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Amazon pushes further into All or Nothing territory
Amazon Prime Video is gearing up for the latest editions of its sports doc series…
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BBC ends Robot Wars for the second time
UK broadcaster BBC Two has killed off its mech-on-mech battle format Robot Wars for the…
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Leak lays bare Amazon originals effect
The effects of Amazon’s original programming strategy have been laid bare for the first time…
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Eddy Cue: Apple won’t buy Netflix or Disney
Consumer tech giant Apple will not buy Netflix or The Walt Disney Company, according to…
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Ex Machina’s Alex Garland lands drama pilot with FX
US cable net FX has given a pilot order for a drama from Ex Machina…
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ABC & People Magazine re-team for Royals doc
ABC has paired up with People Magazine and Time Inc. Productions once again for The…
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More classic shows rebooted as This is Your Life returns
The revival of classic unscripted formats to the market has continued apace in the past…
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Julien Leroux exiting Newen Distribution UK
Julien Leroux is leaving his post as executive VP of sales and content at the…
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INTV: Keshet Int’l launches $55m high-end drama fund
Keshet International’s big week is continuing with the launch of a US$55 million global content…
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Bob’s Burgers creator making first Apple adult toon
Apple is adding a new animated comedy by Bob’s Burgers creator Loren Bouchard to its…
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UKTV takes Pop copro as W’s debut drama original
Britain’s UKTV has commissioned its first ever original drama for its W net, a coproduction…
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The Fifth Beatle signs up to Bravo
US cable net Bravo is tuning up for limited event series The Fifth Beatle. The…
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BBC’s Bulford: global nets won’t replace threatened British content
British content is under threat, as budgets get cut, with global players highly unlikely to…
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Jon Favreau creating Star Wars drama for Disney SVOD service
Producer-writer Jon Favreau is writing and executive producing a live-action Star Wars series for Disney’s…
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‘Biggest restructure’ in Channel 4 history underway
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is to undergo its biggest restructure in its 35-year history. A…
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ITV confirms Who Wants to Be a Millionaire reprisal
UK broadcaster ITV is bringing back quiz format Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The…
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Barack Obama in talks to produce Netflix shows
Former President Barack Obama is set to produce a series of high-profile series for SVOD…
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RTL to increase spend on VOD services
RTL Group will increase investment in its on-demand services in the territories where it has…
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Online net BBC Three lands £10m content investment
British online channel BBC Three has bagged an additional £10 million (US$13.9 million) for new…
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CBS to ramp up originals as it bids to top OTT ‘arms race’
CBS COO Joseph Ianniello revealed that the company will increase investment in digital originals to…
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Nickelodeon pledges 20% increase in new programming
Nickelodeon is amping up its content pipeline by 20% as it heads into the 2018-2019…
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BBC picks up Phoebe Waller-Bridge thriller Killing Eve
BBC has acquired Killing Eve, a new thriller by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge, to premiere on…
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First projects selected for MIPTV/Canneseries drama forum
MIPTV and Canneseries track have unveiled the inaugural twelve projects officially selected for their In…
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Amazon gets Undone with toon from BoJack Horseman team
Amazon Studios has given the greenlight to a half-hour animated series from the team behind…
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HBO kicks on with first Europe-Lat Am copro
HBO’s European and Latin American arms are springboarding off the upcoming football FIFA World Cup…
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Netflix purchases fifth Black Mirror
Charlie Brooker will pen a fifth season of dystopian technology series Black Mirror for SVOD…
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TV4 creates Asian JV for channels and originals
TV4 Entertainment and Multi Channels Asia (MCA) have created a strategic joint venture to localise…
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CW to pilot remake of Fox Latin America original
US broadcaster The CW has given a pilot order to a US version of Fox…
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BBC boss fears threat of digital giants
BBC director general Tony Hall is again attacking the threat of the US-based digital companies…
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Sky UK among buyers of Ryan Murphy’s Fox drama 9-1-1
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has licensed its high rating cop series 9-1-1 in over…