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Hulu snags Homeland from Fox
Hulu has acquired premium drama series from Fox. The hit drama goes out on premium cable…
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Amazon buys Evil Dead series
Amazon has acquired Ash vs Evil Dead for its German service. The comedy horror plays…
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ABC’s Falvey to run Awesomeness mobile VOD net
Youth-focused content firm AwesomenessTV has poached the head of comedy at US broadcaster ABC to…
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MediaWorks names CEO, CFO to exit
New Zealand-based broadcaster and producer MediaWorks has named a local media industry veteran as its…
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50 Cent extends Starz deal, plans Tomorrow, Today
Rapper Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson has scored an overall development deal with US network Starz,…
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Starz develops novella, Dirty Girls Social Club
US premium cable network Starz is working to adapt Mexican telenovela and a best-selling novel…
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SoHo dropped as Foxtel encourages Binge viewing
Australian pay giant Foxtel is moving premium programming currently on its SoHo drama channel to…
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UKTV touts viewing share
UKTV has issued half-year viewing and market share results, claiming it is outperforming the wider…
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Game of Thrones ending confirmed
As expected, flagship HBO drama Game of Thrones will end after its eighth season. Showrunner…
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Mediaset and Vivendi in war of words
The war of words between Mediaset and Vivendi over the latter’s second thoughts about buying…
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iPlayer licence fee ‘loophole’ to close in September
Changes to UK law that will require people to buy a TV Licence to watch…
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Fox ties down Fresh Off the Boat creator
Fresh Off the Boat creator and showrunner Nahnatchka Khan has scored a pod deal at…
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MEA pay TV subscriptions to increase 67%
Pay TV subscriptions in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will increase by 67% between…
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Simon Andreae prodco hires exec from ITV
Naked Entertainment, Simon Andreae’s prodco, has hired Matthew Cox from ITV. He joins the UK-based…
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RTVC takes on Netflix with Play
Colombian pubcaster RTVC has launched Play, an on-demand service offering free access to a raft…
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TCAs: TBS gets first primetime toon
US basic cable network TBS has ordered its first primetime animated series. Tarantula, from Carson…
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Amazon doubling content spend, tripling originals
Amazon is dramatically ramping up its spending on original content, telling investors it will almost…
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DreamWorks channel launches in Middle East
The DreamWorks channel is due to launch in Arabic on the beIN platform in the…
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Fox poaches Keshet exec in drama originals plan
Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa has poached Sara Johnson from Keshet UK as a…
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YouTube growth helps cement Google Q2 gains
The continued strength of YouTube along with mobile gains helped Google parent company Alphabet to…
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Dauman, Redstones set for Viacom court battle
The fight for control of Sumner Redstone’s Viacom is headed for a court case. A…
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Harbour takes French docs to Asia
Hong Kong based distributor Harbour Rights has sold a raft of docs to Asian broadcasters,…
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Discovery names India chief
More changes are afoot at Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific after the channels TV group named a…
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Mediaset threatens Vivendi with legal action
Mediaset has threatened to take legal action against Vivendi if the French media company fails…
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Burman teams with Mediapro
Spain-based channel operator and producer Mediapro is teaming with Daniel Burman’s Argentina-based prodco, and the…
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Dahill leaves ABC for KEO
The Australian arm of indie prodco KEO Films has hired Brendan Dahill as its new…
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Viacom launches throwback MTV channel
Viacom is launching MTV Classic, a new cable net that will be programmed with MTV…
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TBS plots Notorious B.I.G.-inspired drama
US basic cable channel TBS is developing a scripted series inspired by the lyrics of…
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eOne hires ITV Studios EMEA sales exec
Entertainment One Television has hired ITV Studios distribution veteran Toby Melling, TBI has learned. Melling…
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Sky ups profit, adds subs
Sky has reported strong full year results, with revenue climbing by 7% and adjusted operating…