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TalkTalk adds Cartoonito to channel line-up
UK operator TalkTalk has added Turner preschool channel Cartoonito to its TV line-up. Cartoonito is…
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PwC: the future of video is mobile first
The future of video is mobile-first, with 70% of 18-24year-olds now claiming that their phone…
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Sky Kids secures shortform toon package
The Sky Kids App in the UK has acquired a package of animated children’s shorts…
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UYoung brings Xilam series to China
Chinese kids entertainment firm UYoung has secured distribution rights to a number of animated series…
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Alibaba OTT nets bag exclusive DreamWorks deal
Alibaba’s over-the-top services in China will get exclusive access to content from Oriental DreamWorks after…
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A+E promotes CFO to COO
US-based cablecaster A+E Networks has promoted CFO David ‘Digger’ Granville-Smith to COO. In the expanded…
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Netflix and Amazon go head-to-head in India
Streaming service Netflix has bagged exclusive SVOD rights to movies from India’s Red Chillies Entertainment…
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Mark Gordon enters UK as Marchand starts prodco
The Mark Gordon Company and parent Entertainment One have inked a multi-year partnership with film…
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Ex-YouTube Canada boss, Avalon exec join Blue Ant
Fast-growing channel, production and distribution business Blue Ant Media has hired former YouTube Canada boss…
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Discovery hires Euro Olympics chief
Discovery Communications has recruited Bernard Ross to join Eurosport and run its Olympics coverage across…
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All3Media poaches BBCWW exec in Lat Am rejig
Janel Downing has joined All3Media International in a new VP, role covering Latin America as…
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BBC, ITV, AMC pact for BritBox US SVOD service
The UK’s two largest broadcasters and The Walking Dead cable net AMC are joining forces…
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Argonon poaches BBC commissioner for CCO role
UK indie production group Argonon has recruited Kristian Smith as its chief creative officer. Smith…
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Amazon takes on Netflix with global Prime rollout
Amazon has undercut Netflix with the launch of Prime Video in more than 200 countries…
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M6 groups broadcasting assets after RTL deal
M6 Group is to acquire the French radio assets of RTL Group as part of…
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Mediaset war intensifies as Vivendi builds stake
The battle between Vivendi and Mediaset has entered a new phase, with Vivendi revealing that…
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Fox suing Thai bank for $71m over channel fees
Fox Networks Group Asia has begun legal action against Thailand’s largest bank, alleging it is…
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Movistar+ crosses Bridge with multi-genre original
Telefonica’s Spanish pay TV platform, Movistar+, has commissioned Endemol Shine Iberia-owned Zeppelin TV to create…
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Fred Rogers names new CEO as Isler retires
Pittsburgh-based The Fred Rogers Company has named Paul Siefken as its new president and CEO…
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Sky Germany spends Eight Days on new original
The German arm of pay TV giant Sky is developing Acht Tage (Eight Days) as…
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US writers guild secures Lion TV agreement
The Writers Guild of America East has secured a new three-year contract with the US…
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Sony Movie Channel to go live on UK platforms
Sony Pictures Television Networks UK is due to launch a rebranded Sony Movie Channel on…
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GfK: 98% of UK OTT viewing done in-home
Some 98% of content from over-the-top services like Netflix is viewed in the home, according to…
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Netflix ends Marco Polo’s journey
Netflix has cancelled its original drama series Marco Polo. The streaming service greenlit the second…
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Mediaset furious as Vivendi takes ‘stealth’ stake
Mediaset has reacted furiously to what it sees as a hostile takeover attempt by stealth…
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Beta Film buys into Lineup Industries
Beta Film has bought into Lineup Industries, the distribution business set up in 2014 by…
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TLC opening Big Brides Boutique
The UK TLC net has ordered Big Brides Boutique, a new reality show that gives…
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Super! deal for Love, Divina
Live-action kids series Love, Divina has been sold to De Agostini’s Super! in Italy. The…
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CME growing Farm format in five territories
Warner Bros.-backed CEE broadcaster CME has agreed a new three-year, five-territory deal for the evergreen…
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Official CEO in as Viacom-CBS merger crumbles
Bob Bakish has been named permanent president and CEO of Viacom after the potential re-merger…