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Viacom makes 100-country direct-to-consumer BET
Viacom is launching BET as a direct-to-consumer streaming service in 100 countries. BET Play is…
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Hulu strikes major content deal with Disney
US streaming service Hulu has inked a content deal with Disney that gives it over…
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Google pulls away from Disney as largest media owner
Google remains the biggest media owner in the world and has extended its lead over…
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Netflix talks up exclusive movies, Disney deal
Netflix has started talking up its movie partnership with Disney ahead of the agreement taking…
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Hulu confirms channel streaming plans
Hulu has confirmed it will start offering streaming of live TV from next year. Speaking…
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Vice and ESPN form a sports team
Vice Media and ESPN have agreed a sports content deal that will see each provide…
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MIPCOM spotlight on Japan, MIPCancun moves
Japan will be the country of honour at MIPCOM while the MIPCancun event is moving…
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Superheroic acts
Ahead of another season of fresh US studio dramas, Jesse Whittock investigates the role superhero…
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Sony expands US PlayStation Vue TV service
Digital platforms-focused Sony Network Entertainment International has expanded its PlayStation Vue cloud TV service across…
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All3Media poaches ITV Studios exec
The international division of All3Media has hired ITV Studios’ Veronica Pottinen, who will take a…
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Broadcasters buy Kit & Kate toon
Preschool toon series Kit & Kate has been sold across the MENA region and in…
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Broadcasters buy Kit & Kate toon
Preschool toon series Kit & Kate has been sold across the MENA region and in…
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Disney takes on Netflix with DisneyLife
The Walt Disney Company has launched its new UK streaming service DisneyLife, offering access to…
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Disney Lat-Am buys Tip the Mouse
Disney Junior has taken regional rights to animated preschool series Tip the Mouse for Latin…
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VR firm raises $30.5m from Comcast, Time Warner
NextVR, a company that specialises in virtual reality live-event streams, has raised US$30.5 in funding…
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Netflix UK, YFE among Toot buyers
Netflix in the UK, Disney in Australia and Germany-based YFE have acquired Toot the Tiny…
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News brief: Wuaki adds studio movies
European on-demand service Wuaki.tv has acquired new movies from several of the Hollywood studios. From…
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Vice, Rogers launching Viceland channel
Canadian cable giant Rogers and Vice are teaming to launch the Viceland linear TV channel…
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Disney launching UK streaming service
Disney is launching DisneyLife, a direct-to-consumer streaming service in the UK. It rolls out next…
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Hulu boss cool on original movies, international
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins has said there are no plans afoot to follow the likes…
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Sky boosts on-demand offer with new Disney deal
Sky has agreed a new multi-year deal with Disney UK and Ireland that will let…
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Vivendi relaunches Watchever with SVOD ‘channels’
Watchever is being relaunched with a raft of international content companies launching channel-type offerings on…
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China streaming deal for Star Wars
Chinese internet platform Tencent has struck a deal with The Walt Disney Company to create…
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Disney Movies Anywhere expands footprint
Disney’s cloud-based movie service Disney Movies Anywhere is launching as an app for Roku and…
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Disney Channel rolling out in Canada
Disney Channel will launch in English and French in Canada next month. The channel will…
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EU launches antitrust case against Sky, studios
The European Commission is investigating Sky and six Hollywood majors, Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony,…
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Miramax on the block for US$1 billion
The owners of Miramax are weighing selling the company and, if they proceed, have put…
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Hulu explores ‘NOAH’ no ads option
US streaming and catch-up service Hulu is exploring the launch of a no-ads service, internally…
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Disney buys Amazon kids series
Disney has picked up Amazon’s original kids series Annedroids. Canada-based distributor Picture Box sells the…
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Top YouTube MCNs now worth $10bn
The top 100 YouTube multichannel networks are worth nearly US$10 billion, with the YouTube channel…