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HBO Europe’s Umbre heads to Hulu
HBO Europe original series Umbre has been acquired by on-demand service Hulu in the US….
Westworld finally gets launch date
HBO’s troubled TV adaptation of the Westworld movie has been given an autumn launch date….
HBO launching in Spain with Vodafone
HBO has struck a deal with Vodafone in Spain for the launch of its planned…
In-demand charts: Spain (15 – 21 May 2016)
Our latest fortnightly feature in association with Parrot Analytics reveals the most in-demand shows from…
HBO confirms new content president
Casey Bloys will fill Michael Lombardo’s shoes at HBO after the president of programming announced…
CNN to relive The Nineties with HBO
US news network CNN are working together on The Nineties, the latest show in the…
Vesper scoots to FremantleMedia drama team
FremantleMedia has hired former SundanceTV drama chief Christian Vesper as executive VP, creative director of…
Turner launches first SVOD service
Turner Broadcasting System is going direct-to-consumer for the first time. The US media giant has…
HBO Now to rival Netflix in Brazil, Argentina
Premium cable network HBO is to launch its over-the-top subscription service in Brazil and Argentina…
Hulu becomes HBO’s SVOD home in Japan
HJ Holdings – aka Hulu Japan – has become the exclusive local SVOD licensing partner…
Sling TV adds $10 Cinemax
Cinemax has been added to Dish’s Sling TV streaming service. The HBO sister channel is…
HBO Europe to make Scandi originals
HBO Europe will soon make an original scripted series from Scandinavia, delegates here at the…
HBO revamps CEE channels, third net launches
The European division of HBO is refreshing its channels line-up in the central and eastern…
Time Warner ‘wants current seasons off Hulu’
Media giant Time Warner would like to see episodes from current TV seasons taken off…
HBO consolidates scripted as Ellenberg exits
US premium cable channel HBO has handed comedy chief Casey Bloys control of drama after…
Ex-Starz buyer joins expanding distributor
Canada-based distributor 108 Media has hired Starz’s former VP, programme acquisitions, Nancy Silverstone. Her appointment…
Icahn denies Time Warner stake build
Activist investor Carl Icahn has angrily denied he is quietly building a stake in US…
Bewkes extends Time Warner term
Jeff Bewkes will remain chairman and CEO of US media giant Time Warner until at…
HBO unveils new shows, talks Deadwood film
HBO’s programming chief Michael Lombardo has confirmed a Deadwood movie is moving forward, with David…
HBO’s Girls gets a final season
HBO’s comedy drama series Girls will end after its sixth season, the premium cable net…
CBC, SVT buy Lanzmann doc
Pubcasters in Europe and North America are the latest to buy Adam Benzine’s documentary Claude…
US pay TV suffering as cord-cutting accelerates
The number of US households that subscribe to cable and satellite TV will drop below…
Star becomes ‘India’s home of HBO’
21st Century Fox-owned pay TV service Star India has become the latest local ‘home of…
‘HBO, Netflix lead Amazon in digital originals’
Demand for key original series from HBO Now and Netflix far out-strips that for Amazon…
Bell secures HBO content as Corus rejigs
Bell Media has secured an “unprecedented” agreement with HBO that means just one operator will…
Star Channel becomes HBO’s Japanese partner
Japanese premium movie net Star Channel has become the territory’s exclusive home of HBO programming….
Bell giving Greenpeace doc multiplatform launch
Canadian media giant Bell is launching feature doc How to Change the World across pay…
Sky extends HBO deal across Europe
Sky’s role as the exclusive home of HBO programming will be extended beyond the UK…
News brief: Universal Italy buys Best Film Directors
The Universal Channel in Italy has acquired 91x26mins of Hollywood’s Best Film Directors. The series…
Netflix CEO says there is ‘not enough TV’
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has said there is not “nearly enough” TV content, coming out…