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YouTube launches live TV streaming service
YouTube has unveiled details of its much-anticipated television streaming service, describing it as “live TV…
ITV Studios hoists ITV to revenue growth
ITV Studios saw its revenue hit nearly £1.4 billion (US$1.7 billion) in 2016, which helped…
International Netflix subs set to overtake US
Subscribers from the 130 countries Netflix expanded to last year account for just 5% of…
Discovery unveils mobile Olympics plans
Discovery Communications has revealed plans to make Olympic Games coverage to mobile operators. The US…
NBCU takes a Chance on Hugh Laurie Hulu drama
NBCUniversal has acquired Hugh Laurie drama Chance for a raft of its international nets. NBCUniversal…
Armoza, Tresor prepare German Sex Tape
Armoza is teaming with Tresor TV again, with the Munich-based prodco working on a local…
Bommel handed NATPE top job
J.P. Bommel has been named president and CEO of US-based producers TV NATPE. The former…
Turner ups Meraz & hires from NBCU
US media group Turner has promoted buyer Valerie Meraz to a senior VP role, and…
Viaplay gains first-run Disney in new MTG deal
Viaplay subscribers are getting early access to Star Wars and Marvel Universe movies through the…
Wuaki races towards SVOD deal with Disney
Spanish streaming service Wuaki has scored an exclusive SVOD agreement to bring programming from Disney-owned…
All3Media launching OTT nets with TV4
All3Media International and TV4 Entertainment are joining forces for an OTT initiative that will see…
Hastings: linear will copy Netflix binge model
Linear broadcasters will ditch their aversion to binge viewing and start to copy the Netflix…
YouTube viewers watch 1bn hours a day
YouTube viewers are now watching a billion hours of content a day on the Google-owned…
ITV buys French drama group
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired control of Tetra Media Studio, the French prodco behind drama…
New president at Bell as Turcke exits for NFL
Randy Lennox is the new president of Canadian broadcast giant Bell Media following the exit…
ITV orders Desire drama
ITV has greenit Desire, a new drama series from UK prodco Mammoth Screen. The series…
CJ E&M ploughing $40m into originals in 2017
South Korea’s CJ Entertainment & Media will invest ₩450 billion Korean (US$39.5 million) into TV…
CJ E&M ploughing $40m into originals in 2017
South Korea’s CJ Entertainment & Media will invest ₩450 billion Korean (US$39.5 million) into TV…
Amazon US moves for Spanish and UK drama
Amazon has snagged two new international scripted series, coming on board the upcoming second season…
Studio 100 shows head for China after M4E deal
Chinese company WeKids Asia has acquired local distribution rights to four toons from Belgium’s Studio…
Amazon snags ChuChu for India
Amazon has inked a deal with ChuChu TV, landing a raft of exclusive kids content…
Discovery buys German Evil Knows! science series
Discovery Networks has acquired Evil Knows! – In the Name of Science, a popular science…
Discovery buys into Global Cycling Network
Discovery has bought into Play Sports Group, the digital media business that runs the popular…
Fox names Europe, Africa channel distribution chief
Fox Networks Group has put Paolo Agostinelli in charge of channel distribution for Europe and…
Discovery, Channel 5 buy Supernatural Nazis
Channel 5 and Discovery have both prebought Supernatural Nazis, the upcoming factual series about Hitler’s…
ITV confirms Talpa Cannonball deal
ITV has confirmed it will run a local version of Cannonball, the physical gameshow from…
Snapchat users love comedy and sport, shun docs
Snapchat allows content companies to reach young viewers in a way that other social and…
Netflix strikes Norway pay TV deal
Norway-based Telenor Group has agreed a long-term partnership with Netflix that will see it integrate…
MWC: Ericsson, Telstra, Fox test streaming service
Ericsson has partnered with the Fox Innovation Lab and Australian telco Telstra to trial a…
Report: Roku in talks over US$200m funding round
Roku is reportedly in advanced talks about raising US$200 million in a new funding round…