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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…
News brief: Turner channels launch on SingTel
Seven Turner Broadcasting System channels are launching on the SingTel mio platform in Singapore. Kids…
News brief: Proper expands development team
Canadian factual prodco Proper Television has expanded its development team by hiring producer Lisa Gabriele….
YouTube star lands E! comedy talk show
A YouTube star with more than two million subscribers will host a comedy talk show…
Netflix ‘begins pirate crackdown’
On-demand site Netflix has reportedly begun cracking down on consumers using VPN services to access…
WWE Network gets UK, Ireland launch
Wrestling entertainment company the WWE is launching its direct-to-consumer channel, WWE Network, in the UK…
Downton, Mr Selfridge enter Mongolia
ITV’s British period dramas Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge are headed into Mongolia following deals…
Virgin Media adds two Sky HD channels
UK cable operator Virgin Media has added Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HQ…
Endemol Shine, Zodiak try out Israeli formats
Prodcos from the Endemol Shine Group and Zodiak Media groups have bought formats from Israel’s…
Religious channel launches on UK’s Freeview
US-based religious channel Trinity Broadcast Network has launched in the UK on the Freeview platform….
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…
Viacom names Fox’s Imata as Japan GM
Viacom International Media Networks has hired Susumu Imata as its general manager in Japan following…
Oggy exits Cartoon Network, returns to Nick
French animated cartoon Oggy and the Cockroaches today returns to Nickelodeon in India after nearly…
Netflix coy on Spain launch talk
Netflix has reportedly denied renewed talk it will launch a subscription on-demand service in Spain…
‘Landmark deal’ hands Hulu FX originals
US streaming service Hulu has scored a multiyear agreement for original productions from cable channel…
Syfy takes linear UK rights to Extant
NBCUniversal’s UK pay TV channel Syfy has bought exclusive broadcast rights to CBS event series…
Aussie Netflix rival eyes A$1m share raise
Australian on-demand service Quickflix has asked its customers to acquire shares in the company in…
Vevo launches on Xbox One
Music programmer Vevo is launching more than 100,000 music videos, original series and live concerts…
Regulator to assess Sky Sports wholesale mandate
Ofcom has launched a consultation to look at whether regulation that requires Sky to offer…
News brief: Romanian net Can Do That
Romania’s Antena 1 has commissioned a local version of Armoza Formats’ studio entertainment format I…
News brief: Asian deals light up Flame
Australia-based distributor Flame Distribution has scored deals with three Asian broadcasters following the Asia TV…
ATF claims market deals worth $256m
Nearly US$256.3 million in deals were closed at the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF),…
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…
Dish first pay platform to launch Netflix
Satellite pay TV operator Dish has become the first US service provider to make Netflix…
$1.5m presales for Zed’s Annihilation
A doc series that sheds new light on the rise of Hitler has secured US$1.5…
Cisneros promotes Lopez to pay TV chief
Venezuelan group Cisneros Media has promoted Cosme Lopez to oversee its worldwide pay TV operations….
A+E hires three for distribution team
Channel operator and distributor A+E Networks has hired a trio of execs for its London-based…
OSF poaches Warner Bros. prodco exec
Twofour Group-owned prodco Oxford Scientific Films has poached a creative executive from Watershed TV, which…
Toonami to launch in Thailand
Turner Broadcasting System kids channel Toonami is to launch in Thailand. Turner Broadcasting System Asia…
10 channels launch on Virgin Media
Virgin Media is adding 10 international channels to its UK platform, including a Pakistani drama…