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MasterChef to front new German Sky 1
A local remake of MasterChef will run on a German version of UK general entertainment…
Discovery preps VR drama series
Discovery has greenlit The Satchel, a virtual reality drama miniseries. The channel operator has launched…
Sky preps VR app and UHD in Europe
Sky has confirmed it will launch a virtual reality app this summer as part of…
ProSieben poaches Maker exec for digital
ProSiebenSat.1 has poached a digital exec from Disney’s Maker Studios to run its ad-supported VOD…
MTG launches SVOD in the Baltics
The Modern Times Group is launching its Viaplay streaming service in the Baltics, taking on…
Starz making US Peep Show
Cable net Starz is working up a version of Peep Show, the latest attempt at remaking…
Smokey Robinson brings Motown toon to Netflix
Legendary musician Smokey Robinson and Netflix are working up an animated series featuring Motown hits…
Wolf Creek to go Pop in US
Australian psychological drama Wolf Creek is heading to US cable channel Pop. Pop has licensed…
Pubcasters set off for The West
Public broadcasters in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Australia are among channels that have acquired historical…
Apple to format Corden’s Carpool Karaoke
Apple has acquired exclusive rights to James Corden format Carpool Karaoke, as the tech giant…
Warner Bros poaches BBCWW’s Blot for France
Warner Bros. has hired French TV veteran Jean-Louis Blot to run a new production business…
Acquisitions lift ITV Studios
ITV Studios’ revenue grew strongly in the first half of the year, buoyed by its…
Paramount in EU geoblocking agreement
US studio Paramount has agreed a settlement with the European Commission to no longer geoblock…
Mediaset rejects revised Vivendi deal
Mediaset yesterday poured cold water on Vivendi’s overtures in search of a revised agreement to…
Comcast Ventures invests in VR studio
Comcast Ventures has invested in virtual reality studio Kite & Lightning, marking the latest in…
Apple CEO hints at ‘bigger TV plans’
Apple’s introduction of the latest version of Apple TV and its tvOS software last October…
UK ‘is Euro on-demand leader’
UK viewers have been the quickest in Western Europe to embrace on-demand TV, while Italians…
YouTube, Telemundo set ups Miami Spaces
YouTube has set up an original content pop-up studio in Miami, in association with NBCUniversal’s…
Kudos backs Derek Wax drama prodco
Kudos executive producer Derek Wax has launched a UK-based drama prodco that will sit within…
SK Telecom pulls out of CJ deal
SK Telecom has pulled out of its proposed deal for CJ Hellovision. The South Korean…
Netflix taps John Wells for Panama Papers film
The West Wing’s John Wells is teaming up with global streamer Netflix to create a…
Ex-BT channels boss joins Virgin content push
UK pay TV provider Virgin Media has hired a former content chief at BT TV…
Worldwide appoints Mukaddam CEE chief
BBC Worldwide has named Salim Mukaddam as its CEE boss, overseeing its channels business and…
Discovery hires McDonald’s exec in Asia rejig
Discovery Networks Asia Pacific has hired a senior exec from fast food brand McDonald’s as…
CW programming exec joins CBS, Lionsgate net
US entertainment network Pop has added The CW’s alternative programming chief to its ranks, with…
Netflix takes American Crime Story global
Subscription VOD giant Netflix has agreed a global streaming pact with 20th Century Fox Television…
AMC launches five nets with beIN
AMC Networks International has partnered with operator beIN to launch five channels in the Middle…
Vivendi pulls out of Mediaset deal
Vivendi has pulled out of its planned acquisition of an 89% stake in Mediaset Premium…
Seven mulls Yahoo7 buy-out
The parent of Australia’s Network Seven is considering buying out the co-owner of its Yahoo7…
Netflix takes DJ doc and manga movie
Netflix has picked up a doc about superstar DJ and music producer Steve Aoki, and…