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Vince Gilligan ‘hopeful’ of Breaking Bad spin-off
The creator behind meth drama Breaking Bad says he is “hopeful” AMC and Sony Pictures…
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Netflix: Weinstein deal will ‘reinvent’ pay TV window
Netflix’s efforts to secure first-run content have resulted in an exclusive US pay TV deal…
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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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Netflix gets Scholastic about kids shows
Streaming service Netflix has acquired a range of series from education-focused children’s content producer Scholastic…
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IPTV take up grows as US pay TV subs plunge
IPTV was the only segment of US pay TV to show subscription growth in the…
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Johnsons becomes first Kiwi drama to travel to the US
NBCUniversal-owned cable net Syfy has acquired Kiwi series The Almighty Johnsons, marking the first time…
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‘Mid East Netflix’ bags Black Sails, White Queen
Dubai-based VOD platform icflix has scored a major deal with Starz for titles including the…
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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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Netflix UK launches Breaking Bad finale eps close to US debut
Netflix in the UK will launch the final episodes of AMC drug drama Breaking Bad…
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Google launches TV streaming dongle
Google has launched a low-price TV dongle designed for people to stream web content to…
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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…
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Arte buys Alex Gibney’s Catholic Church exposé
Arte has acquired Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, the Alex Gibney…
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BBC Worldwide delivers ‘steady’ performance as programme sales top £300m
BBC Worldwide’s programme sales revenues topped £300 million (US$453 million) for the first time in…
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Hulu parents scrap sale, inject $750m
Hulu’s US broadcaster owners have scrapped the sale of the streaming website for a second…
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Viki makes Spanish push, inks Netflix, Lat Am deals
Viki has launched a Spanish-language service and inked a telenovela deal with Netflix and Colombia’s…
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Netflix extends CBS licensing deal
Netflix has extended its multi-year licensing agreement with CBS Corp. and will now offer customers…
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Netflix inks exclusive comedy content deal with Fox
Netflix has inked a deal with Fox for Zooey Deschanel comedy series New Girl. The…
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Netflix gives Orange 2 the greenlight
Streaming service Netflix has given the go-ahead to a second season of Orange is the…
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Analysts positive on Netflix’s new ‘selective’ content strategy
Moody’s says Netflix is successfully managing the risk of increased programming costs with a more…
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News brief: Netflix orders more Hemlock Grove
Online video-on-demand subscription service Netflix has commissioned a second season of horror series Hemlock Grove,…
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Netflix launching in the Netherlands
Netflix will launch in the Netherlands later this year in the latest stage of its…
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RTL confirms DreamWorks output deal
Super RTL has officially announced its output deal with DreamWorks, giving it a raft of…
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Netflix inks ‘largest ever’ deal for originals with DreamWorks
Netflix says that its new deal for original programming from DreamWorks is its largest yet…
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Netflix cleared on Rovi patents, judge rules
Netflix has been found innocent of infringing patents for interactive programming guides owned by TV…
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French doc firm scores VOD distribution deal
France-based doc distributor Java Films has hooked up with North American video-on-demand aggregator Syndicato. The…
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Netflix continues to dominate SVOD space
Netflix accounted for 90% of subscription video streams in the US in the first quarter…
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Netflix’s Arrested Development launch ‘beats’ House of Cards
Internet traffic data for Netflix users suggests that 10% of Netflix viewers that started watching…
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International Studios: Drama Studies
For a week in May the attention of the TV world is focused on Hollywood…
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Using the UK tax credit to boost trans-Atlantic relations
Patrick Irwin, Justin Thomson-Glover and Louisa Spring – the principals of London and LA-based exec-production,…
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News brief: Netflix to take Derek global
Netflix is set to premier Ricky Gervais comedy Derek later this in each of the…