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MTV launches MTV Studios, revives Daria
MTV is launching MTV Studios, a new unit focused on developing new series and re-imaginations…
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Disney’s odds look promising as it ups Fox bid to $71.3bn
Disney has upped its bid for Twenty First Century Fox’s film and television assets to…
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Hulu chief discusses keeping up with Netflix
Hulu is unlikely to try and keep up with Netflix’s huge commitment to original content,…
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In-demand: UK (June 4-10, 2018)
Record-breaking format Love Island has taken the UK by storm this week becoming the most…
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C4 takes 900 hours of Vice content to All4
Channel 4 (C4) and Vice have partnered to launch more than 900 hours of Vice’s…
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Little Dot Studios & All3Media launch German label
Little Dot Studios, the online video distribution and production company that manages YouTube channels, Facebook…
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CBS shareholders launch class action lawsuit against National Amusements
CBS shareholders have officially launched a class action lawsuit against its majority stakeholder National Amusements,…
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TwoFour ups Coller and Phillips in continued restructure
TwoFour Group has promoted Jonny Coller as group director of development and Edward Phillips as…
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AMC Int’l inks distribution deal with VR studio
AMC Networks International Southern Europe has made a deal with Rooftop Immersive Studio to aggregate…
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Netflix value surpasses Disney for the first time
Netflix stock market value rose to a record $153 billion on Thursday, temporarily surpassing Disney…
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Flame inks factual deal with Amazon via Janson Media partnership
Flame Distribution has announced a deal with digital distributor Janson Media to bring a package…
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Endemol Shine NA options Celia Cruz scripted series
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA) and Major TV have optioned the right to late Latin…
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UKTV orders Sally Phillips original My Favourite Sketch
UKTV has ordered an original sketch comedy series from Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones’s Diary) for…
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Obamas enter the TV business via partnership with Netflix
Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama have unveiled plans to make…
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Spanish broadcasters team up for new joint platform
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and commercial broadcasters Mediaset España have confirmedthat they have teamed up…
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MGM to up originals for Epix to promote growth
MGM is planning to “reposition and expand” its underperforming premium subscription service Epix one year…
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STV shuts down STV2 channel as it invests in digital
STV has laid out its plans for the next three years, which will see the…
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Dori’s Basel joins Keshet international in newly-created role
Keshet International has hired third party co-operations and distribution veteran Revital Basel (left) as managing director,…
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Hulu picks up thriller from Wattpad, AwesomenessTV & Grammnet
Hulu has made a straight-to-series order of Light as a Feather, a thriller from Wattpad…
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Acun Medya taps int’l head from Simon Cowell banner
Acun Medya Global has hired Syco Entertainment’s head of international, George Levendis (pictured), as its…
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Facebook orders Catherine Zeta-Jones scripted title
Facebook has ordered a new scripted series starring Catherine Zeta-Jones for Facebook Watch. Queen America…
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Apple orders another drama from Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine
Apple has ordered a thriller hailing from Reese Witherspoon’s prodco Hello Sunshine, making it the…
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In-demand: Greece (April 24-30, 2018)
New season starters are high priority for Greek audiences this week, as titles to have…
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Discovery & Walter Presents launch drama service in Italy
Channel 4’s VOD service for foreign-language drama, Walter Presents, will be teaming up with Discovery…
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BBC Two orders Riz Ahmed original among new slate
BBC Two has ordered a new original drama from actor and comedian Riz Ahmed (pictured)…
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EU bodies agree 30% quota on SVOD services
The European Parliament, European Council and the European Commission have struck a preliminary deal on…
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Netflix ordered more sci-fi after genre hits, says Ampere
Science fiction and fantasy has become the most popular genre among Netflix subscribers and this…
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Propagate looks to Europe and invests in Incognita
Propagate is to invest in Edouard de Vésinne’s prodco, Incognita, as it looks to expand…
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UK’s high-end drama boom leads to £2.6m in levy funds
The UK’s booming production schedule in television drama saw a record £2.6 ($3.63) million paid…
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Paramount orders First Wives Club TV reboot
Paramount Network has ordered a series reboot of cult 1996 movie The First Wives Club,…