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C More extends SVOD service

TV4 Group-owned C More is launching its subscription video-on-demand service in Finland as part of…

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Amazon takes German drama global

Amazon will launch its first German drama series, You Are Wanted, on March 17, cementing…

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UK politicians call for Ofcom Murdoch enquiry

A group of UK cross-party politicians has called for Ofcom to launch a review into…

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Eccho poaches Imagina sales boss

Eccho Rights has hired Laura Miñarro as director of coproduction and scripted. Miñarro joins from…

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Beta buys into Tykwer’s X Filme

German producer and distributor Beta Film has acquired a stake in X Filme, Tom Tykwer’s…

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Viacom outlines five point turnaround plan

Media giant Viacom has unveiled a five-point plan to get its business back on track,…

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HBO Now passes 2 million US subscribers

HBO has passed surpassed two million domestic subscribers for its over-the-top service HBO Now, parent…

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The Grand Tour drives Amazon above Netflix

New data shows that Amazon has stolen a march on Netflix in the UK and…

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NBCU Int’l hires former Gaumont exec

NBCUniversal International Studios has recruited Sam Semon. The business affairs exec recently left Gaumont, amid…

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Scherba upped in DHX rejig

DHX Media has promoted Josh Scherba and Anne Loi as part of a restructuring that…

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Robert Redford, Jackie Chan join BBC’s Earth sequel

Robert Redford and Jackie Chan have come on board Earth: One Amazing Day, the UK-China…

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Gil brings in former Shine exec for formats push

Gil Formats has brought in former Shine head of international productions Paula Warwick to boost…

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Vevo poaches Fullscreen’s McGurn

Music video streaming service Vevo has brought in Kevin McGurn, with the digital exec joining…

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Sky and Scandis buy Babylon Berlin

Beta Film has sealed a raft of deals for Babylon Berlin, the upcoming €40 million…

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Discovery, Lionsgate get closer, team for drama

Discovery is pushing further into drama with The Suck, a ten-part Vietnam war series being…

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Facebook appoints MTV exec for originals push

Facebook has appointed MTV Networks executive Mina Lefevre as head of development for its original…

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Heavyweight backing for new VR firm

Viral Spiral founder Damian Collier has received backing from a host of prominent media executives…

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EU moves ahead with controversial content plan

The European Parliament, the European Commission and member states have reached an agreement on implementing…

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ITV prepares to launch Talpa’s Cannonball

A UK version of Talpa Global’s physical gameshow format Cannonball is in the works for…

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Newen buys Dutch prodco Tuvalu

France-based producer and distributor Newen has taken a majority stake in the Tuvalu Media Group….

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ProSiebenSat.1 buys ATV

ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed to buy Austrian TV station ATV from its parent company, Tele München…

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Henson hires kids TV veteran Maizes

The Jim Henson Company has hired Sarah Maizes as vice president of children’s entertainment. In…

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Nickelodeon buys ToonMarty

Nickelodeon has bought global rights to ToonMarty, the upcoming Canada-produced toon series from Sean Scott,…

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Canuck firm debuts in Europe with ex-Endemol Shine exec

Canadian producer-distributor Media Ranch has hired a former Endemol Shine Group formats director to launch…

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TBS bolsters originals focus as Wolkis rises

US cable channel TBS has promoted Turner veteran David Wolkis to senior VP as its…

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Starz rolls out on DirecTV streaming service

Starz has inked a deal with AT&T’s DirecTV that will see its channels launch on…

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Sprout touts robot toon, trio in development

US kids channel Sprout has greenlit a 26-episode toon about a girl and her robot…

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Iger ‘open’ to extending Disney CEO run

The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger is “open” to postponing his retirement…

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In-demand chart: Germany (January 29-February 4, 2017)

Amazon is successfully taking on Netflix in Germany, Europe’s largest TV territory, with the overall…

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Murdoch: D2C stream an ‘option’ for Fox in US

Direct-to-consumer streaming is an “option” for 21st Century Fox in the US market, and the…