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Nordic drama veterans found Fire Monkey
Two of Scandinavian drama’s biggest-name producers, Roope Lehtinen and Mikko Pöllä, have joined forces to…
ProSieben boss reveals exit plan
Thomas Ebeling will leave ProSiebenSat.1 at the end of his current deal. The chief of…
Amazon undercuts Netflix with Grand Tour offers
Amazon has slashed its Prime subscription rate in tandem with the launch of it £160…
The Story Lab staffs up, opens new offices
Production and distribution group The Story Lab has hired seasoned execs to run new international…
‘Netflix only blacker’ goes live
Brown Sugar, a new subscription video-on-demand movie service billing itself as “Netflix, only blacker”, has…
Sky Germany agrees multi-year deal with WWE
Sky in Germany has agreed a new multi-year with World Wrestling Entertainment to distribute pay-per-view…
PlayStation Vue launches on Apple TV
Sony’s over-the-top TV service PlayStation Vue has launched as an app for Apple TV in the…
SVT names Wikander replacement
Swedish pubcaster SVT has named Avanti Films & TV exec Anna Croneman as its new…
Canal+ outlines plan to rebuild French business
Canal+ has much work to do in France, and the pay TV group is rejigging…
Warner Bros. to acquire Machinima outright
Warner Bros. Entertainment is taking full control of gaming-focused multichannel network Machinima. The Burbank-based studio…
Vice’s first non-English channel rolls next week
The French version of Viceland will launch on November 23, marking the first time the…
The week in deals: Bull untethered as Kwesé builds
Many execs are enjoying the sunshine and speed-dating at MIPCancun this week, which they hope…
Amazon preps global launch for The Grand Tour
Amazon’s Top Gear rival The Grand Tour will hit 200 countries later this year, but…
Bennett to lead Sky UK and Ireland after rejig
Sky Atlantic director Zai Bennett will lead the wider Sky Entertainment business in the UK…
Vimeo adds BBC Worldwide, All3Media titles
Vimeo has agreed content partnerships with TV distributor All3media International and the BBC’s commercial arm…
MTG targets US digital with new hire
Modern Times Group has appointed Digital Artists Entertainment boss Scott Rupp to develop the presence…
Ericsson boosts Nuvu with Fox film deal
Ericsson has struck a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution to license feature films…
Over 60% of US viewers watch SVOD daily
Some 61.1% of viewers watch over-the-top or subscription video-on-demand content as part of their daily…
BBC launches virtual reality talk show
UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched No Small Talk, a one-off virtual reality talk…
CEE/Asia shake-up at RTL
Luxembourg-based broadcast group RTL has named Andreas Fischer (left) senior VP business development and regional…
A&E ends Duck Dynasty
Duck Dynasty is coming to a close after eleven seasons on US cable network A&E….
A&E ends Duck Dynasty
Duck Dynasty is coming to a close after eleven seasons on US cable network A&E….
Turner buys advisory firm to bolster TBS & TNT
Turner has acquired a business advisory firm, and handed its co-founders a remit to “accelerate…
BBC Worldwide poaches ITV sales exec
BBC Worldwide has hired Andre Renaud with the sales exec joining from ITV where he…
Unvision slashes 6% of workforce
US Hispanic broadcaster Univision is to cut up to 6% of its staff as part…
Sonar pacts with Robert Downey Jr.
Actor Robert Downey Jr. will create scripted and unscripted programming for television and digital platforms…
Mark Burnett launching Light TV channel
Mark Burnett, Roma Downey and MGM are launching Light TV, a new family and faith-based…
AMC buys into Funny or Die
AMC Networks has bought a minority stake in comedy online VOD site Funny or Die….
UK kids switching off TV
For the first time children aged five to 15 now spend more time online than…
Ericsson: mobile video traffic to grow 50% annually
Mobile video traffic is forecast to grow by around 50% annually through 2022, when it…