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SVOD
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BBC readies fourth revamp of iPlayer in 12 years
The BBC is working on a total overhaul of its iPlayer streaming service, the broadcaster…
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Netflix inks overall deal with ‘Stranger Things’ creators, greenlights season four
Netflix has renewed Stranger Things for a fourth season, while striking a film and series…
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DAZN hires Stewart Walker for global rights partnerships
Sports streamer DAZN has announced the hire of Stewart Walker EVP global rights partnerships. In…
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Amazon Studios boss leaves door open for ‘Fleabag’ despite Waller-Bridge’s protestations
Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke is keeping the door wide open for another season of…
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Discovery launches cooking SVOD Food Network Kitchen
Discovery is launching its latest brand-focused direct-to-consumer offering via Food Network Kitchen – a major…
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Acorn, Sky NZ co-commission New Zealand thriller ‘The Sounds’
Acorn Media Enterprises and Sky NZ have teamed to commission local thriller The Sounds. The…
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Quibi greenlights dance competition series ‘The Sauce’
Quibi has greenlit traveling dance competition series The Sauce. Produced by The Front, the series…
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Amazon strikes overall deal with Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Hot on the heels of her Emmy wins, Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge has struck an…
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Oprah Winfrey’s book club series for Apple TV+ takes shape
Oprah Winfrey and Apple have shed light on the structure of the media tycoon’s global…
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Acorn TV licenses slate of ABC content for Oz, New Zealand offering
Acorn TV has licensed a slate of content from Australian public broadcaster ABC for its…
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HBO Max sets out non-fiction originals team
HBO Max has bolstered its original non-fiction team with execs from CNN, Karga Seven and…
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Netflix renews ‘Glow’ for fourth and final season
Netflix has renewed wrestling comedy Glow for a fourth and final season. The streaming giant, which launched…
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Disney+ opens up to pre-orders ahead of November launch
Disney is opening its forthcoming streamer up to pre-orders two months ahead of launch. The…
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DAZN strikes distribution coup with Comcast
Sports streamer DAZN has announced availability on Comcast’s Xfinity Flex and Xfinity X1 platforms. This…
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Viacom’s Channel 5, Comedy Central join BritBox UK
Viacom’s UK channels, Comedy Central and Channel 5, have joined the BBC and ITV’s joint…
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AMC streamer Acorn TV hits one million subscribers
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has surpassed one million subscribers in the US and Canada….
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French joint SVOD Salto sets out exec leadership
France’s local answer to Netflix, Salto, has set out its exec leadership, one month after…
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Korea’s CJ ENM, JTBC unite for joint SVOD against streaming competition
South Korean media giant CJ ENM and cable network JTBC are joining forces to take…
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BritBox president: “We didn’t consider advertising”
BritBox president Soumya Sriraman has brushed aside the possibility of an ad-supported model for the…
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Frot-Coutaz: YouTube allows for creative experimentation on “unprecedented scale”
YouTube is emerging as the key forum for creative experimentation and the platform of choice…
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ITV commissioner Ben Kelly joins Netflix’s unscripted team
ITV commissioner Ben Kelly is joining Netflix’s non-scripted team out of London. The exec, who…
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ProSieben and Discovery’s streamer Joyn orders first drama
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery’s streamer Joyn has commissioned its first original with the drama Dignity. The…
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Disney boss Bob Iger steps down from Apple board
Disney CEO Bob Iger has announced his resignation from Apple’s board. According to a filing from Apple,…
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WarnerMedia centralises distribution leadership for HBO, Turner
WarnerMedia has centralised leadership of it distribution business, with a new exec team that has…
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Apple TV+ confirms November launch, pricing and release strategy
Apple has confirmed launch plans and pricing for its streaming service, with a monthly fee…
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Apple buys Bryce Dallas Howard’s feature doc ‘Dads’ out of TIFF
Tech giant Apple has swooped for global rights to Bryce Dallas Howard-directed feature doc Dads…
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Viaplay concludes Nordic footprint with Iceland launch
NENT Group-owned streamer Viaplay is to launch in Iceland. The SVOD will launch in the…
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Rakuten Viki strikes content deals with Korea’s CJ ENM, JTBC
Streamer Rakuten Viki has struck a pair of content partnerships with Korea’s CJ ENM and…
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Lightbox scores Netflix Original with feature doc ‘Tell Me Who I Am’
Netflix has commissioned Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn’s Lightbox for a feature doc on memory…
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TBI Weekly: Do producers have a “gun to their heads” over BritBox?
As international revenues for the UK’s TV production sector reach unprecedented levels, there is a…