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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…
Amazon takes German drama global
Amazon will launch its first German drama series, You Are Wanted, on March 17, cementing…
UK politicians call for Ofcom Murdoch enquiry
A group of UK cross-party politicians has called for Ofcom to launch a review into…
Eccho poaches Imagina sales boss
Eccho Rights has hired Laura Miñarro as director of coproduction and scripted. Miñarro joins from…
Beta buys into Tykwer’s X Filme
German producer and distributor Beta Film has acquired a stake in X Filme, Tom Tykwer’s…
Viacom outlines five point turnaround plan
Media giant Viacom has unveiled a five-point plan to get its business back on track,…
HBO Now passes 2 million US subscribers
HBO has passed surpassed two million domestic subscribers for its over-the-top service HBO Now, parent…
The Grand Tour drives Amazon above Netflix
New data shows that Amazon has stolen a march on Netflix in the UK and…
NBCU Int’l hires former Gaumont exec
NBCUniversal International Studios has recruited Sam Semon. The business affairs exec recently left Gaumont, amid…
Scherba upped in DHX rejig
DHX Media has promoted Josh Scherba and Anne Loi as part of a restructuring that…
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…
Gil brings in former Shine exec for formats push
Gil Formats has brought in former Shine head of international productions Paula Warwick to boost…
Vevo poaches Fullscreen’s McGurn
Music video streaming service Vevo has brought in Kevin McGurn, with the digital exec joining…
Sky and Scandis buy Babylon Berlin
Beta Film has sealed a raft of deals for Babylon Berlin, the upcoming €40 million…
Discovery, Lionsgate get closer, team for drama
Discovery is pushing further into drama with The Suck, a ten-part Vietnam war series being…
Facebook appoints MTV exec for originals push
Facebook has appointed MTV Networks executive Mina Lefevre as head of development for its original…
Heavyweight backing for new VR firm
Viral Spiral founder Damian Collier has received backing from a host of prominent media executives…
EU moves ahead with controversial content plan
The European Parliament, the European Commission and member states have reached an agreement on implementing…
ITV prepares to launch Talpa’s Cannonball
A UK version of Talpa Global’s physical gameshow format Cannonball is in the works for…
Newen buys Dutch prodco Tuvalu
France-based producer and distributor Newen has taken a majority stake in the Tuvalu Media Group….
ProSiebenSat.1 buys ATV
ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed to buy Austrian TV station ATV from its parent company, Tele München…
Henson hires kids TV veteran Maizes
The Jim Henson Company has hired Sarah Maizes as vice president of children’s entertainment. In…
Nickelodeon buys ToonMarty
Nickelodeon has bought global rights to ToonMarty, the upcoming Canada-produced toon series from Sean Scott,…
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…
TBS bolsters originals focus as Wolkis rises
US cable channel TBS has promoted Turner veteran David Wolkis to senior VP as its…
Starz rolls out on DirecTV streaming service
Starz has inked a deal with AT&T’s DirecTV that will see its channels launch on…
Sprout touts robot toon, trio in development
US kids channel Sprout has greenlit a 26-episode toon about a girl and her robot…
Iger ‘open’ to extending Disney CEO run
The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger is “open” to postponing his retirement…
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…
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…