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OTT subs to hit 100 million this year
The total number of subscribers to online streaming services will pass 100 million on a…
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Popstars makes a German comeback
RTL II has ordered a local version of Popstars, one of the first wave of…
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icflix buys Endemol Shine MMA drama
Middle Eastern SVOD service icflix has acquired MMA drama Kingdom from Endemol Shine Group. The…
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Endemol Shine sets up Balkan Big Brother hub
Endemol Shine Group has set up a production hub from which local versions of reality…
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Romanian launch for HBO Go
HBO’s TV Everywhere service HBO Go has launched on Digi Net and Digi TV in…
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FremantleMedia creates Shotglass
FremantleMedia’s UK arm has created a digital division named Shotglass Media. The production unit will…
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Spike makes Senior hire from Endemol Shine
US cable channel Spike TV has poached the CEO of Endemol Shine North America-owned formats…
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Vivendi settles dispute with shareholder
Vivendi and activist hedge fund P. Schoenfeld Asset Management have settled their dispute over Vivendi’s…
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Endemol Shine Latino shapes up
Endemol Shine Group’s Latin American business is shaping up with the appointment co-VPs, who will…
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Bunim/Murray chair stands down in shake up
Jonathan Murray is stepping back from Bunim/Murray Productions, the pioneering US reality prodco he co-created…
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Ex-FremantleMedia exec joins Jim Henson
Former FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment distribution exec Amy Takahara (pictured) has joined US producer…
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eOne nurtures Creature with first-look
Entertainment One has secured a first-look deal with unscripted specialist Creature Films, which veteran producers…
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Vivendi ‘eyes £28bn Sky takeover’
French media conglom Vivendi has been linked with a takeover of European pay TV giant…
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More details on Dailymotion sale emerge
Vivendi is in exclusive talks with Orange about buying an 80% stake in French video…
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Lionsgate chairman to sell 10 million shares
Lionsgate Entertainment chairman and key shareholder Mark Rachesky is to sell 10,000,000 shares in the…
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Fox’s Empire headed to UK youth net
Fox’s new season break-out hit Empire has landed on UK TV. A deal between Twentieth…
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ITV in for $950m Weinstein TV assets
UK broadcaster ITV is set to acquire the television assets of The Weinstein Company in…
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News brief: US prodco rehires Hamilton
US producer 2C Creative & Content has rehired a former production exec to spearhead an…
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Viacom restructure costs $785m
The continuing restructuring of Viacom will cost the US-based media giant US$785 million. The company…
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Woodcut poaches A+E commissioner
Woodcut Media has poached A+E Networks UK buyer Jinal Patel to become its joint creative…
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Netflix snaps up original Ricky Gervais film
Netflix will debut a new original feature film written and directed by comedian and actor…
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Vivendi confirms Dailymotion bid
Vivendi has confirmed that it has made an offer for Orange-owned video site Dailymotion, as…
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Nick’s Johnson resurfaces at Sesame Workshop
Former Nickelodeon animation chief Brown Johnson has resurfaced at Sesame Workshop, which has restructured its…
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Netflix among those joining Z Nation
Netflix has taken worldwide on-demand rights to zombie drama Z Nation, becoming one of a…
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Damon, Affleck Incorporated into Syfy
A futuristic thriller drama from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s production company has gone to…
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Twin Peaks revival in doubt as Lynch exits
Showtime’s revival of classic drama Twin Peaks has been thrown into doubt by the exit…
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Idris Elba heading to Cannes with Content
TV and film star Idris Elba is heading to MIPTV to promote Mandela, My Dad…
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Starz SVOD service to debut in MENA
Starz’s international subscription on-demand platform will makes its worldwide debut in the Middle East and…
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Fennessys to exit Endemol Shine
Mark and Carl Fennessy will exit Endemol Shine Group later this year after deciding not…
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Ex-Eyeworks exec joins DRG
Former Eyeworks International Distribution acquisitions chief Katy Cundall has joined UK-based distributor DRG, TBI has…