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Das Boot fits as Sonar joins Sky drama
LA-based Sonar Entertainment will coproduce Sky’s German television remake of the anti-war film Das Boot….
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Doomed Canuck SVOD net ‘neared 1m subs’
Canadian on-demand service Shomi has come close to attracting 900,000 subscribers, it has revealed after…
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MTG issues $58m bond in new funding plan
Modern Times Group has issued an SEK500 million (US$58.2 million) corporate bond, with the proceeds…
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Ex-Pivot exec joins AMC in int’l rejig
Former Pivot exec Chris Loveall has joined AMC Networks as part of a new group…
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Nine programming chief exits
Andrew Backwell has resigned from his programming and production role at Australian commercial broadcaster Nine…
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UK execs outline Brexit priorities
Ensuring continued freedom of movement within the European Union is the main Brexit priority for…
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Mondo sets up Tenerife production hub
Kids producer and distributor Mondo TV has set up a new production outpost in Santa…
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Mediapro appoints international content chief
Laura Fernández Espeso has been appointed head of international content at Spanish channel operator, producer…
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Amazon buys more Indian content ahead of launch
Amazon has acquired more local movies ahead launching its streaming service in India later this…
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Naegle to lead Annapurna TV arm
Former HBO programming chief Sue Naegle will establish a television division for Annapurna Pictures, the…
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Shomi shutters amid ‘challenging’ SVOD market
Canadian subscription video-on-demand player Shomi will close on November 30. Its cableco parents, Rogers Communications and…
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NBCU, Tom Hardy work up drama duo
NBCUniversal International Studios and actor Tom Hardy’s prodco are working to adapt a new crime…
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BBC to require iPlayer logins from next year
From early next year all viewers will be required to sign into the BBC iPlayer,…
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BBC launches first TV Everywhere service
BBC Worldwide has launched BBC Player, a branded TV Everywhere service in partnership with Singaporean…
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Rok Studios to launch Nollywood channel on Sky
Nigerian film studio Rok Studios is due to launch a new Nollywood channel on Sky…
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Roku hails biggest device launch in its history
Roku has introduced five new streaming devices in what it described as the biggest player…
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Disney ‘prepares Twitter bid’
The Walt Disney Company is reportedly eyeing a deal to buy social media platform Twitter….
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Baker moving to the UK for EasyTrack
Rights management business EasyTrack is setting up in the UK, with former Foxtel acquisitions boss…
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Gordon Ramsay prodco hires Brogden
Gordon Ramsay prodco Studio Ramsay has brought in Tinopolis entertainment chief Chris Brogden as chief…
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Amazon UK picks up BBC kids series
Amazon has acquired the new version of CBeebies kids series Teletubbies for its streaming service….
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Netflix buys buzzy Ukraine comedy drama
Netflix has acquired Servant of the People and the hit Ukrainian comedy drama will play…
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Channel 4 buys NBC drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired NBC’s dramedy This is Us from Twentieth Century Fox…
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360Production nabs Renegade producer
Britain-based 360Production has hired Belinda Cherrington from Renegade Pictures to become its first creative director…
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BBC in Deep Water with Australian drama deal
BBC Four has prebought Australian crime drama Deep Water. The four-parter launches on SBS as…
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Amazon gets local movies ahead of India launch
Amazon has inked a deal with Indian movie producer and distributor Dharma, giving it a…
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A+E nets Alfie Allen’s Story of Football
A+E Networks UK has commissioned Woodcut Media and The Development Partnership to coproduce two-part documentary…
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Sharma, Bates upped in regional Viacom rejig
Paras Sharma and Simon Bates have gained promotions in a restructuring at Viacom International Media…
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BBC extends Matt LeBlanc’s Top Gear journey
UK pubcaster the BBC has confirmed Matt LeBlanc will remain as host of motoring series…
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Talpa grows Wishing Tree with Lat Am deal
Talpa has sold its Wishing Tree format into Latin America for the first time, sealing…
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Report: Google to launch 4K Chromecast
Google is reportedly gearing up to launch a new 4K version of Chromecast and its…