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Vivendi gives up on Mediaset agreement hopes
Tentative moves to find an amicable resolution to Vivendi and Mediaset’s dispute over the aborted…
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The QYou moves into China
Youth broadcaster The QYou has entered the Chinese market through a partnership with China Entertainment…
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Report: YouTube signs up CBS for forthcoming TV offering
YouTube has signed up CBS as the first major US network for a new online…
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BBC Three snaps up Aussie drama Barracuda
BBC Three has bought UK rights to Barracuda, an Australian drama from novelist Christos Tsiolkas….
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RTL secures new NBCU output deal
Mediagruppe RTL Deutschland has secured a new output deal with NBCUniversal International Distribution. This hands…
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New kids OTT service rolls out
Digital Media Rights has launched Cocoro, a new kids OTT service. The on-demand service has…
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Fox strikes OSN output deal
Fox has renewed its output deal with OSN. The deal gives the Middle Eastern pay…
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Netflix’s Asian subs to soar
Netflix’s subscriber base in Asia will more than double over the next five years although…
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Lagardère Studios plans European indie M&A
Lagardère Studios, the entertainment division of Lagardère Group, is looking for further external growth in…
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Trace SVOD service to launch before end of year
Youth-focused international media group Trace TV is set to launch its long-awaited SVOD offering Trace…
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Vimeo debuts TV Store with Lionsgate onboard
Vimeo has launched a new transactional TV store, with Lionsgate and Starz the first partners to…
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CBS orders Candy Crush TV series
US network CBS has ordered a one-hour gameshow based on the Candy Crush Saga mobile…
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Sony and Pinewood strike TV drama deal
Sony Pictures Television and Pinewood Television have inked a six-series deal that will see the…
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Cartoonito takes Thomas from Nick, Sesame Street
Thomas & Friends has a new home on British pay TV, with Cartoonito stealing away…
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Thunderbirds go to China for first time
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has acquired ITV kids series Thunderbirds Are Go, bringing the iconic…
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MIPCOM: Day three deal round-up
The sun came out for the TV business on the Tuesday of MIPCOM, bringing with…
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Netflix surges as revenues top $2bn
Netflix has reported better than expected results, with quarterly revenues topping US$2 billion for the…
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YouTube ups original content focus
YouTube has commissioned a raft of new content for its subscription service YouTube Red, following…
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Eurosport gets into drone racing
Discovery-owned sports net Eurosport has struck a deal to cover drone racing, making it the…
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Netflix grabs Telemundo series, Atypical drama
Telemundo’s latest scripted series are exclusively headed to streaming service Netflix in a number of…
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Vice names international channels chief
Viceland International has a new president. James Rosenstock has been promoted from his executive VP,…
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MIPCOM: Sony talks up virtual reality TV
Sony has committed to making a variety of content “beyond gaming” following the global launch…
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Telemundo opens international studio
US Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo as launched Telemundo International Studios here in Cannes. The NBCUniversal-owned Spanish-language…
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ZDF orders antiques format
All3Media’s Tower Productions is making a German version of antiques format For What It’s Worth….
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AMC Networks pumps $65m into SVOD net
AMC Networks has invested US$65 million in streaming service RLJ Entertainment. RLJ owns the SVOD…
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Rogers CEO steps down with new chief in waiting
The president and CEO of Canadian telecoms and media giant Rogers Communications has stepped down,…
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MIPCOM: Day two deal round-up
As MIPCOM hits the half-way mark, deals have been coming thick and fast. Among the…
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German pubcaster joins blue-chip BBC series
German pubcaster WDR will coproduce BBC natural history series Ocean. WDR is already a coproducer…
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Avanti poaches Films of Record MD
UK indie Avanti Media has poached Neil Grant from Zinc Media-owned Films of Record. London-…
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Winners crowned at TBI Content Innovation Awards
Gaumont Television, Zodiak Rights, Content Media and Fox UK were among the big winners at…