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DirecTV
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US multi-channel firms shedding subs, data shows
US multi-channel service providers lost more than 600,000 video subscribers in the three months ended…
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US pay TV ‘struggling’ to retain subs
Nine out of the top ten US pay TV operators lost subscribers in the quarter…
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AT&T completes DirecTV deal
AT&T has completed its US$49 billion acquisition of DirecTV following approval of the deal by…
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Fox veteran Hill exiting to create prodco
21st Century Fox is saying goodbye to senior programming executive David Hill after more than…
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Netflix wants AT&T/DirecTV merger ended in current form
Streaming service Netflix has urged American regulators to stop the merger of satellite broadcaster DirecTV…
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Comcast set to walk from TWC merger
Comcast Communications is set to pull out of its US$45.2 billion planned merger with rival…
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Ken Burns cancer series finds buyers
Four channels have taken on a PBS documentary series from filmmaker Ken Burns about cancer….
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AMC lands in Latin America
AMC Networks International is taking its flagship channel brand to Latin American pay TV. A…
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News brief: More broadcasters unlock The Code
AMC Networks’ Sundance Channel has acquired Australian drama The Code for its channels in Asia…
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US pay TV takes quarterly subscriber hit
The top 13 US pay TV operators lost 150,000 TV subscribers in the third quarter,…
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DirecTV orders more MMA drama Kingdom
US pay TV platform operator DirecTV has ordered 20 more episodes of MMA drama Kingdom,…
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Endemol inks pact with Kingdom creator
Endemol Studios has tied writer and showrunner Byron Balasco into a first-look deal. Balasco is…
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On demand deals for Georges St-Pierre doc
Takedown: The DNA of GSP has been sold to several on-demand platforms in the US….
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DreamWorks drafts in DirecTV exec post reshuffle
DreamWorks Animation has appointed senior DirecTV executive Fazal Merchant as its new CFO following an…
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Analysis: Will ITV get its way on UK retransmission fees?
ITV says the wider industry will back its aggressive to push to get the UK’s…
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DirecTV adds BBC’s Uncle to slate
US cable operator DirecTV has acquired Uncle, the BBC Three comedy. The show will go…
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NBCU ‘well set’ for post-mega-merger era
The CEO of Comcast Communications has said NBCUniversal’s current performance means the content business is…
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DRG sells current affairs docs for Hardcash
International distributor DRG has completed sales for a number of factual and current affairs programmes…
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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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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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AT&T eyes US$40b DirecTV takeover: report
US telco AT&T has directly approached satellite pay TV firm DirecTV about a possible takeover,…
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Dish, DirecTV shares up on merger rumours
Shares in US satellite pay TV companies DirecTV and Dish Networks have spiked after rumours…
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Discovery, BSkyB could make joint Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK…
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Endemol making mixed martial arts drama for DirecTV
Endemol’s North American division is making a new drama series set in the world of…
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OTT leads the way on 4K
As if the OTT players weren’t bumping heads with traditional broadcasters enough already, they’ve now…
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News brief: Braquo gets new homes, third season pick-ups
All three seasons of French drama Braquo have sold to broadcasters K+ in Vietnam, Croatia’s…
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Analysis: OTT to the rescue…
…or how streaming services are saving TV series and allowing others to get made. Pay…
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DirecTV in Black Mirror, Secret State deals
DirectTV has acquired Charlie Brooker-penned dramedy Black Mirror and Gabriel Byrne-starring conspiracy thriller Secret State…
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eOne cuts first-look deal with Call Me Fitz producer
Canada-based producer and distributor Entertainment One has inked a first-look deal with Amaze Film +…
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British Royals doc sells around the world
Six part doc series The Royals has been picked up by a host of international…