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SPI International
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Canal+ takes full ownership of SPI International, completing deal for outstanding 30% stake
France’s Canal+ has taken full ownership of SPI International, the European TV channel and streamer…
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Kids round-up: Fred Rogers names creative development manager; Studio 100 & SPI ink content deal; D360 strikes global sales
Fred Rogers names creative development manager US-based Donkey Hodie producer Fred Rogers Productions has appointed…
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Buyers Profiles: NTV’s Gabi Nensel & SPI’s Revi Benshoshan
This instalment of our TBI Buyers Profiles features Russian broadcaster NTV and Netherlands-based SPI International,…
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Kids round-up: Peacock & Hulu catch ‘Dragons’ spin-off; Nick India launches original; SPI Int’l takes ‘Smurfs’ digital rights
Peacock & Hulu catch ‘Dragons’ spin-off NBCUniversal-owned Peacock and Disney’s Hulu have both picked up…
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Canal+ buys FilmBox, Kino Polska owner SPI International
France’s Canal+ has struck a deal to take a 70% stake in SPI International, the…
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SPI International unveils Dizi streaming service
SPI International has unveiled its new Turkish content-focused digital streaming service, Dizi. The Dizi app…
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Round-up: AMC+ launches on YouTube TV; HBO Max boards Channel 4 chimp documentary; SPI expands in Africa
AMC+ launches on YouTube TV US-based AMC Networks has launched its AMC+ subscription bundle on…
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SPI’s Kino Polska TV to expand reach of Turkish channel Dizi
SPI International’s Kino Polska TV is launching Turkish channel Dizi in Poland. Dizi has rapidly…
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ATF: Cineflix Rights deals; SPI acquires Earth Touch docs; Network 10 buys All3’s Cube; APC sells Man in Room 301
Asian broadcasters claim Cineflix deals Broadcasters in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong have struck…
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DocuBay snaps up premium slate from SPI International
SPI International has sold a raft of titles into fledgling global doc streamer DocuBay. The…
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Movie of the Week: Mister Mayfair
A GANGSTER COMEDY TRILOGY Former New York gangster Max Mayfair is living the ‘good life’ in London….
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Vodafone Portugal taps Red Bull for 4K movies-on-demand
Vodafone Portugal is to make movies available in 4K resolution to its Videoclube on-demand users…
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Young Pope anointed in CEE
Central and Eastern Europe paycaster SPI International / Filmbox has bought The Young Pope and…
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Deal Monitor: 16 programming deals at a glance
In a week that began with MIPCOM recuperation and the news TV titan Time Warner…
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FunBox 4K channel expands reach
Pay TV channel provider SPI International has launched its FunBox 4K UHD channel on Vodafone…
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SPI closes NBCU deal, preps 4K net
European channel group SPI International has acquired programming from NBCUniversal, while gearing up for its…
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SPI launching channels on Ukrainian satellite service
European channel distributor SPI International is to launch a number of its thematic pay TV…
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Broadcasters get treatment from Indian Doctor
BBC One drama The Indian Doctor has sold to four major broadcasters, including a multi-territory…