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SVOD
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HBO goes D2C in seven more Euro territories
HBO is expanding direct-to-consumer distribution of its TV Everywhere service to seven more countries in…
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Netflix brings in Chinese & Korean series
Netflix has acquired its first online Chinese drama, Day and Night, and will bring in original…
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Asian prodcos: OTT’s golden moment
Golden Karavan’s Apoorva Bakshi and Jeff Sagansky talk to Kaltrina Bylykbashi about why India needs…
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In-demand chart: Germany (November 20-26, 2017)
Star Trek: Discovery has continued its initial launch success in Germany, bringing in strong demand…
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‘Half of TV and video viewing on mobile by 2020’
By as early as 2020 half of all TV and video viewing will be done…
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Poland the ‘top Euro market for OTT TV’
A higher proportion of people watch over-the-top video on their home TV sets in Poland…
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German VOD outfit Pantaflix secures Disney deal
German movies-on-demand service Pantaflix, which has ambitions to expand globally, has struck a deal with…
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Viaplay originals greenlight flurry continues
Another day, another new original drama for Scandinavia SVOD service Viaplay. The MTG-owned service has…
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MTG reveals Hidden Swedish original
MTG Studios has revealed its next original drama Hidden, fronted by Izabella Scorupco (GoldenEye) and…
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Netflix joins ex-Disney India chief on film
SVOD service Netflix is working up a romantic comedy movie from RSVP, the new production…
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France Télévisions SVOD service delayed
France Télévisions remains committed to the launch of a new SVOD platform to take on…
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MTG preps ‘biggest ever’ drama from Norway
MTG’s production arm is lining up a drama series for broadcaster TV3 and SVOD service…
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TBI Weekly: ProSiebenSat.1 looks to the future
Germany’s ProsiebenSat.1 is among many large international broadcasters wrestling with the challenges of transforming into…
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Netflix introduces Korean stand-up original
Netflix is set to launch a South Korean stand-up special with YG Entertainment featuring Yoo…
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‘FAANG effect’ creating UK production shortages
Research by Creative Skillset (CS), the industry skills body for the screen-based creative industries in…
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Netflix & Deutsche Telekom further partnership
Netflix and Deutsche Telekom have partnered up to give all of the latter’s customers access…
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Iflix appoints CEO of MENA region
Iflix has appointed former Mobily and Vodafone executive John Saad as CEO of Iflix Middle…
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Netflix acquires Russell Peter’s Indian Detective
Netflix has acquired the rights for India-based dramady The Indian Detective, starring Canadian comedian Russell…
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Fullscreen to shut down SVOD service
Fullscreen Media is due to shut down its Fullscreen subscription video-on-demand service in January 2018….
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Netflix highlights studio ambitions
Netflix sees a growing proportion of its international subscriber base coming from distribution partnerships, while…
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New £15m fund targets growing global series demand
A new £15 million (US$20 million) fund that will be used in part for UK…
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Amazon in Absentia with Sony drama deal
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive rights to Sony thriller drama Absentia in various territories….
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‘One in five’ French net users now taking SVOD
Over one in five French internet users over the age of six subscribed to a…
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Amazon ‘developing free VOD service’
Amazon could be getting in on the free VOD space in order to build out…
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Pay TV and OTT: when two tribes go to watch
Pay TV operators can defend their revenues and continue to grow, but they need to…
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Netflix puts Italian Baby in its corner
Streaming service Netflix has ordered another original series out of Italy – a drama based…
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Crackle chief upped to Sony networks digital boss
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) has promoted the boss of its on-demand service, Crackle, to…
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Leading US nets join SVOD streamer
A+E Networks, Discovery, AMC Networks and Viacom are among the major US broadcast groups confirming…
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House moves are killing the basic pay bundle
Ahead of his keynote at Informa’s OTTtv World Summit tomorrow in London, former AMC Networks,…
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In-demand chart: Spain (November 6-12, 2017)
Stranger Things dominates Spain’s charts as the global hit continues its success into season two,…