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Mansfield’s UK prodco launches LA office
Grant Mansfield’s UK-based producer, Plimsoll Productions, is establishing a base in LA, with ITV format…
Believe digital series for Meredith Corp
US-based media group Meredith Corporation will distribute a digital series about infertility in the US,…
MTG launches online Gossip channel
The Modern Times Group has launched its online entertainment channel Gossip in Norway. The video-based…
Disney buys Superights’ Boyster
Disney has acquired French-produced animated series Boyster for its channels in Japan, Southeast Asia and…
Cyber does digital deals
Paris based producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has struck a number of deals with…
ProSieben shuffle hands MacKenzie Maxdome job
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has instigated a high-level restructure of its digital division, handing former Sky…
Lifetime deal for Julia Stiles’ Blue
A+E Networks UK has acquired digital-to-TV drama series Blue for its Lifetime channels in the…
Atresmedia chief passes away
José Manuel Lara Bosch, chairman of Grupo Planeta and Grupo Atresmedia, the owner of commercial…
Netflix Australia inks Disney deal
Netflix has struck a deal with Disney ahead of its Australia and New Zealand launch…
Sky ‘plans 4K set-top’
UK service provider Sky is reportedly planning to launch a next-generation set-top box in the…
A-listers attached to historical HBO mini
US premium cable channel HBO has ordered a historical miniseries that has actors Tom Hanks,…
Euro nets awaken Shopping Monsters
RTL in Croatia and Albania’s Tring TV have ordered local versions of Turkish daily makeover…
BBC Taster gets Idris Elba interactive doc
The BBC has commissioned Story of Now, an interactive doc presented by Idris Elba (Luther, The…
ProSiebenSat.1 strikes Fox and CBS deals
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has renewed a volume deal with Fox and an agreement…
Hot Girls Wanted at Netflix
Streaming giant Netflix has bought a documentary about professional ‘amateur’ pornography following the Sundance Film…
Warner, Sony launch Asian Netflix rival
Warner Bros. Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television have joined forces to launch a regional OTT…
Foxtel, Seven, ABC feel factual Passion
Major Australian television groups have acquired content from Passion Distribution. Pay TV operator Foxtel has…
Hazlehurst named MD at Lion Scotland
All3Media-owned Lion Scotland has promoted Lisa Hazlehurst to a new role of managing director following…
MundoFox starts Finding Stuff Out with 9 Story
US Hispanic channel MundoFox has acquired 90 hours of shows from Canadian children’s company 9…
Brit artist Jake Chapman making TV drama for Sky
Controversial British artist Jake Chapman is making a move into TV with Mills and Doom:…
Sony poaches exec for Oz sales
Greg Sneddon is replacing Mark Young as Sony Pictures Television’s senior VP, distribution in Australia…
Rightster founder exits as Walker takes top post
The founding CEO of UK-based multichannel network Rightster, Charlie Muirhead, has stepped down from his…
Nick going OTT with SVOD service
Nickelodeon is to launch a standalone US subscription on-demand service as the Viacom channel targets…
Amazon Prime membership climbs 53%
Worldwide paid membership of Amazon’s Prime subscription service grew 53% last year – 50% in the US…
TF1 launches first SVOD service for kids
French broadcaster TF1 will launch TFou Max next month, the first SVOD service exclusively targeting…
France’s CNC aids legal video viewing
France’s Centre Nationale du Cinéma et de L’Image Animée (CNC) has created a search engine…
Political squabble envelops UK’s Ofcom
Ofcom deputy chair and British Conservative peer Baroness Sheila Noakes has acknowledge that her activity…
Andy Heyward’s Genius hires digital exec
Genius Brands International, the kids content company run by Andy Heyward, has hired Jason Brumbaugh…
Netflix buys AwesomenessTV movie
Netflix has acquired Expelled, the comedy film from online teen network AwesomenessTV. The movie has…
Canadian SVOD service strikes Sony deal
Shomi, the recently-launched Canadian SVOD service, has inked a programming deal with Sony Pictures Television….