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