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Expandables to French-Canada, Australia
TVA in French-Canada and Foxtel in Australia have acquired Tricon Films & Television’s home renovation…
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Ten loses A$264m, hits out at fees
Australia’s Network Ten has slammed existing local media regulation after posting an A$264.4 million (US$209.8…
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BBC’s drama channel launching in Europe
BBC Worldwide is launching its drama channel BBC First in Europe for the first time,…
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Foxtel nears Ten deal
Australian paycaster Foxtel is closing in on a 14.9% stake in commercial free-to-air rival Network…
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Bake Off hits Australia
Bake Off will launch in Australia after Foxtel ordered a local version of the hit…
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Lifestyle sales for Peace Point
Canada-based distributor Peace Point Rights has shopped 120 hours of lifestyle and factual fare to…
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Discovery ‘exits Ten takeover talks’
Discovery Communications has pulled out of talks to buy Australian commercial channel Network Ten, according…
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Caution urged over Ten future speculation
For sale Australian broadcaster Network Ten has urged caution after reports that a key shareholder…
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Netflix secures Optus streaming pact
Ahead of its launch in Australia this month, Netflix has secured a carriage agreement with…
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Networks visit Branson’s Necker Island
Five broadcasters have acquired Billionaire’s Paradise: Inside Necker Island, a one-hour documentary about Richard Branson’s…
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Netflix ‘working up Zelda series, Ten deal’
Netflix is reportedly developing a series based on the popular Legend of Zelda video games,…
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Foxtel, Seven, ABC feel factual Passion
Major Australian television groups have acquired content from Passion Distribution. Pay TV operator Foxtel has…
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News brief: D360 makes home renovation deals
Canada-based sales firm Distribution360 has sold home renovation programming from its Si Entertainment catalogue to…
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Amazon kids show lands at Discovery Asia
Amazon’s original children’s show Annedroids has sold to Discovery Kids Asia. Picture Box Distribution has…
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HBO, Showtime deals for Presto as Stan taps ABC
Australian on-demand services Presto and Stan have both scored new programming deals. The deals come…
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Foxtel service adds TV series as Netflix approaches
Foxtel’s subscription-on-demand service, Presto, will add television series for the first time, as the platform…
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Discovery/Foxtel bid among Ten offers
Network Ten in Australia has confirmed it has received “non-binding, conditional proposals” relating to a…
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BBC Two buys Aussie period drama
UK broadcaster BBC Two has acquired Australian period drama A Place to Call Home. The…
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Discovery’s Ten bid looms as Gordon rep resigns
The man who represented for Network Ten’s largest single shareholder on the broadcaster’s board has…
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Ten could sell after strategic review
Network Ten’s parent Network Ten Holdings has confirmed it has hired Citi bank to assess…
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Foxtel and Discovery linked to joint bid for Ten
Pay TV operator Foxtel and channel operator Discovery are being widely linked to a move…
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Liberty of London in pre-Cannes sales
DCD Rights’ doc series about a London department store has sold to broadcasters in Europe…
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DreamWorks sale talks ‘stall’
Discussions that may see Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation sold to Japan’s SoftBank Corp. have “cooled”,…
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Canadian, Oz buyers reach Gracepoint
Canada’s Global TV and Australian pay TV provider Foxel have acquired Gracepoint, the US remake…
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Foxtel launches premium entertainment arm
Australian pay provider Foxtel has appointed Graham Burrells to head a new premium entertainment division….
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Foxtel buys huge package from FremantleMedia
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel has acquired a 450-hour package of programming from FremantleMedia International….
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Bravo entertains Melbourne’s Housewives
US cable channel Bravo has acquired Australian reality series The Real Housewives of Melbourne. The…
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News brief: Foxtel explores Hollywood’s Best Film Directors
Australian pay TV platform Foxtel has acquired factual entertainment series Hollywood’s Best Film Directors. Foxtel…
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Discovery, Foxtel get new arrival with Spun Gold series
Discovery in Europe and Latin America and Foxtel in Australia have picked up pregnancy and…
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Nick Oz hands VIMN’s Nam GM role
Nickelodeon Networks Australia and New Zealand has appointed Jihee Nam has its VP and general…