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Armoza releases Valentine’s Sex Tape
Armoza is launching Sex Tape internationally, a new social experiment format in which couples reveal…
Apple preps international launches for originals
Apple’s first originals – Carpool Karaoke and Planet of the Apps – will launch on…
Electus hires UK-based European sales chief
Electus has poached Jonathan South from Televisa and he will head up its European operation….
Turner names Urdaneta replacement in Lat Am
Turner Latin America has named Joel Whitten ‘Whit’ Richardson III as its president, in effect…
Verizon, Awesomeness ditch premium plans
Verizon and AwesomenessTV have shelved plans to develop a premium content service. The pair were…
Disney drops PewDiePie in race row
Disney and Maker Studios have distanced themselves from PewDiePie after the YouTube star posted videos…
Kwesé adds AMC and Scripps nets
New African pay TV platform Kwesé TV has struck deals with AMC Networks and Scripps…
Netflix grapples with Lucha Underground wrestling
Netflix has picked up Mexican wrestling show Lucha Underground. The show is a mix of…
Cineflix buys Dior, builds Lego
Cineflix Rights has snagged international rights to two UK-produced factual series, Inside Dior and A…
Eurocinema launching a block on Sky
The Eurocinema movie net is launching as a branded block on Sky in the UK….
YouTube adds kids content to Red SVOD
YouTube is adding four new original series to its YouTube Red subscription offering, created with…
Warner Bros. restructures UK production
Warner Bros. is reorganising following the news that its UK production bosses are leaving. Its UK-based…
Jackson’s Magnify staffs up
Andrea Jackson’s distribution company Magnify Media has added two execs to its sales team. Sarah…
Disney launching Miranda Hart web series
Disney EMEA is launching So Sammy, a new shortform kids series from British comedian and…
Berlinale: HBO Europe ups originals trio in rejig
HBO Europe has given more responsibility to a trio of executives as part of a…
BBC’s German drama SS-GB sells as Berlinale begins
Upcoming BBC conspiracy drama SS-GB has found European homes ahead of its world premiere here…
Maxdome co-CEO takes ProSiebenSat.1 digital role
ProSiebenSat.1 has appointed Maxdome’s director and co-CEO, Filmon Zerai, as chief digital officer for ProSiebenSat.1…
Komixx, Worldwide team for Stanley the Hamster
Kids prodco Komixx and BBC Worldwide are joining forces for the first time and working…
CBS sells Twin Peaks and Bull to Wowow
Wowow has acquired the upcoming reboot of cult TV series Twin Peaks. The Japanese pay…
Peep Show creators, C4 exec create comedy indie
The creators of hit comedy series Peep Show and outgoing head of comedy at Channel…
Diaz’s 7A picks up SIC programming
César Díaz’s 7A Media will sell SIC Television programming in Lat Am and the US…
Tom & Jerry-style slapstick toon set for Boomerang
Turner International is working up a slapstick cartoon with France’s Cyber Group Studios, with the…
Tom & Jerry-style slapstick toon set for Boomerang
Turner International is working up a slapstick cartoon with France’s Cyber Group Studios, with the…
Content choices will drive virtual reality
VR device shipments will reach a total of 110 million by 2021, with the industry…
Warner Bros. UK production bosses step down
The bosses of Warner Bros.’ UK production group are exiting the business. Claire Hungate and…
New-look Viacom integrating film and TV
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has fleshed out his turnaround plan for the media giant…
Discovery loses Nordic execs
Discovery’s Norway and Sweden boss Harald Stromme has left the company amid reports of a…
Canadian drama first for BBC Four
BBC Four has acquired Cardinal marking the first time it has picked up a Canadian…
Elmendorff leaves Studio 100
Patrick Elmendorff has resigned as CEO of kids producer and distributor Studio 100 Media. Veteran…
All3Media buys Fleabag producer
All3Media has bought Two Brothers Pictures, the UK prodco that makes buzzy BBC comedy Fleabag….