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Viacom makes 100-country direct-to-consumer BET
Viacom is launching BET as a direct-to-consumer streaming service in 100 countries. BET Play is…
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DOJ clear DreamWorks deal
NBCUniversal’s US$3.8 billion deal for DreamWorks Animation has gained regulatory clearance from the US Department…
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Carnival pushing Downton movie forward
Gareth Neame, the boss of Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films says he would like to…
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NBC Entertainment gives bigger role to Cheeks
NBC Entertainment has promoted George Cheeks to president, business affairs and late night programming. Cheeks…
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Keshet to coproduce Telemundo drama
US Hispanic network Telemundo has entered an agreement to co-develop and coproduce a Spanish-language drama…
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NBCU launches reality SVOD on Foxtel
NBCUniversal has launched its reality TV SVOD service Hayu in Australia. Hayu has rolled out…
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E! Asia begins Ultimate Countdown
NBCUniversal-owned E! Asia has acquired a 16x45mins celebrity countdown series from France’s Prime Entertainment Group….
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YouTube ‘preps Unplugged TV streaming’
YouTube is reportedly planning an online TV service that will let customers pay to stream…
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Bravo goes free-to-air in Kiwi channel deal
Cable net Bravo will become a free-to-air offering for the first time after NBCUniversal and…
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Comcast buying $3.8bn DreamWorks Animation
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is buying DreamWorks Animation, in a deal valuing the toon studio around US$3.8…
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Comcast quiet on DreamWorks deal
US media giant Comcast yesterday refused to comment on mounting speculation it is poised to…
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Sony promotes Kalouria to president post
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Sheraton Kalouria to president and chief marketing officer. He will…
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Comcast ‘moves for $3bn DreamWorks’
US cable and entertainment giant Comcast Corp. is reportedly in talks to buy Californian studio…
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BBC iPlayer gets first third-party content
UK on-demand service BBC iPlayer will launch a pop-up channel that represents the first time…
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Two originals for NBCU’s comedy SVOD net
Seeso, the comedy SVOD platform run by NBCUniversal, will launch two original reality-comedy series in…
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Nick hires NBCU exec for UK post
Nickelodeon has hired NBCUniversal International’s director of programming in the UK. James Newton is joining…
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NBCU reality SVOD service hits Virgin
Reality TV SVOD service Hayu is now available via Virgin TV’s cable platform. Hayu is…
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E! orders Mariah Carey reality series
NBCUniversal-owned cable net E! has ordered Mariah’s World, an eight-part reality series going behind the…
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BBC, ITV, NBCU ‘have discussed’ Netflix rival
UK pubcaster the BBC has had talks with ITV and NBCUniversal about a streaming service…
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NBCU’s Working Title gets new UK boss
NBCUniversal-backed drama prodco Working Title Television UK has hired former Kudos prodcuer Andrew Woodhead as…
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Fox’s Cotton picked as Heyday US chief
Nancy Cotton is leaving Fox 21 Television Studios to become US president of new NBCUniversal…
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Donald Trump, Univision settle $500m legal case
The US$500 million legal case between US Hispanic broadcaster Univision Communications and American presidential hopeful…
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NBCU preps SVOD reality service in UK, Eire, Oz
NBCUniversal is launching a reality-themed direct-to-consumer OTT service called hayu featuring over 3,000 episodes of…
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Dick Wolf re-ups with NBCU
Crime procedural guru Dick Wolf has signed another contract with NBCUniversal, this time tying him…
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Spotify begins video rollout
Spotify has begun rolling out video content on the music streaming service in partnership with…
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SBS launches comedy series on Facebook
Australian pubcaster SBS has launched the first episode of its new comedy series The Family…
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Expanse prodco Alcon gets new TV chief
Alcon Television has got a new president, hot off the heels of the second season…
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Vin Diesel hires Fox exec for new TV prodco
Action star Vin Diesel has signed a first-look producing agreement with Universal Television for a…
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Ex-Weinstein, NBCU execs join US digital prodco
Indigenous Media, the digital producer backed by ITV, has hired executive VPs from The Weinstein…
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Sky orders NBCU workplace fighting format
Sky Italia’s free-to-air channel Cielo has ordered a local version of White Collar Brawlers, a…