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Canal+ plans pay option for OTT

French pay TV operator Canal+’s recently formed over-the-top arm, Canal OTT, is moving forwards with…

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News brief: Turner channels launch on SingTel

Seven Turner Broadcasting System channels are launching on the SingTel mio platform in Singapore. Kids…

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News brief: Proper expands development team

Canadian factual prodco Proper Television has expanded its development team by hiring producer Lisa Gabriele….

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YouTube star lands E! comedy talk show

A YouTube star with more than two million subscribers will host a comedy talk show…

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Netflix ‘begins pirate crackdown’

On-demand site Netflix has reportedly begun cracking down on consumers using VPN services to access…

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WWE Network gets UK, Ireland launch

Wrestling entertainment company the WWE is launching its direct-to-consumer channel, WWE Network, in the UK…

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Downton, Mr Selfridge enter Mongolia

ITV’s British period dramas Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge are headed into Mongolia following deals…

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Virgin Media adds two Sky HD channels

UK cable operator Virgin Media has added Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HQ…

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Endemol Shine, Zodiak try out Israeli formats

Prodcos from the Endemol Shine Group and Zodiak Media groups have bought formats from Israel’s…

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Religious channel launches on UK’s Freeview

US-based religious channel Trinity Broadcast Network has launched in the UK on the Freeview platform….

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Half of non-pay TV US consumers have Netflix

Some 36% of pay TV subscribers and 48% of non-subscribers now subscribe to Netflix, according…

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Viacom names Fox’s Imata as Japan GM

Viacom International Media Networks has hired Susumu Imata as its general manager in Japan following…

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Oggy exits Cartoon Network, returns to Nick

French animated cartoon Oggy and the Cockroaches today returns to Nickelodeon in India after nearly…

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Netflix coy on Spain launch talk

Netflix has reportedly denied renewed talk it will launch a subscription on-demand service in Spain…

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‘Landmark deal’ hands Hulu FX originals

US streaming service Hulu has scored a multiyear agreement for original productions from cable channel…

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Syfy takes linear UK rights to Extant

NBCUniversal’s UK pay TV channel Syfy has bought exclusive broadcast rights to CBS event series…

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Aussie Netflix rival eyes A$1m share raise

Australian on-demand service Quickflix has asked its customers to acquire shares in the company in…

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Vevo launches on Xbox One

Music programmer Vevo is launching more than 100,000 music videos, original series and live concerts…

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Regulator to assess Sky Sports wholesale mandate

Ofcom has launched a consultation to look at whether regulation that requires Sky to offer…

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News brief: Romanian net Can Do That

Romania’s Antena 1 has commissioned a local version of Armoza Formats’ studio entertainment format I…

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News brief: Asian deals light up Flame

Australia-based distributor Flame Distribution has scored deals with three Asian broadcasters following the Asia TV…

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ATF claims market deals worth $256m

Nearly US$256.3 million in deals were closed at the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF),…

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French on-demand site launches with US movies

French operator Numericable-SFR has launched its download-to-own store, VideoStore by Numericable, giving users access to…

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Dish first pay platform to launch Netflix

Satellite pay TV operator Dish has become the first US service provider to make Netflix…

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$1.5m presales for Zed’s Annihilation

A doc series that sheds new light on the rise of Hitler has secured US$1.5…

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Cisneros promotes Lopez to pay TV chief

Venezuelan group Cisneros Media has promoted Cosme Lopez to oversee its worldwide pay TV operations….

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A+E hires three for distribution team

Channel operator and distributor A+E Networks has hired a trio of execs for its London-based…

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OSF poaches Warner Bros. prodco exec

Twofour Group-owned prodco Oxford Scientific Films has poached a creative executive from Watershed TV, which…

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Toonami to launch in Thailand

Turner Broadcasting System kids channel Toonami is to launch in Thailand. Turner Broadcasting System Asia…

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10 channels launch on Virgin Media

Virgin Media is adding 10 international channels to its UK platform, including a Pakistani drama…