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Foxtel
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Foxtel acquires 250-hour Cineflix package
Foxtel has bought a bumper 250-hour package of factual programming from Cineflix Rights with an…
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LA Screenings 2014: Brian Walsh, Foxtel
As buyers flock to Los Angeles for the May Screenings, TBI speaks with key players…
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Foxtel’s History Channel buys BBC Worldwide war fare
History Channel in Australia has acquired a package of BBC Worldwide programming to commemorate the…
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James, Lachlan Murdoch land key Fox roles
Rupert Murdoch has handed his sons Lachlan and James key new roles within his entertainment…
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News brief: Foxtel goes big on Comedy Central shows
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel has picked up a package of shows from Comedy Central….
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News brief: Sales are Cake Walk for Distribution 360
Canadian sales house Distribution360 has sold catalogue programming to broadcasters including Globosat, Foxtel and TVNZ….
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News Corp gets huge rebate
Foxtel co-owner News Corp has received a massive tax rebate from Australian authorities amounting to…
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SBS6 to remake prison drama Wentworth
SBS6 in Holland is set to become the second international broadcaster to remake Australian women’s…
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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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Foxtel, TVA like Keshet’s British Girlfri3nds
Australian paycaster Foxtel and Canada’s TVA have acquired the UK version of Keshet International dating…
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UK indie secures Australian format deal
Australian paycaster Foxtel has made commissioned a remake of a UK crime doc series, which…
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SBS and Foxtel make new acquisitions
SBS in Norway and Foxtel in Australia have acquired My Dream Derelict Home from DCD…
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Discovery, Foxtel chart Rise of the Nazi Party
Discovery Networks Western Europe and Australian pay platform Foxtel are among buyers of a new…
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Foxtel takes First place
Foxtel’s director of programmes Brian Walsh tells Jesse Whittock about the Australian pay TV leader’s…
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BBC Worldwide, ITV Studios snag high end Oz dramas
BBC Worldwide and ITV Studios Global Entertainment are among distributors that have snapped up new…
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Netflix suffers Australian ‘blow’
Weekend press reports in Australia suggest that most of the Hollywood Studios have resisted agreeing…
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Paranomal series to debut on upcoming Syfy Oz
New paranormal series Haunting: Australia will be among the programmes broadcasting on the soon-to-launch Australian…
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Wentworth getting German remake
German broadcaster RTL has ordered a local-language remake of Australian women’s prison drama Wentworth. The…
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Australia and NZ take a seat at the drama table
Producers in Australia and New Zealand are creating a new wave of international-friendly scripted series…
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Oz nets bag RTÉ lifestyle, factual series
Australia’s leading pay operator Foxtel and pubcasters ABC and SBS are among others of factual,…
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News brief: Foxtel hires former Seven West COO for senior role
Australia’s Foxtel has hired former Seven West Media COO Rohan Lund to take on the…
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Power Play: why celebs are becoming execs
As the global media superpowers march into ever more sectors, A-list actors, musicians, fashion gurus…
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The War Report
With the 100th anniversary of the most terrible conflict in world history coming in 2014,…
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Foxtel scores BBCWW factual deal
Australian pay TV platform Foxtel has acquired a package of food and lifestyle shows from…
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Foxtel conjures up Presto online movie service
Australia’s Foxtel will launch an online subscription movie streaming service. Presto will be priced at…
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Zodiak inks three-year Foxtel deal
Zodiak Rights has agreed a three-year deal woth Foxtel. The Australian pay TV operator will…
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Naomi Campbell takes her Face to Foxtel
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is to executive produce an Australian version of her modelling competition format…
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Bridezillas spin-off goes off at Foxtel
A new Bridezillas spin-off has sold to Australian pay TV platform Foxtel. The 9x60mins Marriage…
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Studios JV Oz channels to leave Foxtel
A pair of Australian channels jointly operated by NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Television and CBS Studios…
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Keo launches in Oz as River Cottage expands
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s factual entertainment producer Keo Films is launching a dedicated base in Australia after…