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SVOD
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Endemol Shine & Viu to adapt The Bridge for Asia
Asian VOD service Viu has teamed with Endemol Shine Group (ESG) to produce a localised,…
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CBS All Access begins int’l expansion with Canada launch
CBS All Access, CBS’ SVOD service, has launched in Canada marking its first expansion into…
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AMC’s Sundance picks up Sharon Horgan’s Motherland
Sundance Now, AMC Networks’ premium video streaming service, has picked up Sharon Horgan’s British TV…
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Amazon greenlights Utopia remake by Gone Girl scribe
Amazon Studios has greenlit a straight-to-series order for Utopia, based on the British series of…
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Netflix to launch new Euro originals including Julian Fellowes drama
Netflix is set to launch a new string of European originals including a Julian Fellowes…
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Netflix orders Nomadic horror series
Netflix has ordered horror series The Order, produced by Nomadic Pictures. The 10x 60 minute…
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Comcast expands Netflix partnership with new bundle deal
Comcast has expanded its partnership with Netflix, with the US pay TV giant now set…
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Hulu sells discounted HBO ahead of Westworld return
Hulu is giving subscribers a discount on HBO, ahead of the return of Westworld for…
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Netflix continues India expansion with cricket reality show
Netflix, working with Condé Nast Entertainment, is set to make a reality show about cricket…
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Amazon greenlights Jordan Peele docuseries
Amazon has greenlit Lorena, a Prime original series executive produced by Jordan Peele and produced by Monkeypaw and Sonar Entertainment. Lorena is…
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AMC’s Sundance Now picks up Aussie crime thriller
Ahead of its official launch at MIPTV, DRG has secured its first major deal for…
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Netflix to launch first Korean variety show
Netflix is set to launch its first original Korean variety show Busted! I Know Who…
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Apple inks first overall deal with Bates Motel’s Kerry Ehrin
Apple has closed its first overall deal with Bates Motel’s co-creator Kerry Ehrin, who will…
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Netflix looks to acquire EuropaCorp
Netflix is in advanced talks to acquire Luc Besson’s studio EuropaCorp, according to a report…
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Netflix brings in Frank Miller drama
Netflix is set for a new drama series based on the book Cursed by Frank…
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US trumps Europe in binge-watching stakes, says Ampere
Binge viewing is more common in the US than in Europe but is rapidly becoming…
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Amazon greenlights Spielberg and Bardem miniseries
Amazon Studios has greenlit a straight-to-series order of a four-hour miniseries based on the epic…
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HBO completes European OTT rollout with Poland launch
HBO now offers direct-to-consumer services across its entire HBO Europe footprint, after launching HBO GO…
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Apple plans Spring/Summer 2019 launch for originals slate
Apple is set to release its range of TV titles for Spring or Summer 2019,…
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Netflix and Formula 1 partner for exclusive docu-series
Netflix has partnered with Formula 1 for a season-long collaboration on a docu-series that follows…
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Acorn orders first straight-to-series UK drama
North American streaming service Acorn TV has ordered its first straight-to-series drama from the UK….
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Netflix discovers Diagnosis doc series from trio
Netflix has commissioned a new documentary series from Scott Rudin Productions, Lightbox and The New…
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TBI Weekly: Everyone’s looking at toons for grown-ups
This week, Hulu’s deal with Nick Weidenfeld, the former Adult Swim head of development, shows…
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RTVE and commercial rivals launch OTT platform to test SVOD
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and commercial broadcasters Atresmedia and Mediaset plan to launch a joint…
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Bruce Tuchman invests in ‘Netflix of stand up comedy’
Bruce Tuchman, former president of AMC Global and Sundance Channel Global, has invested in NextUp,…
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Hulu inks first-look deal with ex-Viceland, Adult Swim exec
Hulu is signing a first-look animation deal with former Viceland and Adult Swim head of…
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Nordic SVOD penetration ‘outperforming’ other markets
SVOD has grown its share of overall subscription video expenditure in the Nordic markets over…
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Just 20% of French viewers used SVOD in last year – study
The VOD360 study from Médiamétrie has shown that over the last twelve months only 20%…
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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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Netflix boards ZDF thriller Tabula Rasa
Netflix has launched ZDF Enterprises’ psychological thriller series Tabula Rasa on its platform. The 9×50…