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