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Ten returns to profit after four years
Australia’s Ten Network is back in profit for the first time in four years. The…
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Three new Foxtel channels from beIN
The Sports division of Qatar’s beIN Media is rolling out three HD sports nets on…
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Pre-MIPTV presales for TCB Media
TCB Media Rights has presold a trio of its new shows ahead of MIPTV. The…
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Freudenstein exits Foxtel
Rumours Richard Freudenstein would leave his post as CEO of Australian pay TV giant Foxtel…
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Foxtel ‘plots own streaming device’
Australian pay TV giant Foxtel is reported to be planning to launch a streaming device…
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Twofour racks up Oz and Kiwi sales
UK-based Twofour Rights has shopped a raft of programming to buyers in Australia and New…
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Foxtel CEO joins Ten board
Foxtel CEO and managing director Richard Freudenstein has joined the board of Australian commercial channel…
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Foxtel, UKTV chart NASA’s Greatest Achievements
Foxtel in Australia and Britain’s UKTV are among prebuyers of upcoming space documentary NASA’s 10…
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Broadcasters buy into Lego’s secret doc
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired The Secret World of Lego, the one-off doc…
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Telstra ‘weighing Foxtel stake sale’
Australian telco Telstra is reportedly considering selling its 50% stake in local pay TV market…
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Foxtel’s Ten investment given greenlight
Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board has okayed Foxtel’s investment in commercial broadcaster Network Ten. The…
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Ten posts A$312m loss
Network Ten in Australia has posted a full-year net loss of A$312.2 million (US$226.5 million),…
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Foxtel buys doc from rebranded Espresso
Australia pay TV service Foxtel has acquired space documentary Is Anybody Out There? from the…
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Foxtel-Ten deal gets regulatory approval
Foxtel’s agreement to buy into Australian free TV channel Ten Network is going ahead after local…
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Foxtel eyes ratings spike with VIMN shows
Australian pay TV platform Foxtel has acquired a multi-title programming package from Viacom International Media…
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Watchdog throws Foxtel-Ten deal into doubt
Australia’s corporate regulator has thrown a spanner in the works of the proposed deal that…
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Aussie pay TV content spend nears A$800m
Australian pay TV content investment hit A$796 million (US$560.1 million) in 2014/15, new figures show….
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Viacom reveals global SVOD service
Viacom has unveiled Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps that will offer…
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Amazon scores Fear the Walking Dead
Amazon Prime Instant Video Germany has picked up the sought-after SVOD rights for upcoming zombie…
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Price cuts boost Foxtel as Netflix surges
Price cuts introduced ahead of Netflix’s Australian launch earlier this year have helped Foxtel increase…
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FX secures Fear the Walking Dead in Oz
Foxtel-operated pay channel FX has bought the upcoming zombie drama Fear the Walking Dead. The…
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Australian pay net opens Saturday Kitchen
Australian pay channel LifeStyle FOOD has acquired British cooking show Saturday Kitchen, which has run…
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Foxtel wants ‘flatter structure’, COO exits
Australian pay TV leader Foxtel’s COO, Rohan Lund, is leaving as the News Corp-backed firm…
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AMC, Foxtel bag Irish titles
AMC Networks International – Central Europe and Australia’s Foxtel have bought Irish titles totaling 100…
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Foxtel names channel chief
Australian pay TV group has named a new channels chief in the shape of ex-group…
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Foxtel rejigs programming team
Australian pay TV leader Foxtel has restructured its programming and studio negotiations team. One key…
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Ten worries eased as Foxtel buys 15% stake
Network Ten’s long search for a new financial investor led to Australian pay TV operator…
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Networks Escape to the Wild with McCloud
Six overseas channels have acquired Channel 4 factual series Kevin McCloud: Escape to the Wild….
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Presto goes Rogue with eOne dramas
Australian on-demand platform Presto has inked a new drama programming deal with Entertainment One Television….
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Buyers line up for RuPaul’s Drag Race
Passion has sold US drag queen competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race to a host of…