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Crave cuts Fox SVOD deal
Fledgling Canadian SVOD service Crave has struck a programming deal with Fox, for several of…
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Rare Television buys UK indie Screenchannel
UK production group Rare Television has acquired indie prodco Screenchannel Television. Screenchannel was launched in…
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ITV orders deals and discounting series
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered Bargain Fever Britain, a two-part factual series looking behind…
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Walking Dead exec adapts Swedish drama
Gale Anne Hurd from The Walking Dead and Universal Cable Productions are developing Swedish drama…
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New Worlds launches on US OTT, iTunes
Epic period miniseries New Worlds will launch on UK-centric OTT service Acorn TV next week…
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Cinedigm preps OTT nets with LA start-up
US indie distributor Cinedigm is to mine its content library to launch a slate of…
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Netflix launches in Cuba
Netflix has launched its streaming service in Cuba today. The US-listed company said that improving…
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SundanceTV gets first German drama
SundanceTV claims it will be the first US network to broadcast a German-language drama after…
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Netflix ‘working up Zelda series, Ten deal’
Netflix is reportedly developing a series based on the popular Legend of Zelda video games,…
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News brief: Zee explores Who’s Asking?
Indian broadaster Zee has licensed a local version of Israeli studio gameshow Who’s Asking? from…
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France Télévisions launching kids nets on YouTube
France Télévisions is set to launch two YouTube kids channels for the 3-12 demo this…
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UK Premier League rights auction could top £5bn
The cost of the current UK TV auction for live Premier League football from 2016/17…
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Strikes threatened at Canal+
Unions representing employees of French pay TV operator Canal+ have threatened to take strike action…
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Lagardère buys The Box Distribution
The international content arm of Lagardère has acquired The Box Distribution. Lagardère Entertainment’s LE Rights…
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MGM bringing ABC’s Battlebots to market
MGM will sell Battlebots internationally, the robot battle series that is relaunching on US broadcast…
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News brief: Syfy US acquires Flame’s ghost series
US cable net Syfy has acquired ghost hunter series Haunting: Australia from UK indie Flame…
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StudioCanal ups German CEO to deputy chief
France-based StudioCanal has appointed the head of its German division, Rodolphe Buet, as its deputy…
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MNC buys Primeworks’ urban travelogue
An Indonesian broadcast group has bought non-exclusive pay TV and OTT rights to Primeworks Studios’…
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Moonves eyes CBS buy-out
CBS Corp.’s CEO Les Moonves has been linked with a buy-out of the US broadcaster,…
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DHX sells thousands of hours to SVOD
DHX Media has shopped 5,000 half hours to various international SVOD platforms. The Canadian kids…
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Baz Luhrmann making Netflix drama
Baz Luhrmann is making The Get Down for Netflix, an original music-driven drama set in…
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Reuters launches ‘Netflix for news’
Reuters has launched its mobile TV news service, offering curated and personalised news coverage that…
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Twitter to up video focus
Twitter has revealed that it has “a lot more coming on the mobile video front”…
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NBC renews dramas including Blacklist
NBC has given new season order to hit drama The Blacklist, which will enter production…
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TV production booms at Lionsgate
TV production revenues at US studio Lionsgate nearly doubled year-on-year in its latest financial quarter….
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Sky Vision’s What Went Down generates sales
More than 60 territories have taken on user-generated content clip show What Went Down since…
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ITV Studios America hires digital boss
ITV Studios has hired Bruce Gersh to oversee digital and branded content at its US…
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Staggs in pole for Disney CEO role
Thomas Staggs has been named COO of The Walt Disney Company, positioning him as likely…
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News brief: Greco upped at Bunim/Murray
US prodco Bunim/Murray has promoted John Greco to senior VP, production. Banijay-owned BMP said Greco…
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Sony Pictures chief Pascal exiting
Amy Pascal is leaving her post as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and launching a…