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HBO
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Euro broadcaters buy Outlander
A raft of international broadcasters including HBO Netherlands and Viasat have acquired US drama series…
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HBO hangs hopes on Euro drama
HBO Europe has made a concerted push into both the local scripted and non-scripted markets….
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Canal+ strikes HBO SVOD deal
French pay TV operator Canal+’s on-demand unit Canalplay has struck a deal with US pay…
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HBO renews Belgian cable deal
Belgian cabler Telenet has renewed its content deal with HBO until 2018. The deal gives…
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Pulling creator, Mountford launch Merman Films
Irish comedian and writer Sharon Horgan has launched a production company with producer Clelia Mountford….
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HBO alert for Broomfield’s Grim Sleeper
HBO Documentary Films has become the first international buyer of filmmaker Nick Broomfield’s new feature…
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Bell, Corus in ‘unprecedented’ HBO SVOD deal
Canada’s Bell Media and Corus Entertainment have scored what has been described as an “unprecedented”…
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HBO Europe hires drama exec
HBO’s European production group has hired its first London-based executive, who will work on its…
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HBO and Scorsese making Shutter Island TV series
HBO and Martin Scorsese are developing Ashecliffe, a TV series based on the director’s Shutter…
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HBO returns for Leftovers ahead of UK trip
US premium cabler HBO has commissioned a second season of paranormal drama The Leftovers ahead…
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Netflix boasts subs revenue has overtaken HBO
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has taken to Facebook to boast that the streaming service generated…
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HBO appoints global distribution boss
HBO has upped Tom Woodbury to president, global distribution. The newly created role will see…
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Orange to pre-empt Netflix with Orangecast launch
Orange is preparing to take on the imminent threat of Netflix’s arrival in France by…
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Wuaki.tv plans French, German and Italian launches
TV and movie streaming service Wuaki.tv is expanding its European footprint to a total of…
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Power exec producer signs Starz deal
David Knoller, who is executive producer on Starz’s urban drama Power, has signed a two-year…
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Starz power
Starz is investing more in programming, reaching out to specific segments of the audience and…
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HBO Lat-Am cuts NBCU volume deal
HBO Latin America has agreed a multiyear movie deal with NBCUniversal. The agreement give HBO…
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HBO takes on distribution of Telemundo in Lat-Am
HBO Latin America has agreed a deal to distribute the Telemundo Internacional channel in the…
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WOWOW, Canal+ in tune with Foo Fighters doc
Pay TV operators in Japan and Spain have pre-bought an eight-part documentary about rock group…
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First HBO shows land on Amazon
The first wave of HBO programming has landed on Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service in…
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LA Screenings 2014: BBC Worldwide strikes HBO deal
HBO has acquired four drama series from BBC Worldwide for its Latin American service. The…
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OTT service Wuaki seals HBO deal
Streaming and download-to-own service Wuaki has snagged a raft of HBO content after striking a…
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Return for HBO’s Comeback, Netflix’s Orange
American premium cable channel HBO has ordered a new limited season run of 2005 sitcom…
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Time Warner in talks to distribute content outside of pay TV
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has confirmed the media giant is talking to Dish about…
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Amazon snags HBO shows with exclusive deal
Amazon has struck an exclusive licensing deal with HBO and will carry a raft of…
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WarnerTV moves from HBO to Turner bouquet
The WarnerTV channel in Asia will now be distributed by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific….
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Turner’s Zeiler joins CME board
Turner Broadcasting System’s international boss Gerhard Zeiler has joined the board of directors at embattled…
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Russian sales first, CEE deals, for BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide has cut its first deal with Amedia, the fledgling Russian broadcaster dubbed ‘the…
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HBO cuts Sky Italia programming deal
Sky Italia has agreed an exclusive programming deal with HBO as it prepares its own…
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HBO On Demand launches on Indian pay TV
Tata Sky subscribers with access to HBO premium channels in India can now access catch-up…