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Orange Smarty claims £250k in post-MIPCOM deals
UK indie distributor Orange Smarty has sold a 50-hour package of programming to Foxtel and…
Armoza expands acquisitions team
Israel’s Armoza Formats has promoted sales executive Michal Itzhaki to an acquisitions role as it…
SVOD subs in North America to outstrip TV homes
There will be more subscription VOD subscribers in North America than TV homes by 2021,…
DRG seeks copro partners as drama pact renews
UK-based distributor DRG is looking for coproduction partners on a range of new drama projects…
Reese Witherspoon, Chernin JV form content firm
Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon has created a female-focused content company, tapping the COO of a…
UK, Germany clean up at international Emmys
Programmes from the UK and Germany led the way at the International Emmy Awards in…
eOne profits plunge as TV investment ramps up
Entertainment One has seen its half-year profits slide 80% as the international studio reported a…
Hughes joins Hot House indie incubator
Former UK indie boss Richard Hughes is joining the Hot House, the indie and production…
4K TV on threshold of mass-market, says report
Ownership of 4K Ultra HD TVs is on the threshold of becoming a mass-market phenomenon,…
Content hires London-based sales VP
Content Media has brought in Tom Bairstow as vice president, sales and distribution. The new…
Reed Midem claims 70% surge in MIP Cancun numbers
The MIP Cancun market attracted 560 TV execs from 387 companies, organiser Reed Midem said,…
TNT orders Snowpiercer series from ITV prodco
US cable net TNT has ordered a pilot of Snowpiercer, a futuristic drama based upon…
Amazon ‘exploring’ live sports offering
Amazon is weighing up plans to break into the world of live sports streaming, according…
Left Bank lands Amazon Indian original
Amazon has ordered an original drama pilot for its soon-to-launch Indian service, with Slumdog Millionaire…
Buzzfeed staying ‘fully indie’ after NBCU investment
NBCUniversal has ploughed another US$200 million into online news and video company BuzzFeed. This is…
Amazon claims Grand Tour smashes ratings record
New Jeremy Clarkson vehicle The Grand Tour has become Amazon Prime Video’s biggest premiere launch,…
BBCWW streams channels on TVB SVOD platform
BBC Worldwide has launched five channels on myTVSuper, the SVOD service operated by Hong Kong’s…
E4 to remake VH1 confessions format
UK digital channel E4 has commissioned a British version of Walk of Shame Shuttle. E4…
Netflix orders trio of Dave Chappelle specials
Streaming service Netflix has ordered three comedy specials from comic Dave Chappelle. Under terms of…
Croatian pubcaster names acting general manager
Croatia’s parliament has named Blago Markota as the new acting general manager of public broadcaster…
Atlantic adds to UK team
Independent producer Atlantic has hired two new execs and promoted another. Ian Syder (left) has…
Ex-Fox exec to head Discovery VR
Discovery Communications has brought in Rebecca Howard to head up its virtual reality content efforts….
Mediaset ‘to explore Sky deal’ if Vivendi war ends
Mediaset is in contact with Sky over a possible deal for control of troubled Italian…
Discovery orders Celebrity Fat Fighters
TLC has greenlit a new reality series in following celebrities in an extreme weight-loss boot…
Former Canal+ boss Meheut joining SFR
Bertrand Méheut, the former CEO of Canal+, is to join cable and telecom group Altice’s…
Internet advertising overtakes TV
Internet advertising accounted for greater market share than TV for the first time ever, in…
News brief: Sky buys Hostage: Do or Die
Sky has acquired true crime series Hostage: Do or Die. The factual show recounts hostage-taking…
Hidden Singer at Discovery Italy
Discovery Networks Italy has ordered the first European version of a South Korean talent format….
Cake designs digital content JV with Diagonal View
UK-based Cake has partnered with digital studio Diagonal View to create content that will begin…
Lagardère Active pockets kids VOD series
French broadcaster Lagardère Active has acquired a preschool series based on the Badanamu online property…