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New African pay TV service rolls out
AzamTV, a new pay TV service for East Africa, is to launch offering 55 African…
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Liberty reports results and Virgin’s TiVo numbers
Liberty Global has posted solid subscriber growth of 314,000 customers in its first quarterly earnings…
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News brief: Nat Geo Kids YouTube channel buys 9 Story shows
Canada-based producer and distributor 9 Story has sold three shows to Nat Geo Kids. The…
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Nat Geo takes global rights to war doc Sacrifice
National Geographic has acquired worldwide rights, excluding France, Canada and China, to Sacrifice. The landmark…
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Norwegian format Slow TV set for US remake
US producer LMNO has acquired Stateside remake rights to Slow TV, a format from Norway…
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News brief: Viasat powers up with 50 hours
European broadcaster Viasat has acquired a 50-hour drama package from UK-based vendor Power. The 22-title…
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Wananchi Group hires former Ono boss as CEO
Wananchi Group, the owner of East African pay TV operator Zuku TV, has appointed former…
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Mark Stern out as NBCU rejigs Syfy
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment has made its latest round of executive changes, handing a USA Networks…
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FremantleMedia hires Stefan De Keyser as Belgian boss
FremantleMedia has appointed Stefan De Keyser co-managing director of its Belgian division. He joins after…
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Sky Deutschland on track for full year profit
Sky Deutschland said it is on track to deliver positive full-year EBITDA for the first…
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Fox Intn’l poaches legal boss from Zodiak
Fox International Channels has hired Mitzi Berberi as head of business and legal affairs, UK,…
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African vendor Côte Ouest moves into production
African distributor Côte Ouest has launched a production division and been commissioned to create its…
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KPN launches new SVOD service
Dutch telco KPN has launched a subscription video-on-demand service, Videoland Unlimited, for €10 (US$13.50) a…
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Digiturk launches sci-fi channel Dizimax
Turkish pay TV operator Digiturk has launched a new sci-fi channel, Dizimax Sci-Fi HD. The…
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UKTV orders Choccywoccydoodah special
UK digital channel operator UKTV has ordered an hour-long Christmas editon of its reality show…
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Netflix buys Egypt protest movement film in doc move
Streaming service Netflix has acquired an Oscar contending film about the recent Egyptian revolution as…
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Donald Sutherland making animated pirate TV movie
Donald Sutherland is writing, producing and voicing Pirate’s Passage, an animated TV movie for Canadian…
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News brief: Discovery orders JFK lost tapes doc
UK indie producer Arrow Media is making a one-off special for Discovery Channel, JFK: The…
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O’Neill promoted at Essential 11 as Healey exits
LA prodco Essential 11 Television has handed its Australia-based head of unscripted an expanded US…
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Nets get Magic Hockey Skates for Xmas
Canadian-produced Christmas holiday special The Magic Hockey Skates has sold to broadcasters in Latin American…
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Weinstein picks up SVOD rights to Peaky Blinders
The Weinstein Company has taken US subscription video-on-demand rights to British drama series Peaky Blinders….
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HBO Lat Am extends deal with Sony
HBO Latin America and Sony Pictures Television have agreed a multi-year extension to their current…
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Analysts warn of approaching CME cash crunch
Credit analysts say that CME’s current financial position leaves it at risk of defaulting on…
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MTV orders millennials series from Pulse
MTV has commissioned Sleeping with the Family, a new series about young couples living with…
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Netflix begins 4K trials
Netflix has reportedly added a small number of Ultra HD videos to its US site,…
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Scripps poaches financial chief from NBCU
Channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive has hired a new chief financial officer for its global…
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FX inks Sacha Baron Cohen deal for new Ali G series
FX Productions has inked a first-look deal with Sacha Baron Cohen’s production company Four By…
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Australia’s Nine details A$2 billion IPO
Australian media and broadcast group Nine Entertainment has issued a prospectus ahead of an IPO…
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UK Jewish Film Festival launches on-demand
Distrify is launching movies from the UK Jewish Film Festival on its on-demand service. The…
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New launch for MTV China
MTV China, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. have all launched in Hong Kong on TVB’s pay…