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