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Original Programming
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Netflix orders stop motion series Rilakkuma and Kaoru
Netflix has ordered Rilakkuma and Kaoru, a Japanese stop motion series, which is in production…
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LinkedIn considers original programming
Business-focused social network LinkedIn is considering a move into original programming, according to a report…
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In-demand chart: France (October 9-15, 2017)
This week saw The Walking Dead rise to the top of our latest In-demand…
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France gets Naked and Afraid
Lagardère Studios’s 909 Productions has grabbed the rights of US format Naked and Afraid, which Renegade…
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HBO adds int’l originals to US service
HBO will add original series from its European, Asian and Latin American services to its…
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Snap and NBCUniversal launch digital content studio
Snap and NBCUniversal are partnering on a new digital content studio that will make made-for-mobile…
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Viaplay movesStraight Forward with TVNZ copro
Banijay Group is set to create a multi-national drama coproduction named Straight Forward for Scandi…
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Walter Presents in Australia through Foxtel deal
British-born VOD service Walter Presents is launching in Australia after teaming up with pay TV…
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Netflix responds to Canada deal criticism
In an unusual move for the SVOD giant, Netflix has responded to criticism over its…
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Banijay releases Occupied’s Yellow Bird in UK
Banijay Group is bringing its Swedish production group Yellow Bird to the UK as it…
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Iflix & Deutsche Telekom join Atrium’s drama club
Atrium TV, the drama ‘commissioning club’ launched at MIPTV this year, has gained a range…
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Apple orders Spielberg anthology drama
Apple has kicked off its push into high-end scripted programming with the commission of Amazing…
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New financier taps Van Den Bussche for TV push
Transatlantic media investment group MCap has appointed former Zodiak Media and Endemol Peter Van Den…
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Scripps to develop shows for Facebook Watch
Scripps Networks Interactive’s digital production division is set to develop lifestyle shows for Facebook’s recently…
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Netflix secures first Middle East original
Netflix has ordered an Adel Karam stand-up comedy special, its first original production in the…
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Who to meet in Cannes: Charlotte Walls, Catalyst
Name: Charlotte Walls; Company: Catalyst Global Media London-based Catalyst Global Media heads to MIPCOM as…
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Nordic pubcasters combine to fight SVOD threat
Public broadcasters in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland are forming an alliance to combat…
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Ex-Motion & C4 exec joins Reel One’s drama push
Dominic Schreiber, formerly of Channel 4 and Motion Content Group, has joined drama producer and…
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Originals investment pushes up Netflix price
Netflix has hiked its prices once again, with the SVOD giant claiming this is due…
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Discovery partners with Google on VR series
Discovery Communications and Google have partnered on a new immersive series called Discovery TRVLR. The…
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Kudos launches Manchester-based sister firm
Kudos, the producer behind shows Broadchurch, Humans and Tin Star, has launched a Manchester-based sister…
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In-demand chart: Europe (Sept 25–Oct 1, 2017)
Star Trek: Discovery has made waves in Europe, coming up top rated across all seven…
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Fremantle & UFA adapt Robert Harris thriller Munich
FremantleMedia has signed a deal with author Robert Harris to produce the TV adaptation of…
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BBC’s Doctor Foster gets a Russian makeover
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW)’s Doctor Foster is set for a Russian remake following the sale of…
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WMR moves into scripted with Frank Warren drama
UK-based factual specialist World Media Rights (WMR) is developing a scripted drama about English boxing…
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Netflix agrees C$500m originals deal with Canada
Netflix has committed to a five-year, C$500 million (US$400 million) spend on Canadian original programming,…
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TBI Weekly: TV pays respect to top execs
Two prominent execs sadly passed away this month, with many in the industry paying respects for…
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Amazon to ‘increase content spend again’
Amazon will keep apace with Netflix’s original content spend, with Roy Price reportedly promising staff…
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RTÉ calls for half-hour scripted comedies
RTÉ and the Irish Film Board have formed a partnership to support new Irish scripted…
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Amazon picks up McMafia outside UK, US
Amazon has picked up BBC Worldwide and AMC drama McMafia for more than 200 territories,…