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Mubi OTT service has ‘House of Cards moment’
Mubi is making a wider push into exclusive first-run content, with CEO Efe Cakarel describing…
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Presto closure costs Foxtel $21m
Folding SVOD service Presto into Foxtel’s existing subscription on-demand service has cost the Australian pay…
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Viacom channels yanked from Sony streaming net
Viacom’s cable nets are being pulled from Sony’s US cloud TV service, PlayStation Vue. The…
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Fremantle prodco details claim against Banijay
FremantleMedia-backed Israeli prodco Abot Hameiri is claiming an initial £42,528 (US$52,700) from Banijay Group in…
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Scripps ditches Netflix content deal
Scripps Networks Interactive will not renew its distribution agreement with subscription video service Netflix. SNI…
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Films, series dominate pay on-demand services
Film and series channels account for over three in five of all paid-for on-demand services…
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CBS ‘hires bank’ for Viacom merger
The potential recombination of National Amusements subsidiaries CBS Corp. and Viacom has moved another step…
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Hulu takes binge-viewing route for first time
US streaming service Hulu is to follow the example of rival services such as Netflix…
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Idris Elba, Lionsgate UK to crown up-and-coming writer
Three finalists have been selected in the competition run by Lionsgate UK and Idris Elba…
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iTélé dispute over controversial host continues
Canal+-owned news channel iTélé’s management have produced a new offer aimed at staff wishing to…
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Viacom launching new Spike channels
Viacom will launch Spike channels in the Netherlands and Hungary next month. The male-skewing cable…
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Vice opens up shop in Indonesia
American hipster media group Vice has launched “a full-scale operation” in Indonesia. Vice will create…
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CBS working up Big Bang Theory prequel
A prequel to The Big Bang Theory is in the works at CBS. The US…
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UK sales veteran jailed for sex assaults
Well-known kids programming sales veteran Adam Selly has been jailed after being found guilty of…
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Fremantle takes Banijay formats row legal
FremantleMedia is taking Banijay Group to court after the pair failed to resolve a formats…
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‘Transformed’ Channel 5 delivers record profit
Viacom-owned Channel 5 has delivered record revenue and profit off the back of an increased…
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Love Nature HD preps first Asian launch
Love Nature is set to make its Asian debut later this month by launching in…
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Liberty CEO: content is ‘Kong’
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has said that the company will be “selective” about content…
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DRG hires Sky Vision, Zodiak sales execs
Nice Entertainment Group distributor DRG has brought on sales executives from Sky Vision and Zodiak…
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Maxdome SVOD nears 900k subs
ProSiebenSat.1’s subscription video-on-demand service Maxdome grew its subscriber base by 48% in the year to…
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Africa launch for CBeebies
The BBC’s preschool channel CBeebies is launching in East Africa on the Zuku pay TV…
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The Simpsons breaks record for most episodes
The Simpsons has been renewed for 29th and 30th seasons – overtaking Gunsmoke as the…
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NBC remaking Sharon Horgan BBC comedy
US network NBC is developing a US version of cult BBC Three comedy Pulling. Original…
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Fox makes Brace of hires from Twitter
Fox Networks Group has moved a senior executive to lead its digital sales operation in…
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Amazon snags local content ahead of India launch
Amazon has inked another deal for streaming rights to local movies ahead of its launch…
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Endemol Shine’s NL Film gets Oscars nod
NL Film, the Endemol Shine-owned prodco behind TV drama Penoza, has had its latest feature…
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Nat Geo’s Flood claims viewing record
National Geographic’s Leonardo DiCaprio eco doc Before the Flood was viewed by 30 million people…
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Liberty Global slides into the red
Liberty Global fell into the red in the third quarter. The company recorded a loss…
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Vimeo to launch subscription video offering
Vimeo has announced plans to launch a subscription video offering on top of its existing…
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Lionsgate hires former ITV drama chief
The UK division of Lionsgate has hired former ITV drama boss Steve November to head…