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Lagardère makes African move with DIFFA deal
France-based Lagardère has taken majority control of Africa-focused TV and film distributor DIFFA (International Distribution…
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Apple to make ‘dramatic’ TV push, says investor Icahn
Billionaire investor and Apple shareholder, Carl Icahn, said he expects the firm to make a…
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LA Screenings: RTE searches for CSI replacement
Irish pubcaster RTÉ is at the LA Screenings searching for three dramas to replace CSI,…
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David Lynch back on board Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks director David Lynch has rejoined Showtime’s 2015-16 season remake of the classic mystery…
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Vodafone’s TV customer base tops 9 million
Vodafone closed the quarter ending March 31 with 9.1 million TV customers and 11.3 million…
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UK indie poaches C5 commissioner for reality push
UK-based drama producer Red Planet Pictures has recruited Channel 5 commissioner Simon Raikes to spearhead…
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Disney’s Maker Studios appoints intn’l content chief
Online content and channels specialist Maker Studios has recruited writer and director Luke Hyams to…
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Hat Trick’s Cohen named Pact vice chair
Hat Trick Productions’ Paul Cohen has been appointed vice chair of UK indie producers body…
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EU won’t enforce pan-Euro rights deals
The European Commission does not want to enforce pan-European content licensing as part of its Digital…
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Connected TV will drive OTT subs surge
An increase in connected TV sales will spur a surge in the number of consumers…
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Woody Allen: ‘Amazon series a catastrophic mistake’
Film director Woody Allen has said moving into TV series with an original comedy for…
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Account sharing a ‘challenge’ for SVOD
Some 11% of all US broadband households rely exclusively on shared accounts when using subscription…
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News brief: Alfred Haber lands Wicked Tuna
Alfred Haber Television has picked up international rights to Nat Geo reality series Wicked Tuna….
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Hulu rescues The Mindy Project
US streaming and catch up service Hulu has commissioned a 26-part season of the The…
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Netflix ‘in talks over China launch’
Netflix is speaking to potential local partners about a launch in China, according to the…
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Banijay poaches Michael Jackson from DCD
Banijay International has hired Michael Jackson as head of global sales. The company said the…
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First original for AMC’s CBS Reality
AMC Networks International has ordered Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, the first original series for the UK…
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Former Yahoo exec starting Believe digital studio
Brian Hunt, Yahoo’s former original content chief, has joined US prodco Believe and will start…
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Amazon ‘dropping Viacom reality shows’
Amazon will remove numerous Viacom reality series from its US Prime Instant Video service, according…
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BBC preps six new iPlayer pilots
The BBC will launch six new online comedy pilots on the iPlayer as part of…
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UTV cuts revenue forecast for UTV Ireland channel
UTV Media, owner of Northern Irish broadcaster UTV, has cut the 2015 revenue forecast for…
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Orange signs up with Banaxi for SVOD service
Banaxi, the central European on-demand service backed by OTT technology provider NetRange, has struck a…
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CBS announces fall slate
CBS has unveiled its new season slate, with seven new series amid a raft of…
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Studios lifts ITV results
ITV said that its total revenue climbed by 12% year-on-year in the first quarter to…
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All3’s Caudell switches to Channel 4 in rejig
Ben Caudell is leaving All3Media’s Objective Productions for UK broadcaster Channel 4 little more than…
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BBC Worldwide backs UK indie start-up
BBC Worldwide is taking a 25% stake in Mighty Productions, a new UK prodco being…
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History orders treasure hunt series
US cable net History has ordered a new eight-part marine archaeology series that it hopes…
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Peter Pan to take flight with Red Arrow
Red Arrow has snagged international rights to Peter & Wendy, a contemporary version of Peter…
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Hulu strikes AT&T deal
Telco AT&T has inked a deal with Hulu and will make the streaming and catch-up…
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Keshet wins ITV commission
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered When Do You Get Off?, a new dating show from…