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Ripper Street
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Amazon to leave Ripper Street
The fifth season of period crime drama Ripper Street will be its last, Amazon Prime…
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SVOD data: Jessica Jones tops High Castle
Netflix action drama Marvel’s Jessica Jones is the most in-demand original streamed series in the…
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South African SVOD service buys BBCWW shows
South African subscription on-demand platform MTN FrontRow has acquired BBC Worldwide shows Sherlock and Planet…
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On-demand giants pass on Fuller’s Hannibal
Netflix and Amazon have both passed on the chance to resurrect serial killer drama Hannibal….
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Amazon gives Ripper Street two more seasons
Having rescued UK drama Ripper Street, Amazon has now committed to two more seasons of…
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BBC Worldwide notches sales as Showcase opens
BBC Worldwide has announced a raft of sales as its Showcase event gets underway in…
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Amazon lines up Constantine, Ripper Street slot
Streaming service Amazon Instant Video has acquired US supernatural drama Constantine, and lined up a…
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Greek presale co-funds Ripper Street revival
A Greek pay TV operator has prebought the new season of BBC and Amazon crime drama Ripper…
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Amazon to launch Ripper Street ahead of BBC
Having stepped in to co-fund a new series of period drama Ripper Street, Amazon will…
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BBC Worldwide buys into Lookout Point
BBC Worldwide has bought a 35% stake in drama producer Lookout Point. Worldwide, the commercial…
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Buyers Briefing news analysis: what Amazon can learn from Netflix
Amazon Prime Instant Video took a page out of Netflix’s play book this week when…
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Amazon resurrects Ripper Street
Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…
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BBC cuts Chinese VOD deal
BBC Worldwide has licensed a raft of drama and factual programming to Chinese streaming and…
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Analysis: OTT to the rescue…
…or how streaming services are saving TV series and allowing others to get made. Pay…
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Landmark Lovefilm, BBC deal could save Ripper Street
The BBC has confirmed it is looking to revive recently axed period drama Ripper Street…
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BBC cancels Ripper Street after ratings trouncing
UK pubcaster the BBC has cancelled Ripper Street before the end of its second season…
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Fox launching in the Netherlands
Fox International Channels has revealed details of the upcoming launch of its Fox service in…
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Endemol scripted boss Naomi Joseph leaves company
Naomi Joseph has left her role as executive director of international scripted programming at Endemol,…
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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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Tax breaks fuel UK’s global production hub ambitions
When UK Chancellor George Osborne sat down on March 20 having presented his Budget, the…
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BBC Worldwide announces programming deals as Showcase opens
BBC Worldwide has sold a raft of its drama and factual programming to broadcasters across…
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Miami Five-O: NATPE 2013
Miami Beach-based programme market NATPE celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. And all the indications…