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eSports scripted series set to launch

Lisbon-based digital prodco BeActive has created what it claims to be the first scripted series…

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Viceland adds UK originals ahead of debut

The upcoming British pay TV channel Viceland UK will feature series from emerging local talent,…

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Fox cancels one Burnett series, orders another

US broadcaster Fox has cancelled a Mark Burnett-produced dating series, but ordered a music-themed, interactive…

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Hulu ditches free service, Yahoo steps in

Hulu is canning its ad-supported streaming and catch-up service, with a chunk of its free…

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Game of Thrones author lays down Wild Cards

Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin will see another of his epic book series,…

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Mediaset holding co. sell €740m AC Milan

Mediaset holding company Fininvest has signed a preliminary contract with a group of Chinese investors…

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Reelz uncovers Hollywood Homicide

Reelz has ordered a new true-crime series, Hollywood Homicide Uncovered. The show will be produced…

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TV performs strongly for Altice

Altice Group second quarter financials were pulled down by continued subscriber, revenue and earnings losses…

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Deutsche Telekom streaming 360° Chili Peppers show

Deutsche Telekom is due to air a 360-degree live-stream of the Red Hot Chili Peppers…

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Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart host Dinner Party

Rapper Snoop Dogg and homemaking expert Martha Stewart are joining forces for Martha & Snoop’s…

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Cohen, BBCWW make down payments on House

Former Channel 4 drama chief Tessa Ross and ex-Working Title Television UK boss Juliette Howell…

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Magine sets sights on Chinese market

Cloud TV company Magine has set up a Hong Kong-based Magine Asia division, with plans…

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Liberty plans content investments

Liberty Global plans to make “smart, opportunistic investments” in content following its recent announcement that…

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MTG rehires pay TV buyer

The Modern Times Group has hired Bun Beeseon as its vice president of pay TV…

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AMC goes local in CEE

AMC Networks is localising its flagship AMC channel in Central and Eastern Europe. The US-listed…

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Woody Allen’s Amazon comedy Crisis nears

Woody Allen’s comedy for Amazon Prime Video is called Crisis in Six Scenes, and sees…

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Netflix set to make Stranger Things happen again

Netflix is set to order a second season of its hit original drama Stranger Things….

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Disney taps Lizzie McGuire creator for family series

US cable network Disney Channel has ordered a kids- and family-focused series from the creator…

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Ex-Jamie Oliver execs reveal Delightful plan

A trio of former Jamie Oliver Group execs have formed Delightful Media, a food-and-drink-focused production…

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China’s Schindlers set for RTVE, ORF

Broadcasters in Europe have bought China’s Schindlers, a New Zealand-produced documentary about two Chinese men…

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Kauffman sets dramas with HBO, Amazon

Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman has sold miniseries dramas to premium US outlets HBO and Amazon…

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Dish creates $40 ‘skinny bundle’

US pay TV provider Dish has created a US$39.99 a month package that comprises a…

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Corus moves Teletoon originals exec to Nelvana

Canada’s Corus Entertainment has moved an original programming boss at its kids network Teletoon to…

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Barcroft adds execs after Channel 4 investment

UK-based digital content business Barcroft Media has hired execs from News UK and Bloomberg for…

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Lionsgate can ‘dramatically scale’ drama with Starz

Lionsgate chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer has said the US$4.4 billion acquisition of premium cable…

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ABC to spend Ten Days in the Valley with Sedgwick

US broadcaster ABC has gone straight-to-series with a ten-part drama from Skydance Television, which will…

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Insurgent signs first-look with Zoo exec

LA-based Insurgent Media has signed a first-look deal with veteran film and TV producer Cathy…

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Horizon growth helps boost Liberty Global subs

Liberty Global’s advanced TV base passed the seven million mark in the second quarter, with…

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Paltrow, Will.I.Am. join Apple unscripted series

Actor Gwyneth Paltrow and singer Will.I.Am. have signed on to appear in and executive produce…

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News brief: Spanish DTT net will Deal With It!

Spain’s Ten will become the latest channel to air a local version of Keshet International-sold…