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Electus sells David Blaine special into the UK
Electus International has shopped a new David Blaine special, Beyond Magic, into the UK, with free-to-air broadcaster…
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CBS chief: Viacom merger ‘must be attractive’
CBS Corp. will only recombine with Viacom “if it looks rights and is structured properly”,…
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Dee Forbes’ RTÉ teams with Arte
Irish pubcaster RTÉ and French cultural broadcaster Arte have inked a deal that will see…
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Dalian Wanda buys Dick Clark for $1bn
China’s Dalian Wanda has paid US$1 billion to acquire the historic US producer Dick Clark…
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BBC preps David Bowie film
UK pubcaster the BBC will show a new original feature doc on David Bowie in…
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ProSieben issuing shares to fund digital expansion
German broadcasting and media giant ProSiebenSat.1 plans to issue new shares to raise about €515…
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Netflix, Amazon UK subs shun ‘normal’ TV
Almost half of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video subscribers in the UK rarely watch ‘normal’…
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New deals for controversial Banijay format
All Against 1, the Banijay format at the centre of an IP dispute with FremantleMedia,…
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Digital business ‘transforming’ ProSiebenSat.1
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is generated almost half of its revenues for the first nine months…
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Moskito names new CEO after founder exits
Nice Entertainment’s Finnish prodco, Moskito Television, has named a new chief executive after the founder…
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BBC Studios debuts Auntie Productions
The BBC’s programme-making arm, BBC Studios, has unveiled new division Auntie Productions, which launches with…
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Attraction buys Canadian prodco CMJ
Quebec-based production and distribution group Attraction has acquired Fatal Vows prodco CMJ Productions. Montreal-based CMJ…
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Telcos are ‘taking over pay TV’
Telecoms companies will account for over half of all pay TV subscriptions in Western Europe…
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Spotlight on Abrego as Corwin exits Endemol Shine
Cris Abrego is to become the sole CEO of Endemol Shine North America after it…
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Fox not keen on D2C, but Hulu-type services ‘key’
Direct-to-consumer services may not be a necessary part of the distribution mix for 21st Century…
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Bewkes: AT&T will ‘accelerate’ HBO Now growth
The international distribution of the HBO Now SVOD service will be “accelerated” by the sale…
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Netflix looks at offline mode
Netflix is looking at introducing an offline-viewing mode in developing countries to make to easier…
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Starz plots international OTT expansion
Over-the-top service Starz Play is planning to move outside of the Middle East and North…
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Edge launches £10m fund for UK production
Edge Investments said today it plans to sink £10 million (US$12.5 million) into UK TV…
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Talpa registers another Story of My Life deal
Talpa has secured another deal for a local version of The Story of My Life,…
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Caulton exiting TV3 for UK move
Veteran TV3 programming chief Mark Caulton is exiting the New Zealand-based broadcaster and moving his…
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Purdy exiting BBC Kids in Canada
Lisa Purdy is to leave her director post at Canadian children’s channels BBC Kids and…
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C4 and industry players back new UK indie
A raft of TV industry players and a Channel 4 fund have all backed Red…
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Sky 1 launches in Germany
Sky has launched its flagship entertainment channel Sky 1 in Germany. The UK-based pay TV…
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‘Afro-American Netflix’ starts expansion
Afrostream, the subscription video-on-demand service that set itself the goal of being the ‘Netflix of Afro-American and…
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Ziggo replacing HBO with Series XL
Liberty Global-owned Dutch cable operator Ziggo will launch a new movies and series package in January…
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Discovery building the ‘Netflix of sports’
With Olympics and other rights in hand, Eurosport can become the ‘Netflix of sports’, according…
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Hulu adds Disney, Fox to channels
Disney and Fox have come on board Hulu’s new channels streaming service. The deals mean…
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UK and France deals for Jason Priestley drama
Broadcasters across Europe have acquired Private Eyes, the new Jason Priestley (Call Me Fitz) private…
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9 Story, Stu Snyder prep Little Critter series
9 Story is making an animated adaptation of the Little Critter kids books. Former Cartoon…