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Fox looks to sell Sky News to Disney
Twenty-First Century Fox has proposed selling Sky News to Disney on completion of its buyout…
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BBC boss fears threat of digital giants
BBC director general Tony Hall is again attacking the threat of the US-based digital companies…
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Netflix strikes Sky deal across Europe
Netflix will be bundled into a new Sky pay TV subscription pack in Europe. Customers…
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Comcast threatens Murdoch deal with £22bn offer for Sky
US cable giant Comcast has made a £22.1 billion (US$30.9 billion) bid for Sky, marking…
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NBCU hires Fifty Fathoms production chief
NBCUniversal International Studios (NBCUIS) has hired the head of production at UK prodco Fifty Fathoms,…
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Comcast looking again at Fox after higher bid was rejected – report
Comcast made an offer last year for 21st Century Fox that was significantly higher than…
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Content deals bite as Hulu losses sting Disney for $250m
Hulu’s successes in acquired and original programming are coming at a cost. Hulu backer The…
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Lionsgate ‘very interested in merger’ – vice chair
US studio Lionsgate is “very interested” in a merger deal and is talking to various…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg mobile service NewTV gears up with CEO hire
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s upcoming mobile video service, NewTV, is nearing launch with the hire of Hewlett…
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Disney in clear as Comcast drops out of Fox race
Comcast will not pursue an acquisition of a suite of entertainment assets from 21st Century…
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Comcast ‘targets Fox entertainment takeover’
Comcast has reportedly swooped in to buy 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets, with telco Verizon…
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CEO brushes off Comcast concerns
NBCUniversal (NBCU) parent Comcast is in rude health despite a recent stock price drop, according…
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FX & Comcast launch premium ad-free service
FX Networks and Comcast will launch FX+, a new service that will allow Comcast’s Xfinity…
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Burke: NBCU ‘skeptical’ of OTT services
NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke has expressed skepticism over the long-term impact of over-the-top channels services…
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NBCU finds replacement for ex-UK chief McLeod
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has found its successor for long-serving, former managing director of the…
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NBC, Telemundo join Hulu live TV service
US broadcast networks NBC and Telemundo are joining Hulu’s live TV streaming service. A deal…
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NBCU rebrands Sprout as Universal Kids
US children’s channel Sprout has been renamed Universal Kids, though the brand remains as a…
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Comcast ‘preps Netflix-type SVOD’
Comcast plans to launch its own Netflix-type subscription video-on-demand service, offering shows from NBCUniversal, within…
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AR and VR investments reach $2.3bn
The amount of money invested last year in virtual and augmented reality companies more than…
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Katzenberg raises $590m for new venture
Jeffrey Katzenberg has created an LA-based media company, WndrCo, raising US$591.5 million for the venture….
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Warner vet succeeds Katzenberg at DreamWorks
NBCUniversal has placed ex-Warner Bros. toon chief Chris DeFaria at the fill chief of DreamWorks…
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Buzzfeed staying ‘fully indie’ after NBCU investment
NBCUniversal has ploughed another US$200 million into online news and video company BuzzFeed. This is…
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Trump opposes AT&T/Time Warner and Comcast/NBCU
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has come out against the AT&T and Time Warner deal…
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Ex-NBCU TV chief to lead Primary Wave
Former NBCUniversal Television chairman Jeff Gaspin has signed on as president of US indie producer…
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Comcast eyes international growth but not ITV
NBCUniversal has highlighted the opportunity to grow its international business to put it on more…
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Comcast starts Netflix trial on set-top boxes
US pay TV giant Comcast is due to start rolling out a beta version of…
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Comcast completes $3.8bn DreamWorks takeover
Comcast is set to go head-to-head with Disney in the kids and family sector after…
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Time Warner investment values Hulu at $5.8bn
Hulu has been valued at around US$5.83 billion after Time Warner made a multi-million dollar…
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Comcast Ventures invests in VR studio
Comcast Ventures has invested in virtual reality studio Kite & Lightning, marking the latest in…
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NBC, Dick Wolf join true crime craze
US broadcaster NBC and its most prolific procedurals creator, Dick Wolf, are getting in on…