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Orange expands video-on-demand with studio deals
Orange France is expanding its video-on-demand service and launching a ‘buy to keep’ and download-to-own…
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MarVista taps Disney, HBO execs to build out team
LA-based producer and distributor MarVista Entertainment has poached executives from Disney Television Animation, HBO and…
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HBO orders more Girls, Boardwalk Empire ending
HBO has greenlit a fourth season of Lena Dunham’s comedy Girls and a fifth and…
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HBO GO launches on Google’s Chromecast
HBO’s catch-up service GO has launched on Chromecast, the internet giant’s digital media player. The…
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HBO gets Daily Show star for new satire series
HBO has ordered a new satirical comedy series that will be fronted by John Oliver,…
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Ex-SPT Asia boss Ricky Ow resurfaces at Turner
Asian television veteran Ricky Ow is joining Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific as president just…
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News brief: Starz ups Penney
US cable operator Starz has upped John Penney to chief strategy officer. Penney has been…
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WOWOW: from Japan to LA to the world
Kayo Washio runs the LA office of Japanese pay TV channel operator WOWOW. She set…
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Time Warner eyes ‘long-term opportunity’ at besieged CME
The CEO of Time Warner has confirmed he may hand the embattled broadcaster Central European…
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HBO orders Nesbo novel adaptation
HBO is developing an hour-long drama based on Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbø’s crime story and…
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HBO Lat Am extends deal with Sony
HBO Latin America and Sony Pictures Television have agreed a multi-year extension to their current…
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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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News brief: Strike Back gets fifth run on Sky 1, Cinemax
Action drama Strike Back has been commissioned for a fifth and final season on UK…
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HBO on basic cable for first time
HBO is being offered as part of a basic tier channel package in the US…
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HBO promotes pair post-Naegle departure
Premium cable channel HBO has promoted a pair of executives to heightened programming roles following…
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Sky Deutschland, HBO buy mafia series Gomorrah
Beta Film has confirmed a deal with HBO Nordic for its Italian crime series Gomorrah….
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News brief: HBO renews Boardwalk
Premium cable channel HBO has given its acclaimed period crime drama Boardwalk Empire a fifth…
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HBO acquires Sky Living comedy Doll & Em
US premium cable net HBO has bought Doll & Em, a new comedy from Emily…
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HBO entertainment president stepping down
Sue Naegle is stepping down from her role as HBO’s president of entertainment and reportedly…
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Warner Bros. and Lindelof making The Leftovers for HBO
HBO has ordered original series The Leftovers from Warner Bros. Television. The series will be…
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Orange and HBO launch new French channel
Orange in France is launching a new channel next month in partnership with HBO, called…
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Chris Lilley character returns in ABC, HBO, BBC comedy
Comic Chris Lilley has scored a new series for his schoolgirl bully character Ja’mie King…
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HBO kills True Blood, renews The Newsroom
HBO has decided to end vampire series True Blood’s run after its upcoming seventh season….
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Analyst: Studios could dismantle UK pay TV movie market with OTT
Hollywood studios could benefit from going over-the-top direct to consumers in the UK, cutting out…
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News brief: Bravo adds Farrell, Oliver to current team
NBCUniversal-owned Bravo Media has hired doc maker Leslie Farrell and former Food Network executive Jeffrey…
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Sony ‘signs Viacom deal for online service’
Sony has reportedly signed a preliminary deal with Viacom to carry the latter’s channels on…
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Oppenheimer to helm Carnival US push
NBCUniversal International has handed Deborah Oppenheimer a new role that will see her helm a…
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Netflix ‘not cannibalising traditional TV’, says TiVo study
Over-the-top video service Netflix is not cannibalising traditional TV viewing, according to a new study…
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Charlize Theron launches reality JV with Banijay
Hollywood actress Charlize Theron has taken her move into reality TV production a step further…
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Netflix to move into original feature docs, stand-up
US streaming service Netflix will broaden its original content strategy by moving into one-off feature…