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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…
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…
Sky Kids secures shortform toon package
The Sky Kids App in the UK has acquired a package of animated children’s shorts…
UYoung brings Xilam series to China
Chinese kids entertainment firm UYoung has secured distribution rights to a number of animated series…
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…
A+E promotes CFO to COO
US-based cablecaster A+E Networks has promoted CFO David ‘Digger’ Granville-Smith to COO. In the expanded…
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…
Mark Gordon enters UK as Marchand starts prodco
The Mark Gordon Company and parent Entertainment One have inked a multi-year partnership with film…
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…
Discovery hires Euro Olympics chief
Discovery Communications has recruited Bernard Ross to join Eurosport and run its Olympics coverage across…
All3Media poaches BBCWW exec in Lat Am rejig
Janel Downing has joined All3Media International in a new VP, role covering Latin America as…
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…
Argonon poaches BBC commissioner for CCO role
UK indie production group Argonon has recruited Kristian Smith as its chief creative officer. Smith…
Amazon takes on Netflix with global Prime rollout
Amazon has undercut Netflix with the launch of Prime Video in more than 200 countries…
M6 groups broadcasting assets after RTL deal
M6 Group is to acquire the French radio assets of RTL Group as part of…
Mediaset war intensifies as Vivendi builds stake
The battle between Vivendi and Mediaset has entered a new phase, with Vivendi revealing that…
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…
Movistar+ crosses Bridge with multi-genre original
Telefonica’s Spanish pay TV platform, Movistar+, has commissioned Endemol Shine Iberia-owned Zeppelin TV to create…
Fred Rogers names new CEO as Isler retires
Pittsburgh-based The Fred Rogers Company has named Paul Siefken as its new president and CEO…
Sky Germany spends Eight Days on new original
The German arm of pay TV giant Sky is developing Acht Tage (Eight Days) as…
US writers guild secures Lion TV agreement
The Writers Guild of America East has secured a new three-year contract with the US…
Sony Movie Channel to go live on UK platforms
Sony Pictures Television Networks UK is due to launch a rebranded Sony Movie Channel on…
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…
Netflix ends Marco Polo’s journey
Netflix has cancelled its original drama series Marco Polo. The streaming service greenlit the second…
Mediaset furious as Vivendi takes ‘stealth’ stake
Mediaset has reacted furiously to what it sees as a hostile takeover attempt by stealth…
Beta Film buys into Lineup Industries
Beta Film has bought into Lineup Industries, the distribution business set up in 2014 by…
TLC opening Big Brides Boutique
The UK TLC net has ordered Big Brides Boutique, a new reality show that gives…
Super! deal for Love, Divina
Live-action kids series Love, Divina has been sold to De Agostini’s Super! in Italy. The…
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…
Official CEO in as Viacom-CBS merger crumbles
Bob Bakish has been named permanent president and CEO of Viacom after the potential re-merger…