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Foxtel
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Foxtel merging with Fox Sports in Australia
Australia’s leading pay TV platform, Foxtel, is merging with its News Corp cousin Fox Sports…
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Game of Thrones smashes HBO ratings record
Ratings for Game of Thrones’s season seven opener on US premium pay channel HBO proved…
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Foxtel exec to launch Sixteen South sales arm
Belfast-based animation company Sixteen South is launching a distribution division, with an exec from Australian…
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More on creation of global anti-piracy coalition ACE
Execs from the 30 global entertainment companies that have come together to form anti-piracy body…
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Major content firms pact for anti-piracy coalition
The Hollywood studios, leading SVOD services and key networks around the world have formed a…
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Ten future in doubt as backers pull out
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten is facing receivership after major shareholders Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce…
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TVF secures swathe of deals in Australia and New Zealand
London-based factual distributor TVF International has sold a slate of shows to broadcasters in Australia…
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BBCWW, Foxtel go on James Martin’s French Adventure
BBC Worldwide and Foxtel are among the buyers of celebrity chef James Martin’s latest TV…
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Foxtel exec fills vacant unscripted role at ABC
A senior Foxtel executive has taken over non-scripted production at the ABC in Australia. Josie…
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Prison sells
Prisons have long been a source of fascination for TV producers – as illustrated by…
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Nets schedule Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds tributes
US channels have reacted to the passing of Hollywood legends Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds,…
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Drive deals for Why Are We Here?
Drive, the UK funding and copro specialists that recently set up a distribution arm, have…
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Orange Smarty claims £250k in post-MIPCOM deals
UK indie distributor Orange Smarty has sold a 50-hour package of programming to Foxtel and…
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Raft of Secret Life of 4 Year Olds deals
The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds format has been picked up by broadcasters across…
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Presto closure costs Foxtel $21m
Folding SVOD service Presto into Foxtel’s existing subscription on-demand service has cost the Australian pay…
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Foxtel to close Presto after buying out Seven
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel plans to close its SVOD service, Presto TV, after buying…
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Long Lost Family format finds new home
Finnish free-TV broadcaster Nelonen has ordered a local version of Long Lost Family, the Dutch-originated…
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Baker moving to the UK for EasyTrack
Rights management business EasyTrack is setting up in the UK, with former Foxtel acquisitions boss…
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Foxtel orders Picnic at Hanging Rock series
Australian pay TV provider Foxtel has ordered an original drama, Picnic at Hanging Rock, with…
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Report: Seven to exit SVOD joint venture
Seven West Media is set to pull out of its joint venture subscription video-on-demand platform…
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News brief: Tricon racks up Aussie sales
Canada-based distributor Tricon has sold several of its shows into Australia. Pay TV group Foxtel…
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SoHo dropped as Foxtel encourages Binge viewing
Australian pay giant Foxtel is moving premium programming currently on its SoHo drama channel to…
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Pubcasters set off for The West
Public broadcasters in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Australia are among channels that have acquired historical…
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Netflix enters CNN’s Race For the White House
Netflix, DR and Foxtel are among international buyers of a CNN original docuseries about famous…
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Myers resurfaces at Foxtel
Howard Myers has resurfaced at Australian pay TV giant Foxtel, seven months after leaving Melbourne-based…
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NBCU launches reality SVOD on Foxtel
NBCUniversal has launched its reality TV SVOD service Hayu in Australia. Hayu has rolled out…
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Rebranded MTG net takes factual from TCB
The recently rebranded MTG World channel has prebought a 10x60mins American Heroes Channel series from…
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Foxtel CEO: no plans to buy Ten
Australian pay TV firm Foxtel is not planning to move for free-to-air rival Network Ten,…
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Foxtel, Sky Italia get factual from Passion
Pay TV providers in Australia and Italy are among those that have bought factual programming…
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CBS Reality probes Murderers and their Mothers
The CBS Reality channel has ordered Murderers and their Mothers, an original series for the…