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Sky Deutschland boss makes local content pledge
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland will invest in local content when the operator begins to…
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News brief: CCTV buys German comedy format Schiller Street
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has acquired Schiller Street, the German-originated improvised comedy format. The local…
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Middle East and Africa pay TV will be US$8 billion market in 2014
New research says that digital TV penetration in the Middle East and Africa region will…
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Entertainment One reports results, pays dividend
Entertainment One has reported overall sales growth at its TV division for the year to…
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Sky Italia buys Mafia dog-grooming series
Sky Italia has acquired The Diamond Collar (pictured), the 10x30mins series reality series about a…
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ITV gets 140-ep Come Dine With Me Canadian order
French-language Canadian broadcaster V Tele has renewed a deal for ITV Studios’ Come Dine With…
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Broadcasters get the LadyBug from PGS
Globosat’s kids platform Gloob in Brazil, the ABC in Australia and Télé-Québec have all acquired…
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Big Star’s Little Star goes international
Several broadcasters have ordered local versions of Big Star’s Little Star, marking the first international…
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Netflix nets deal for World Cup doc
Netflix has bought World Cup soccer documentary Mata Mata for its service in Latin America….
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China-Korea copro deal for new We Are Men
South Korea’s CJ E&M and China’s Giant Media are joining forces to produce We Are…
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Nielsen adds demographics to Twitter coverage
Nielsen has launched a new service measuring Twitter TV demographics across 250 US channels. The…
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US mega pay TV deals to drive M&A activity
Analysts have said the AT&T deal for DirecTV will help the merged entity mitigate the…
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Thai authorities pull TV channels as martial law imposed
Thai military authorities have taken several TV stations off air, citing national security concerns as…
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M7 Deutschland buys KabelKiosk from Eutelsat
TV platform operator M7 Deutschland is buying KabelKiosk, a platform of digital channels and interactive…
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US multichannel has best quarter in two years
The US multichannel video industry had its “best quarter in two years” with cable providers…
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Telemundo and TVN to coproduce Paradise
Telemundo Internacional and Chilean broadcaster TVN are coproducing a new Spanish-language drama series Dueños del…
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TwoFour calls on Metallica’s Hetfield for new History doc
The US arm of UK producer Twofour has secured a commission from cable net History…
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OSN launches OTT service
Middle Eastern pay TV platform OSN has launched online TV service allowing its subscribers to…
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TF1 places order for Restaurant Rocks
TF1 has ordered a full series of restaurant reality format My Restaurant Rocks. Based on…
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Netflix Australia rumours resurface
Netflix is considering launching in Australia in 2015, according to national newspaper The Australian. There…
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Constantin calls off Sky Deutschland talks
German TV business Constantin Media has called an end to talks with pay TV operator…
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Sonar hires Gene Stein to replace Stewart Till
Producer and distributor Sonar Entertainment has recruited former BermanBraun president Gene Stein as its new…
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AT&T agrees US$48.5 billion buyout of DirecTV
US telco AT&T has agreed to buy satellite pay TV operator DirecTV for a total…
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YouTube linked to US$1b deal for video site Twitch
YouTube is reportedly buying Twitch, a video platform and community for videogame enthusiasts, for more…
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HBO Nordic cuts Showtime deal
HBO’s Nordic service has snagged series from US cable net Showtime ater striking a programming…
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UKTV’s Eden buys Nigel Marven snake series
UKTV’s natural history channel Eden has pre-bought Ten Deadliest Snakes, a three-part wildlife series hosted…
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Fox, Apollo plan Endemol, Shine, Core merger
21st Century Fox plans to create a joint venture with fund manager Apollo Global Management…
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Amazon sets global launch dates for original kids series
Amazon has announced the roll out plans in the US and UK for its first…
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YouTube teams with papers for electoral debate bid
YouTube has joined forces with UK national newspapers the Guardian and the Telegraph and the…
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US cable celebrates ‘best quarter in years’ as pay subs rise
The US cable TV industry achieved its “best quarter in years,” stemming subscriber losses as…