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Mediacorp readies bilingual toon
Mediacorp is claiming a first in Singapore by launching what it says is the territory’s…
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Meg Ryan returns to TV drama with Epix
US premium cable channel Epix is to bring big screen star Meg Ryan back to…
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Stingray buys music channel from Mojto firm
Montreal-based Stingray Digital Group is acquiring international pay TV music channel Classica from Unitel, a…
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Cyber Group hires Goldsmith for US expansion
France’s Cyber Group Studios is moving into the US and has hired former Jim Henson…
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ITV ‘preps for end of Crozier era’
UK broadcaster ITV is preparing for life after CEO Adam Crozier, though TBI understands there…
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Sky Store director exiting
Long-serving Sky executive Simon Creasey is leaving the UK pay TV giant. He will leave…
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Will and Grace reboot talk intensifies
Will and Grace is returning to TV, according to one of its stars. Leslie Jordan…
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Google streaming service ‘could launch in Feb’
Google could reportedly launch new subscription streaming service Google Unplugged as early as February after…
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Online ‘to replace TV as top ad medium by 2020’
Online will replace TV as the number one global advertising medium by 2020, according to…
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BeIN chairman becomes interim Miramax CEO
BeIN Media Group chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi has become interim chief executive of US studio Miramax…
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Euro nets befriend Winston Steinberger
Entertainment One has shopped its 2D animated comedy Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong…
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Hulu to stream Disney movies
American streamer Hulu has scored exclusive subscription VOD rights to more than 50 Disney feature…
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Netflix takes global rights to RTVE drama
Streaming giant Netflix has acquired rights to Spanish sci-fi drama El Ministerio del Tiempo. Netflix…
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Nets schedule Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds tributes
US channels have reacted to the passing of Hollywood legends Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds,…
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TBI Scripted: Year in Review
Another epic year in TV drama has just passed, with more original series, more money…
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TBI Kids: Year in Review
Undeniably, 2016 was the year digital platforms established themselves as key kids entertainment market gamechangers….
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TBI Digital: Year in Review
Twenty-sixteen was bookended by subscription VOD services taking their limited offers and launching them globally…
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TBI Factual: Year in Review
If scripted TV dominates the headlines at the moment, 2016 served up a few factual…
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TBI Formats: Year in Review
The best-sellers, the trend makers, the battles, the emerging territories, the industry favourites… here is…
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Sky accepts Fox takeover terms
European satellite pay TV business Sky has accepted the £11.7 billion (US$14.6 billion) takeover offer…
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All 4 elects Keshet’s Mr Student Body President
UK streaming platform All 4 has acquired New Form-produced teen comedy Mr Student Body President…
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France turns on to eSports
More than a quarter of French internet users are interested in eSports, according to audience…
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Comarex to sell Cisneros shows globally
Mexico-based distributor Comarex has acquired rights to Latin American content giant Cisneros Media Distribution’s catalogue…
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People Just Do Nothing set for the US
People Just do Nothing has been picked up by Vice’s TV channel in the US,…
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Exec exits Asahi distribution arm
Thomas Hiraoka has left Asahi Broadcasting Corporation’s distribution arm after two years with the Japanese…
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MTG offloads loss-making African TV operations
Sweden-based media group MTG has completed the sale of its loss-making free TV channels and…
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UK public backs BBC licence fee
The UK public backs the annual licence fee to fund pubcaster the BBC, although many…
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Italian regulator to probe Vivendi’s Mediaset move
Italian antitrust watchdog AGCOM has stepped into the battle raging between Vivendi and Mediaset with…
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Planet Earth II tops BBC iPlayer charts
Planet Earth II was the most popular show on the iPlayer BBC streaming and catch-up…
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Vivendi continues hostile Mediaset stake build
Vivendi is continuing its hostile bid to acquire a significant stake in Mediaset. The French…