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James Murdoch targets India with $2bn deal for Paramount & Reliance’s Viacom18

James Murdoch-backed Bodhi Tree Systems has linked up with Reliance and Paramount-owned Viacom18 in India to create a $2bn company targeting the company’s fast-growing streaming ecosystem. Bodhi Tree Systems, a newly-formed venture set up and led by Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and former Disney India executive Uday Shankar, is investing of INR13,500 crore ($1.8bn) in Viacom18. Reliance […]

Film firm IM Global taps former Syfy boss for TV

US film financier IM Global is launching a TV division and has recruited Mark Stern, the former president of original content at Syfy, to run the unit. Stern will be based in LA and report to IM Global boss Stuart Ford. IM Global is owned by Indian conglomerate Reliance, which has made several media investments. […]

Reliance, RTL launch action channel Thrill in November

Indian media company Reliance and European broadcaster RTL are to launch action channel BIG RTL Thrill in India in November, marking the first channel launch from the pair’s joint venture. BIG RTL Thrill will launch on November 5 and follows the company’s joint venture announcement last year. The two companies are also planning to launch […]

Georgeville moves into US television

Marc Rosen is the film and TV producer whose credits include Harry Potter and Threshold. In March he set up Georgeville Television (GVTV) and he now has three straight-to-series orders from US broadcast nets and two more on cable. He tells TBI about the new shows, which include a new offering from The X-Files’ Chris […]