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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…

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Believe digital series for Meredith Corp

US-based media group Meredith Corporation will distribute a digital series about infertility in the US,…

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MTG launches online Gossip channel

The Modern Times Group has launched its online entertainment channel Gossip in Norway. The video-based…

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Disney buys Superights’ Boyster

Disney has acquired French-produced animated series Boyster for its channels in Japan, Southeast Asia and…

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Cyber does digital deals

Paris based producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has struck a number of deals with…

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ProSieben shuffle hands MacKenzie Maxdome job

German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has instigated a high-level restructure of its digital division, handing former Sky…

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Lifetime deal for Julia Stiles’ Blue

A+E Networks UK has acquired digital-to-TV drama series Blue for its Lifetime channels in the…

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Atresmedia chief passes away

José Manuel Lara Bosch, chairman of Grupo Planeta and Grupo Atresmedia, the owner of commercial…

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Netflix Australia inks Disney deal

Netflix has struck a deal with Disney ahead of its Australia and New Zealand launch…

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Sky ‘plans 4K set-top’

UK service provider Sky is reportedly planning to launch a next-generation set-top box in the…

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A-listers attached to historical HBO mini

US premium cable channel HBO has ordered a historical miniseries that has actors Tom Hanks,…

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Euro nets awaken Shopping Monsters

RTL in Croatia and Albania’s Tring TV have ordered local versions of Turkish daily makeover…

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BBC Taster gets Idris Elba interactive doc

The BBC has commissioned Story of Now, an interactive doc presented by Idris Elba (Luther, The…

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ProSiebenSat.1 strikes Fox and CBS deals

  German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has renewed a volume deal with Fox and an agreement…

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Hot Girls Wanted at Netflix

Streaming giant Netflix has bought a documentary about professional ‘amateur’ pornography following the Sundance Film…

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Warner, Sony launch Asian Netflix rival

Warner Bros. Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television have joined forces to launch a regional OTT…

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Foxtel, Seven, ABC feel factual Passion

Major Australian television groups have acquired content from Passion Distribution. Pay TV operator Foxtel has…

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Hazlehurst named MD at Lion Scotland

All3Media-owned Lion Scotland has promoted Lisa Hazlehurst to a new role of managing director following…

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MundoFox starts Finding Stuff Out with 9 Story

US Hispanic channel MundoFox has acquired 90 hours of shows from Canadian children’s company 9…

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Brit artist Jake Chapman making TV drama for Sky

Controversial British artist Jake Chapman is making a move into TV with Mills and Doom:…

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Sony poaches exec for Oz sales

Greg Sneddon is replacing Mark Young as Sony Pictures Television’s senior VP, distribution in Australia…

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Rightster founder exits as Walker takes top post

The founding CEO of UK-based multichannel network Rightster, Charlie Muirhead, has stepped down from his…

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Nick going OTT with SVOD service

Nickelodeon is to launch a standalone US subscription on-demand service as the Viacom channel targets…

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Amazon Prime membership climbs 53%

Worldwide paid membership of Amazon’s Prime subscription service grew 53% last year – 50% in the US…

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TF1 launches first SVOD service for kids

French broadcaster TF1 will launch TFou Max next month, the first SVOD service exclusively targeting…

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France’s CNC aids legal video viewing

France’s Centre Nationale du Cinéma et de L’Image Animée (CNC) has created a search engine…

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Political squabble envelops UK’s Ofcom

Ofcom deputy chair and British Conservative peer Baroness Sheila Noakes has acknowledge that her activity…

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Andy Heyward’s Genius hires digital exec

Genius Brands International, the kids content company run by Andy Heyward, has hired Jason Brumbaugh…

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Netflix buys AwesomenessTV movie

Netflix has acquired Expelled, the comedy film from online teen network AwesomenessTV. The movie has…

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Canadian SVOD service strikes Sony deal

Shomi, the recently-launched Canadian SVOD service, has inked a programming deal with Sony Pictures Television….