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Rutherford to launch Temple Street sales arm

Jon Rutherford has surfaced at Toronto’s Temple Street Productions to run a new international distribution…

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Amazon to rival Netflix in Japan

Amazon Prime Instant Video is to launch in Japan, putting it in direct competition with…

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Netflix links with SoftBank, plans originals

Subscriptions to streaming service Netflix will be sold through telecommunications firm SoftBank when it launches…

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The Crown producer targets China drama

UK drama production company Left Bank Pictures is to begin targeting the Chinese market after…

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Quickflix China acquisition off

Struggling Australian SVOD service Quickflix has called off its planned acquisition of an unnamed Chinese…

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SVOD platform goes live across Canada

Subscription on-demand service Shomi is now available to all internet-connected consumers in Canada. The service…

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‘Unashamedly ambitious’ Netflix rival launches

South African SVOD platform ShowMax has launched with “more than a year’s continuous viewing” for…

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Sky Germany plans UHD box for next year

Sky Germany is gearing up to launch a new Ultra High Definition-compatible set-top box next…

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Netflix raises price in Europe

Netflix has raised the price of its service in Europe for new subscribers, upping the…

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Netflix leads Amazon as UK viewers prioritise movies

Netflix has 4.4 million paying customers in the UK and Amazon Prime Instant Video 1.2…

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Price cuts boost Foxtel as Netflix surges

Price cuts introduced ahead of Netflix’s Australian launch earlier this year have helped Foxtel increase…

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Naspers aims to head off Netflix with rival

Multichoice-owner Naspers is attempting to head of Netflix with a new SVOD service for the…

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Guest comedy Mascots supports Netflix strategy

Netflix’s latest original film release is Mascots, a Christopher Guest comedy. Mascots will launch on…

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Stan scores ‘significant’ Warner Bros. deal

Australia on-demand service Stan has secured an exclusive content deal with Warner Bros. that it…

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Telecom Italia eyes 500k TV customers

Telecom Italia is targeting 550,000 video customers by the end of this year following its…

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Second Sense8 for Netflix

Streaming service Netflix has greenlit a second season of its sci-fi thriller drama Sense8. The…

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PornHub aims to become ‘Netflix of porn’

Adult entertainment site PornHub has launched a subscription video-on-demand offering in an effort to beat…

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Netflix documents Ukrainian struggle

Streaming service Netflix has acquired Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, and will launch…

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Mediaset secures premium Telecom Italia deal

Mediaset and Telecom Italia have agreed a deal whereby the telecom operator will distribute Mediaset…

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Brazilian original drama for Netflix

Netflix has ordered its first Brazilian-created original drama, which will be titled 3%. The series…

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Netflix confirms Japan launch date

Daredevil streamer Netflix is due to launch in Japan on September 2, marking its first…

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Quickflix plots China deal to create global streamer

Struggling Australian SVOD platform Quickflix is planning to acquire an unnamed Chinese content company. The…

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Austria Telekom debuts Netflix rival

A1, the domestic Austrian brand of Telekom Austria, is to launch an OTT TV service…

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Netflix ‘churn rate 9%’

Roughly 4% of US broadband homes have cancelled their Netflix subscription in the past 12…

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Amazon hires BT TV boss for Euro video

Amazon Prime Instant Video has hired BT’s director of TV, Alex Green, to become managing…

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Online TV will ‘overtake linear’ in 2016

Linear TV viewing around the world will peak this year and online viewing will take…

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Netflix scores Telecom Italia carriage

Netflix has secured carriage on Telecom Italia platforms ahead of its launch in Italy this…

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Amazon signs Top Gear team for motoring show

Amazon Prime Instant Video has won the battle to sign former Top Gear presenters Jeremy…

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Keith Richards doc to debut on Netflix

Streaming service Netflix has won the worldwide premiere of Morgan Neville’s new documentary about Rolling…

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Netflix greenlights Angelina Jolie child war movie

Streaming service Netflix and actor Angelina Jolie Pitt are working up a film adaptation of…