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