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Keshet staffs up London office

Keshet International has hired international TV veteran Anke Stoll and hired Rose Hughes as senior…

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Critical picks up German TNT drama

Critical Content has taken international rights to The Valley, the murder mystery drama that played…

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Discovery launches online VR offering

Discovery has launched Seeker VR, an OTT 360-video and virtual reality offering. The YouTube channel…

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Polsat makes digital originals move

Polish pay and free TV broadcaster Polsat Group has selected the first four film and…

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CBS CEO: Netflix ‘is not eating the world’

Netflix is not “eating the world” and has helped to drive up the price of…

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Kiefer Sutherland to speak at MIPCOM

Kiefer Sutherland will give a keynote address at MIPCOM next month. The actor will be…

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FYI preps trip to Downton Shabby

US cable net FYI will debut a new home renovation series next month, Downton Shabby….

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Sky Vision hires for US, Asia

UK distributor Sky Vision has created new roles in the US and Asia, bringing in…

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TBI’s Top 10 Stories of the Week

Our exclusive Distributor Survey 2016 has been top of the agenda this week on TBIVision.com…

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Ukraine welcomes ‘historic’ tax rebate law

Ukrainian producers are today celebrating the introduction of state-supported television and film tax rebates aimed…

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Alex Graham takes Guardian parent chair

Not long after establishing Two Cities Television, Alex Graham has been named chairman of the…

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MGM extends Robertson contract

MGM has renewed the contract of Greg Robertson, meaning he will remain in charge of…

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Report: Verizon set to buy Vessel

US telco Verizon is in position to acquire mobile video platform Vessel, according to a…

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Netflix reveals Naked movie

Netflix has given the greenlight to a feature film starring Marlon Wayans (Scary Movie), based…

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Russian remake for NZ drama Step Dave

A Russian network is getting a remake New Zealand drama Step Dave. Distributor All3Media International…

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Sky ‘rapidly closing the gap’ on Liberty Global

Sky is “rapidly closing the gap” on its larger rival Liberty Global in Western Europe,…

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NBCU closing Tellycopter in unscripted rejig

NBCUniversal is set to close its central development unit Tellycopter as part of a wider…

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BBC plots Mrs Brown’s Boys spin-off

UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a pilot of All Round to Mrs Browns, an…

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Bodle buys back Power

Justin Bodle has bought Power, handing his new company the production and distribution business he…

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Netflix goes ‘fully local’ in Turkey

Netflix has unveiled a “more localised” version of its service in Turkey, with domestic content…

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Netflix elects Designated Survivor

Netflix has acquired international rights to new season ABC political drama Designated Survivor. The deal…

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Netflix reveals how quickly it hooks viewers

Streaming service Netflix claims to know exactly when its customers around the world become ‘hooked’…

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Glamorous NY move for Israeli prodco

The co-founder and CEO of Israeli’s Studio Glam has moved to New York City to…

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Love Nature hires ex-Viacom, BBCWW exec

Wildlife-focused on-demand service Love Nature has hired Anthony Jewitt as its first director of partnerships….

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Warner Bros. ups Canuck sales exec

Warner Bros. International Television Distribution has promoted James Andrews to a sales director position in…

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Remarkable hires ex-Optomen exec

Endemol Shine UK prodco Remarkable has hired a former Optomen Television development exec and promoted…

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Dooley follows Dauman out of Viacom

The interim president and CEO of Viacom, Tom Dooley, will leave the media giant in…

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Drive’s distribution arm strikes Barcroft deal

Fledging distributor Drive Media Rights has picked up a raft of content from Barcroft Media….

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Netflix aims for half-original content line-up

Netflix aims to move to a 50-50 split between licensed and original content, according to…

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BBC starts putting shows out to tender

The BBC is putting some of its key series out to tender as part of…