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Netflix is widely rumoured to be preparing to launch in South Africa this year or…

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Spanish free-to-air broadcast group Atresmedia has ordered a local version of Married at First Sight,…

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A raft of broadcasters have acquired a Depeche Mode live concert film. Depeche Mode: Live…

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AMC Networks’ Sundance Channel has acquired five features from the 2015 Sundance Festival, which is…

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Rich Ross’s latest major move since becoming Discovery Channel president is to set up a…

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Fox Broadcasting in the US has hired Fabrik Entertainment’s Rachel Rusch to become its executive…

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US premium cable network Showtime has bought Dreamcatcher, a documentary about the fight against human…

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The channels arm of NBCUniversal is pulling out of the Russian market, citing the challenging…

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US cable channel Syfy has poached AMC Networks’ executive Andie Beckerman to become its VP,…

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UK-based distributor DRG has promoted Noel Hedges to a new role of executive VP, content….

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South Korean content giant CJ E&M has created an animated division and launched it with…

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FremantleMedia has upped its stake in European multichannel network Divimove to take majority control of…

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DreamWorks Animation is cutting 500 jobs, a move expected to cost Jeffrey Katzenberg’s company US$290…

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Cisneros Media’s crime novella DeMente Criminal is to be remade in Brazil after a local…

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Brazilian channel TV Cultura has acquired a package of premium shows from the BBC’s commercial…

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Roughly 17% of US broadband households would be likely to subscribe to HBO’s forthcoming over-the-top…

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The BBC Trust has launched an industry consultation on proposals to scrap current production quotas…

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Canadian public broadcaster CBC is working up an international thriller series with Law and Order…

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Amazon is making its acclaimed drama series Transparent available in a day-long free window. The…

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Canadian SVOD service Shomi has acquired exclusive local rights to a raft of Amazon’s original…

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Vessel, the new online video start-up from former Hulu boss Jason Kilar, has launched in…

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Spanish-language drama The Time in Between is to premiere on My TV More in Nigeria…

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Downton Abbey prodco Carnival Films has poached a development executive from US broadcast network ABC….

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Tiger Aspect Productions has tapped rival Baby Cow Productions to appoint the latter’s Tim Searle…

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UK broadcaster BBC One has commissioned a three-part documentary series following former Manchester United footballers…

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Pilot season is well underway in the US, with news emerging overnight NBC has confirmed…

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US streaming service Hulu has ordered an original long-form comedy from the makers of YouTube…

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Virgin Media’s parent company, Liberty Global, has upped Virgin’s chief operating officer Dana Strong to…

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Fox International Channels is aligning all of its international Fox channels under a unified global…

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Eyeworks USA is rebranding to 3 Ball Entertainment and installed new senior management. The international…