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