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OTT revenues to reach US$42 billion by 2020
Online TV and video revenues from fixed broadband networks will more than double in the…
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Now TV adds more content on Apple TV
BSkyB’s over-the-top service Now TV has added its pay-monthly TV and movie packages to its…
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Electric Sky hires former Sony exec for sales
UK-based factual producer and distributor Electric Sky has hired former Sony sales exec Ting Wai…
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TF1 says LCI channel redundancies loom
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has said it will make 148 posts redundant as a result…
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AOL signs 14 premium content partners
AOL has signed 14 new content partners to its premium AOL On platform. Sky News,…
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News brief: Fox orders more Top Model for Asia
Fox International Channels has ordered a third season of Asia’s Next Top Model for its…
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News brief: Globo telenovela hits 100
Brazilian telenovela The Life We Lead has been shopped to three new buyers, among them…
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Alibi makes Reckless move
UK crime channel Alibi has acquired legal drama Reckless from CBS Studios International. The 13x60mins…
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Ramzan Golant to exit All3 as sale closes
All3Media’s CEO Farah Ramzan Golant is to exit the UK-based production giant after Discovery Communications…
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Breton’s new studio launches with Canal+ drama, LA hire
Pascal Breton’s new studio, which is creating Netflix’s Marseille, has officially launched with a Canal+…
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BBC Worldwide buys into Lookout Point
BBC Worldwide has bought a 35% stake in drama producer Lookout Point. Worldwide, the commercial…
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MGM buys Mark Burnett prodco
US studio MGM has taken a 55% stake in Lightworkers Media, the production company run…
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Keshet poaches BBCWW’s Roberts for CEE
Keshet International has recruited Lucy Roberts as its sales manager for the Central and Eastern…
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Netflix refuses to hand over data to Canadian regulator
Netflix has refused to hand over subscriber, viewing and programme spend data to Canadian communications…
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AMC rebrands Spanish channel as Sundance
AMC Networks International is rebranding its Spanish movie channel CTK to Sundance Channel. The shift…
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Netflix on track for 100 million international subs
Netflix is set to pass 100 million international subs by 2020. Netflix is aiming for…
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A&E channel launches in Germany
A+E Networks’ A&E channel has launched in German-speaking territories in Europe. The channel replaces The…
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A&E channel launches in Germany
A+E Networks’ A&E channel has launched in German-speaking territories in Europe. The channel replaces The…
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Lifestyle and crime pay for Cineflix
Cineflix Rights has shopped a raft of its lifestyle and crime programming to international broadcasters….
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News brief: Red Arrow’s Escape Your Life heads to TNT
US cable net TNT has ordered unscripted social experiment series Escape Your Life from Kinetic…
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Nick Jr and Nicktoons debut in Africa
Viacom has launched kids channels Nick Jr and Nicktoons in Africa for the first time…
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Chernin’s Otter buying MCN Fullscreen
Peter Chernin is adding leading multichannel operator Fullscreen to its growing media empire. Otter Media,…
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London Live’s Lawford joins Beal’s Woodcut
Former BBC Worldwide iPlayer exec Derren Lawford has joined Kate Beal’s new indie, Woodcut Media,…
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Ex-Sony exec Ziad Kebbi launches new prodco
Former Endemol and Sony executive Ziad Kebbi has launched his own Middle East-focused production company,…
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Canal+ strikes HBO SVOD deal
French pay TV operator Canal+’s on-demand unit Canalplay has struck a deal with US pay…
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Clock ticking as Canadians demand Netflix data
Canadian communications regulator the CRTC has demanded Netflix reveal subscriber, viewing and programme expenditure data…
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YouTube makes premium content investment pledge
YouTube has announced plans to fund videos from some of its “top creators” in its…
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Al Jazeera countersues Current co-founders Gore and Hyatt
Al Jazeera America is countersuing former Current TV owners, former US vice-president Al Gore and…
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Strong ad growth forecast
The global advertising market will grow strongly through the rest of the year with television…
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B’casters unlock deals for Australian drama The Code
Arte has acquired Australian drama The Code for France and Germany. The series is distributed…