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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…
Amazon to rival Netflix in Japan
Amazon Prime Instant Video is to launch in Japan, putting it in direct competition with…
Netflix links with SoftBank, plans originals
Subscriptions to streaming service Netflix will be sold through telecommunications firm SoftBank when it launches…
The Crown producer targets China drama
UK drama production company Left Bank Pictures is to begin targeting the Chinese market after…
Quickflix China acquisition off
Struggling Australian SVOD service Quickflix has called off its planned acquisition of an unnamed Chinese…
SVOD platform goes live across Canada
Subscription on-demand service Shomi is now available to all internet-connected consumers in Canada. The service…
‘Unashamedly ambitious’ Netflix rival launches
South African SVOD platform ShowMax has launched with “more than a year’s continuous viewing” for…
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…
Netflix raises price in Europe
Netflix has raised the price of its service in Europe for new subscribers, upping the…
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…
Price cuts boost Foxtel as Netflix surges
Price cuts introduced ahead of Netflix’s Australian launch earlier this year have helped Foxtel increase…
Naspers aims to head off Netflix with rival
Multichoice-owner Naspers is attempting to head of Netflix with a new SVOD service for the…
Guest comedy Mascots supports Netflix strategy
Netflix’s latest original film release is Mascots, a Christopher Guest comedy. Mascots will launch on…
Stan scores ‘significant’ Warner Bros. deal
Australia on-demand service Stan has secured an exclusive content deal with Warner Bros. that it…
Telecom Italia eyes 500k TV customers
Telecom Italia is targeting 550,000 video customers by the end of this year following its…
Second Sense8 for Netflix
Streaming service Netflix has greenlit a second season of its sci-fi thriller drama Sense8. The…
PornHub aims to become ‘Netflix of porn’
Adult entertainment site PornHub has launched a subscription video-on-demand offering in an effort to beat…
Netflix documents Ukrainian struggle
Streaming service Netflix has acquired Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, and will launch…
Mediaset secures premium Telecom Italia deal
Mediaset and Telecom Italia have agreed a deal whereby the telecom operator will distribute Mediaset…
Brazilian original drama for Netflix
Netflix has ordered its first Brazilian-created original drama, which will be titled 3%. The series…
Netflix confirms Japan launch date
Daredevil streamer Netflix is due to launch in Japan on September 2, marking its first…
Quickflix plots China deal to create global streamer
Struggling Australian SVOD platform Quickflix is planning to acquire an unnamed Chinese content company. The…
Austria Telekom debuts Netflix rival
A1, the domestic Austrian brand of Telekom Austria, is to launch an OTT TV service…
Netflix ‘churn rate 9%’
Roughly 4% of US broadband homes have cancelled their Netflix subscription in the past 12…
Amazon hires BT TV boss for Euro video
Amazon Prime Instant Video has hired BT’s director of TV, Alex Green, to become managing…
Online TV will ‘overtake linear’ in 2016
Linear TV viewing around the world will peak this year and online viewing will take…
Netflix scores Telecom Italia carriage
Netflix has secured carriage on Telecom Italia platforms ahead of its launch in Italy this…
Amazon signs Top Gear team for motoring show
Amazon Prime Instant Video has won the battle to sign former Top Gear presenters Jeremy…
Keith Richards doc to debut on Netflix
Streaming service Netflix has won the worldwide premiere of Morgan Neville’s new documentary about Rolling…
Netflix greenlights Angelina Jolie child war movie
Streaming service Netflix and actor Angelina Jolie Pitt are working up a film adaptation of…