick show that…
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A+E locks in UnReal star
The studio arm of A+E has inked an overall deal with Shiri Appleby, the director…
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More4 engages in The Good Fight
UK digital terrestrial More4 has acquired CBS All Access original The Good Fight. The Channel…
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Comedy Central debuts social media shows
Comedy Central International has greenlit a slate of five digital short-form shows that will play…
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US Nordic noir remake cancelled
TNT will not take its remake of Eyewitness into a second season. The US crime…
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Sony buys Italy FTA nets as Sky Italia drops AXN channels
Sony Pictures Television Networks is moving into the Italian free-to-air TV market for the first…
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Vice targets Asia with major mobile expansion
Vice Media is making a major mobile push, expanding its offerings in a bid to…