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News brief: Hulu buys Lola & Virginia
Hulu has acquired 52x12mins animated series Lola & Virginia from Spain-based producer and distributor Imira…
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China SVOD deal for The Simpsons
Chinese subscription video-on-demand platform Sohu has acquired The Simpsons from Fox. The agreement for the…
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Australian order for I’m A Celebrity…
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten has ordered a local version of reality competition show I’m…
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Universal Channel will Get Away With Murder
Universal Channel in the UK has acquired How to Get Away with Murder, the new…
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UKTV revenues hit £278 million, programme spend £125 million
UKTV has reported an increase in revenues, but heavy investment in content, new channels and…
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AB International hires digital boss
France-based sales house AB International Distribution has recruited Jeremy Charron as its first digital sales…
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Terranoa poaches sales boss from FTD
French distributor Terranoa has recruited Bertrand Lossignol as its head of French sales. Lossignol joins…
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TF1 lines up LCI channel sale
The owners of French newspaper Le Monde have confirmed a “real and serious” interest in…
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Netflix tipped to make mobile content push
Netflix is reportedly looking to add two to five-minute long clips from movies and TV…
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StudioCanal secures China content deals
French TV and film giant StudioCanal has struck two deals with Chinese SVOD services. Chinese…
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Blinkbox signs EST deal for Channel 4 shows
Download-to-own and streaming service Blinkbox has added a raft of titles from UK broadcaster Channel…
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Horror Channel snags remastered Doctor Who
The Horror Channel in the UK has acquired a batch of remastered classic episodes of…
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Viewster buys Red Arrow docs
On-demand platform Viewster has acquired a trio of factual programming from Red Arrow International. The…
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Channel 4 renews Deal or No Deal
Channel 4 has renewed a deal for Deal or No Deal, meaning the quiz will…
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Bell, Corus in ‘unprecedented’ HBO SVOD deal
Canada’s Bell Media and Corus Entertainment have scored what has been described as an “unprecedented”…
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Independence vote exclusive for BBC iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a one-off comedy event exclusive to the iPlayer on-demand…
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MY hires development boss
US indie MY Entertainment has hired Wilson Surratt as senior VP, development. The exec will…
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BET hires Nick, Facebook execs
Viacom’s African American cable channel BET has hired a former Nickelodeon international programming chief and…
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Eyeworks Oz boss exiting to form JV prodco
The managing director of Eyeworks Television Australia is exiting to form a new joint venture…
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Wuaki launches new 4K smart TV app, preps France launch
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv has launched a new smart TV app with 4K…
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Comcast, Charter reveal spin-off cable co’s name
Comcast Communications has unveiled the name of the spin-off cable company it is creating in…
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FremantleMedia, Sony plan pan-Asian Got Talent
FremantleMedia and Sony Pictures Television Networks have partnered to create a pan-Asian version of singing…
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New plan for Kreiz MIP keynote
Maker Studios’ Ynon Kreiz is to deliver a keynote speech at MIPCOM, six months after…
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Tributes flood in after Shaw’s Robertson passes at 59
Tributes are flooding in for Paul Robertson, the executive VP and president of Canadian broadcaster…
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News brief: Turner’s Wright to lead DreamWorks Studio
Michael Wright, who is exiting his post as president of programming at Turner Broadcasting System’s…
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News brief: MBC to tell Celebrity Style Story
Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has acquired Celebrity Style Story, a format from Global Agency-owned World…
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Fox launches content sales group
Fox International Channels is bringing together its sales divisions to create a new umbrella distribution group,…
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Sky buys Znak&Jones stake
BSkyB has acquired its second indie stake, this time investing in a transatlantic indie prodco launched…
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Sky buys Znak&Jones stake
BSkyB has acquired its second indie stake, this time investing in a transatlantic indie prodco launched…
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Power’s Whiteman resurfaces at Marvista
Andrew Whiteman has joined US-based producer-distributor Marvista Entertainment following his exit from UK-based Power, which…