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MTG closing Russian net, launching HD services
Russian pay TV operator Raduga TV, in which Modern Times Group (MTG) holds a 50%…
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Package of French channels launch in the UK
Media services provider Globecast has launched its French TV package Téléfrance in the UK. The…
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Netflix will register 17m international subs
Netflix will hit 17 million paying subscribers this year, according to the latest forecasts. Digital…
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Starz developing New Orleans drama with Playground
US premium cable net Starz is developing Storyville, a period drama set in turn of…
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China Dalian Wanda eyes Lionsgate, MGM
Dalian Wanda Group is discussing acquiring a minority stake in US independent studio Lionsgate. The…
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TCB strikes Nat Geo deal in Asia
National Geographic Channels has bought a package of programming from TCB Media Rights. The 21st…
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Sony acquires Code prodco Playmaker
Sony Pictures Television has acquired Australian drama producer Playmaker Media, which is behind series including…
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Discovery’s Ten bid looms as Gordon rep resigns
The man who represented for Network Ten’s largest single shareholder on the broadcaster’s board has…
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Discovery orders The Idris Elba Project
Discovery Networks UK has ordered The Idris Elba Project (WT), a four-part series in which…
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Seven wins ratings battle, Nine claims top demos
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven Network has ended the 2014 ratings year on top, beating perennial…
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Vodafone eyes Liberty move, Blinkbox acquisition
Vodafone is mulling an acquisition of Liberty Global among other potential acquisitions, according to Reuters,…
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Russia’s Tricolor appoints new CEO
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has confirmed Alexey Khodolov as its new CEO. Khodolov…
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Music icons set for Canuck Netflix competitor
The upcoming Canadian SVOD service known as ‘Project Latte’ has acquired music themed programming including…
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Sony’s Huaso cuts remaking NBC comedy for China
Sony Pictures Television-backed Chinese prodco Huaso Film has struck a deal with its counterpart Croton…
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News brief: Disney launches on MediaCorp’s OTT
Disney has launched its Disney Movies on Demand service on Toggle, the over-the-top service operated…
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Fox names Yeap replacement in Malaysia
Fox International Channels has appointed Vineet Puri as head of its local Malaysian operation. Puri…
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El Rey dismisses Matador
Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network has cancelled its sports-spy thriller drama Matador despite having previously…
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9 Story strikes Asian deals for toon series
Canada-based producer and distributor 9 Story has shopped a raft of programing to broadcasters in…
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SVT programming boss departs
Martin Österdahl is exiting his post as programming director of SVT after a short spell…
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France Télévisions orders pair of docs from Pernel
French pubcaster France Télévisions has ordered two one-off docs from Paris-based indie Pernel Media. It…
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Alessandri exits Zodiak as Runel takes French post
Philippe Alessandri is exiting Zodiak Media, with Benoît Runel upped to run the former’s prodco,…
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BBC claims it’s better value than Netflix
The BBC has staunchly defended its investment in content, claiming that, amid fierce competition from…
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Netflix boss predicts the end of broadcast TV
Netflix CEO Reed Hasting has said that broadcast TV’s days are numbered. The boss of…
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Spain’s Visiona takes DRG formats
Spanish producer Visiona TV has licensed two entertainment formats from UK-based distributor DRG. The prodco…
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CBC in ITV’s Shadows
Canada’s CBC has bought in ITV drama Chasing Shadows as local budget cuts force the…
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BitTorrent enters original drama series market
Peer-to-peer sharing company BitTorrent is launching an original online drama series, putting it into competition…
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BBC news channel unshaken by new Russian legislation
The BBC has said that it will continue to broadcast the BBC World News channel…
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RTL moves Hungary licenses to Luxembourg
RTL Group confirmed that it will operate its cable channels in Hungary under a Luxembourg…
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News brief: Amazon sets intn’l launch for first live-action kids
Amazon will launch its first live-action kids series before Christmas on its Prime Instant SVOD…
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Canada Netflix rival buys UK, US sci-fi
Project Latte, the upcoming Canadian OTT service from telco and broadcast group Bell, has bought…