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Orange eyes free TV, preps content unit
Orange is considering launching a free TV channel in France that would sit alongside its…
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Fresh blow to Canal+ as Orange secures HBO deal
Orange’s OCS service is to become the exclusive home of HBO shows in France, dealing…
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HBO bags Judd Apatow music doc
US premium cable network HBO has acquired US television rights to a feature documentary from…
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Game of Thrones preps short finale, Ed Sheeran to guest
The final season of Game of Thrones will have just six episodes, the fewest of…
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Sky streaming new Game of Thrones on Now TV
UK pay TV operator Sky will simulcast the new season of Game of Thrones on…
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HBO to dramatise Trump election
HBO is turning the unexpected election of Donald Trump as US president last year into…
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Former HBO and Televisa exec takes Route One
Former Televisa and HBO executive Michael Garcia has inked a first-look deal with Route One…
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BBC, HBO order Wainwright drama
The BBC and HBO have co-commissioned an eight-part drama from scribe Sally Wainwright about the…
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BBCWW takes Bowie film global
HBO has bought David Bowie: The Last Five Years, the BBC feature doc about the…
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Time Warner shareholders welcome AT&T deal
Time Warner’s shareholders have overwhelmingly approved US telco AT&T’s US$85.4 billion takeover of the company….
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Time Warner shareholders welcome AT&T deal
Time Warner’s shareholders have overwhelmingly approved US telco AT&T’s US$85.4 billion takeover of the company….
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Berlinale: HBO Europe ups originals trio in rejig
HBO Europe has given more responsibility to a trio of executives as part of a…
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HBO Now passes 2 million US subscribers
HBO has passed surpassed two million domestic subscribers for its over-the-top service HBO Now, parent…
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Hugh Laurie, Night Manager team confirmed for INTV
Hugh Laurie and several of the team behind The Night Manager will give a keynote…
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Industry says Amazon & Netflix are top innovators
Amazon was crowned the most innovative company ahead of Netflix in a new survey of…
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Industry says Amazon & Netflix are top innovators
Amazon was crowned the most innovative company ahead of Netflix in a new survey of…
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Apple ‘aiming for major originals push’
Apple is reportedly planning to make a major push into original content, making TV show…
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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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ATF: done deals as Asian market expands
As the dust settles on another Asia Television Forum, TBI runs down some of the…
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In demand chart: Netflix’s Gilmore Girls leads Amazon’s Grand Tour
Netflix’s reboot of US comedy series the Gilmore Girls is leading the pack in Germany,…
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HBO launches in Spain with Nick and Disney fare
HBO has launched its Spanish service. HBO España is currently available exclusively to Vodafone customers…
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Westworld one of three HBO recommissions
Westworld’s stellar season one ratings have lead to the HBO sci-fi/mystery drama getting a second…
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Viacom channels yanked from Sony streaming net
Viacom’s cable nets are being pulled from Sony’s US cloud TV service, PlayStation Vue. The…
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Liberty CEO: content is ‘Kong’
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has said that the company will be “selective” about content…
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NBC remaking Sharon Horgan BBC comedy
US network NBC is developing a US version of cult BBC Three comedy Pulling. Original…
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Bewkes: AT&T will ‘accelerate’ HBO Now growth
The international distribution of the HBO Now SVOD service will be “accelerated” by the sale…
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Ziggo replacing HBO with Series XL
Liberty Global-owned Dutch cable operator Ziggo will launch a new movies and series package in January…
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Deal Monitor: 16 programming deals at a glance
In a week that began with MIPCOM recuperation and the news TV titan Time Warner…
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HBO retreads Jinx steps with true crime doc
US premium cable network HBO has greenlit a true crime documentary film featuring the bizarre…
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Netflix ‘will remain dominant’ in Lat Am
Netflix will remain the dominant SVOD player in Latin America for the foreseeable future, according…