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UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a third season of period gangster drama Peaky…

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Sky Deutschland, the German arm of UK-Italian-German pay TV operator Sky, has launched a dedicated…

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Toronto-based distributor Peace Point Rights has acquired international rights to In Space, a one-off space…

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Sony has unveiled PlayStation Vue, a new cloud-based TV service that combines live, on-demand, and…

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Channel 4’s commissioning editor, drama Sophie Gardiner has joined Playground Television, the TV arm of…

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FremantleMedia has seen a sharp decrease in profits, with parent group RTL blaming lower revenue…

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The content arm of ITV is on course to grow revenues by £100 million (US$157.5…

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BSkyB has completed the takeovers of its European pay TV cousins, and subsequently rebranded its…

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France’s AB Group has teamed up with publishing outfit Mondadori Magazines France (MMF) to launch…

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UK factual prodco Electric Sky Productions has entered administration citing a ‘sharp deterioration in trading”….

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YouTube has launched a trial version of its much-rumoured music subscription service, offering users ad-free…

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Short films channel Shorts TV has hired Jan Pieter Koene to head up its EMEA…

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DreamWorks Animation is close to creating a kids and family entertainment giant through a merger…

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Netflix has confirmed the widely-expected announcement of its first UK original, British royal family drama…

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Tim Mutimer has replaced Steve Macallister as CEO of Zodiak Media’s sales arm, Zodiak Rights….

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Beyond Distribution’s head of acquisitions is leaving the company after twelve years. Industry veteran Body…

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Mobile operator Vodafone announced plans to introduce TV services and residential broadband in the UK…

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BSkyB has slammed UK commercial broadcaster ITV for allegedly failing to provide “concrete details” about…

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Company Pictures co-founder George Faber has launched a drama indie with financial backing from UK-based…

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Amazon Prime Instant Video’s latest pilot season includes the SVOD service’s first docu-series pilot. The…

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Netflix is prepping “sizable expansion” in international markets next year and may speed up the…

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Japanese pay TV provider has acquired exclusive local rights to CBS dramas Extant and Penny…

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Cirkus, the ‘best of British’ on demand service, has added UK drama series The Driver…

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US producer Jane Street Entertainment has hired UK-based executive Gemma Davies to become its VP…

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NATPE and will bring a range of showrunners and creative talent to its Miami convention…

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Beijing Xiaomi Technology has invested US$63 million into Chinese streaming and on-demand site iQiyi as…

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US cable and telecom operators have responded angrily to President Barack Obama’s call for the…

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Discovery Communication’s Nordic president, Henrik Ravn, is exiting as part of a restructure in Europe….

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AMC has called time on its Western period drama Hell on Wheels. The US network…

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Youth-skewed multichannel network Fullscreen has acquired digital studio and content creator Rooster Teeth. The deal,…