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