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Lovefilm launches on Kindle Fire
TV and movie streaming service Lovefilm has launched on the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire…
Discovery Europe orders cityscape doc Strip the City
Discovery Networks Western Europe has ordered Strip the City, a six-part documentary that uses CGI…
CableReady opens up in NYC
Distributor CableReady is opening an office in New York to reach out to the cable-focused…
Discovery ups Deena Edwards
Discovery Networks International has appointed Deena Edwards as senior VP of global branded solutions. Working…
Sony Max acquires Passion’s Man V Food Nation
Pan African broadcaster Sony Max has acquired rebellious food format Man V. Food Nation after…
Keshet International’s talent format Master Class travels
The global march of Israeli formats shows no sign of slowing down after Keshet International’s…
Netflix lowers US target but hails international growth
Netflix has lowered its full year subscriber target for the US, but said it has…
Scripted reality consultation underway in France
French media regulator the CSA has said it will hold meetings with content creation professionals…
Foxtel snags HBO output deal
Australian pay TV platform Foxtel has inked an output deal with HBO. The agreement gives…
M6 producing local version of Red Arrow’s The Taste
French commercial broadcaster M6 is to produce a local version of Nigella Lawson and Anthony…
HBO develops Sony Pictures TV’s mystery drama
US premium network HBO is developing Sony Pictures Television’s mystery drama The Return of Daniel…
CBS orders full seasons of Elementary and Vegas
US network CBS has given full season orders to two of its high profile dramas…
Eccho’s Exit travels across Europe
A raft of European versions of Japanese gameshow Exit are to be produced after Eccho…
Netflix ramps up Nordic kids site following Little Princess purchase
Netflix is ramping up its kids content on its recently launched Scandinavian service after striking…
Hulu strikes Electric Sky deal
US online video service Hulu has struck a deal with British distributor Electric Sky that…
Jeff Ford: It was my decision to leave, I will stay in TV
Jeff Ford is searching for another role in the British television industry after his shock…
Showtime orders a third season of Homeland
US cable network Showtime has ordered another season of its hit drama series Homeland. Season…
UK’s 4GEE to offer film service from FilmFlex
UK mobile telecom provider Everything Everywhere (EE) is launching a film streaming and download service…
BBC and Discovery making Nasa disaster drama
The BBC and Discovery’s Science Channel are coproducing a one-off factual drama with William Hurt,…
Netflix under pressure to deliver ahead of results
Analysts expect Netflix to fail to stay on course to hit earlier subscriber targets when…
Canal+ must make movie channels available to ISPs
Pay TV operator Canal+ has lost the latest stage of its battle to overturn the…
ABC orders more Shark Tank
US broadcast network has upped its order for episodes of Shark Tank, the entrepreneurial reality…
Astro buys package of kids shows from Beyond
Astro TVIQ, the Malaysian pay TV operator’s kids branded kids channel, has agreed a deal…
AXN to launch mixed martial arts events across Asia
Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia has struck an agreement to air mixed martial arts championship…
Netflix recruiting international language specialists
Netflix is looking for a range of language specialists leading market watchers to speculate it…
Canal+’s Belmer speaks against change to SVOD window
Canal+ chief Rodolphe Belmer has spoken out against any significant changes to the ordering of…
Portugal’s TVI launches co-brand kids block with Nickelodeon
Portuguese broadcaster TVI will launch its first co-branded kids programming block after striking a volume…
Network Ten appoints Beverley McGarvey as chief programming officer
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has appointed Beverley McGarvey as chief programming officer following the departure…
Freshman US series receive additional script orders
Freshman US series 666 Park Avenue and Last Resort have inched closer to full season…
ABC to end Private Practice after sixth season
US network ABC is to end medical drama Private Practice after its forthcoming season. The…