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China, Abu Dhabi launch $300m TV and film fund
The China Intercontinental Communication Center and Image Nation Abu Dhabi have created an international fund…
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Stan OTT service is on Good Behavior
Australian streaming service Stan has acquired US drama series Good Behavior. The SVOD service scooped…
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Professor Green making weed, child poverty docs
UK rapper Professor Green is making a pair of docs about social issues for the…
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Done deals in the week Trump won
Its been a seismic week for global politics with the election of Donald Trump as president-elect…
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Disney quiet on Netflix, but trumpets D2C
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger has sidestepped speculation around a potential move for…
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Google launches Daydream VR service
Google has launched its new Daydream View VR headset in five markets, along with Daydream…
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History opens SVOD Vault in Canada
Corus Entertainment has launched a direct-to-consumer subscription service for specialty channel History in Canada. History…
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TVT hires exec from Scripps
Media services and post-production outfit TVT has hired Scripps Networks group financial controller Richard Bains…
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Trump win ‘could spell trouble’ for US entertainment
Donald Trump’s election win earlier this week will make international sales harder for US media…
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Turner strikes new channels deal with Virgin
Turner has renewed its carriage deal with UK cabler Virgin Media, adding a raft of…
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Boat Rocker promotes Traub and Pratte
Canadian producer and distributor Boat Rocker has promoted two of its senior execs. Samantha Traub…
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AT&T under fire over DirecTV streaming service
The US communications regulator, the FCC, has warned AT&T that it is concerned about its…
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Walter Presents nabs new Nordic noir
Nordic noir Valkyrien is headed for Channel 4’s foreign-language on-demand service, Walter Presents, in the…
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Revenue and profit fall at Fremantle
Turnover and profit decreased at FremantleMedia through the first nine months of the year, with…
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NBCU details Hayu SVOD expansion plans
NBCUniversal International’s reality TV SVOD service, Hayu, will widen its reach with new rollouts, download…
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Canal+ suffers further subs, revenue losses
Strong revenue growth in Africa helped to partially offset a continued precipitous decline in pay…
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Growing SVOD sector ‘will drive Maxdome’
Growing demand for SVOD in Germany will drive growth for ProSiebenSat.1’s Maxdome service, with curation…
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BBC Studios hires Optomen exec for factual post
The BBC has poached the head of formats at All3Media-owned Optomen Television, Jon Swain, to…
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Bakish: Comedy Central, Paramount are priorities
Bob Bakish has said Viacom must focus on expanding the international reach of the Comedy…
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UK indies rebound on international growth
UK indie producers have reversed a sector-wide revenue decline, with international growth propelling the sector…
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US scribe writing Sky Atlantic comedy
US writer and performer David Cross is penning a comedy starring Stephen Mangan and Heather…
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Idris Elba prodco, Lionsgate award Sin of God
Idris Elba’s prodco and Lionsate UK will develop drama series Sin of God from Matthew…
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All3Media’s Geater to chair Pact Council
Sarah Geater has been elected chair of the Pact Council and will replace Laura Mansfield…
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Turner creates international digital division
Turner has tasked Aksel van der Wal with establishing a new division that will focus…
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James leaves Off the Fence after 10 years
Darrel James has left his role as COO of Amsterdam-based distributor Off the Fence after…
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Banijay to counter claim in formats dispute
Banijay has issued a strongly-worded rebuttal to Abot Hameiri’s copyright infringement claim, and said it…
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Nine to visit Planet Earth II
Australian commercial channel Nine Network has acquired local premiere rights to Planet Earth II, which…
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Mediaset demands Vivendi honour pay TV deal
Mediaset still expects Vivendi to honour the terms of the aborted strategic agreement between the…
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Facebook ‘missed an iceberg’ with Facebook Live
Facebook made a dramatic about-turn with the launch of Facebook Live, moving the social network…
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MTG veteran Hermansson leaving
The executive chairman of MTG’s digital MTGx division, Mathias Hermansson, is leaving the company. Hermansson…