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Euro, Lat Am nets find Conviction with eOne
Major networks in the UK, France and Latin America have bought Entertainment One Television’s new…
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Canal+ buys Argentinian drama
French pay TV provider Canal+ has acquired Argentinian drama El Marginal from Israel-based Dori Media…
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Alibaba buys into Spielberg JV prodco
The entertainment arm of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group has acquired a minority stake in Amblin…
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All3Media restructures German operation
All3Media has restructured its German operation, getting rid of the MME Moviement brand and putting…
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MTV veteran launches OTT firm
A group of veteran US media executives led by a former MTV executive have launched…
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Mediapro makes eSports move
Spanish programmer Mediapro has taken a majority stake in Fandroid, the creator of the Spanish…
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Turner SVOD service debuts this month
Turner’s new subscription video-on-demand service dedicated to arthouse, indie, foreign and cult films is debuting…
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Netflix growth ‘slowing’ in big European markets
US streaming service Netflix is seeing subs growth slow in major European territories, according to…
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Vivendi launches WatchMusic mobile SVOD
Vivendi is launching WatchMusic, a subscription on-demand music video service in Brazil, with further international…
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IHS: VR headset install base to reach 81m
The installed base of virtual reality headsets will climb from four million in 2015 to…
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Walking Dead producer takes podcast horror to Amazon
Amazon has greenlit Lore, a horror anthology series based on the Aaron Mahnke podcast of…
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Couture and Got get top France Télévisions jobs
France Télévisions has appointed former TF1, Canal+ and Orange content boss Xavier Couture as deputy…
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Lionsgate hires Jaunt exec as OTT chief
US studio Lionsgate is pushing further into over-the-top distribution with the hire of a senior…
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Televisa becomes key Mexican Ben & Holly home
Televisa has taken free-to-air rights to Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom and will become the…
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Netflix builds LEGO, CiTV partnerships
Netflix has commissioned six original kids series, one from the LEGO Group and another from…
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YLE ploughs extra €20m to high-end drama
Finnish pubcaster YLE is a locate an extra €20 million (US$22.8 million) into high-end drama…
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MIPCOM organiser opens Esports BAR in Cannes
MIPCOM organiser Reed Midem can’t get enough of Cannes. The events firm is launching the…
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Toca Boca launches kids SVOD service
Sweden-based mobile-centric interactive app specialist Toca Boca has launched a newsubscription video-on-demand service, Toca TV…
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Netflix hires ex-Universal TV exec as content VP
Netflix has appointed former Universal Television president Bela Bajaria as its vice-president of content. Bajaria…
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Ernotte fires France 2 boss Meslet
Vincent Meslet, France 2’s executive director since August 2015 was abruptly fired yesterday by France…
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Ford to head sales as Content unifies TV and film
Line of Duty distributor Content Media Corporation is bring TV and film sales together, with…
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E4 acquires US comedy Black-ish
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has acquired ABC comedy Black-ish, and will premiere it on its…
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Ex-Viacom, Sonar exec takes on Big role
Former Viacom and Sonar distribution exec Debbie Back has joined New York’s Big Media to…
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New Korean home for Peppa Pig
Global preschool hit Peppa Pig will launch on pay TV in South Korea later this…
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Hollywood heavyweights form Critical board
Mark Itkin, Lauren Zalaznick and Frank Biondi are among the big name Hollywood execs that…
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ZDF digital boss takes on docs prodco
Carim Aadam has taken over management of the German broadcaster’s factual prodco doc.station. He replaces…
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AB taps Upside for doc sales chief
France’s AB International Distribution has appointed Upside Distribution’s Arianna Castoldi to become its head of…
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Peter Chernin sets up Campo to replace Di Loreto
Peter Chernin’s media business has recruited Kristen Campo to run its TV business. She will…
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HBO, Keshet team for Israeli kidnap drama
HBO and Keshet International are making a ten-part show dramatising events surrounding the 2014 disappearance…
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Disney and Nick buy Bing Bunny
Preschool toon series Bing Bunny has been acquired by several big name broadcasters and kids…