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SVOD
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WarnerMedia assembles content team for HBO Max
WarnerMedia is assembling the content team behind its fledgling service HBO Max. The business has…
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Weak Q2 for Netflix shows over-reliance on handful of brands
Netflix has again suffered a “soft” Q2, but analysts have warned that it can’t afford…
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DAZN, Discovery partner on major distribution deal for Eurosport
Sports streamer DAZN has partnered with Discovery on a wide-ranging distribution pact that will see…
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Netflix unveils ambitious, high-profile originals slate out of India
Meet The Patels director Ravi Patel and Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment are behind…
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Netflix hires BBC Studios’ Lee-Joe as chief marketing officer
Netflix has hired BBC Studios’ Jackie Lee-Joe as its chief marketing officer. The Australian exec,…
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ABC pulls plug on ‘How To Get Away With Murder’
Shonda Rhimes’ hit drama How To Get Away With Murder is coming to an end after…
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CBC streamer Gem bolsters YA slate with CW samurai drama, Sonar sci-fi
CBC streaming service Gem is launching a slate of young adult programming, including a contemporary…
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Australia reaches 14 million pay TV subscribers
Over half the Australian population pays for TV or SVOD services, according to new research…
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ITV Studios champions future of flexible backing for producers
ITV Studios is positioning itself as a flexible partner to international producers against a competitive…
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BBC Studios snags first commission from Quibi
Short-form digital platform Quibi has ordered a blue chip factual series from the producers behind…
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Exclusive: Netflix drama ‘When they See Us’ travels in Africa
Ava DuVernay’s hard-hitting drama When They See Us (pictured) has become a hit for Netflix…
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Netflix set for Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman’ adaptation
Netflix is poised to hand a commission to a big budget TV adaptation of Neil…
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Short-form streamer Quibi orders Liam Hemsworth thriller
Short-form streaming service Quibi has added to its fast-growing slate by ordering a thriller series…
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TBI Weekly: Netflix’s rare transparency serves “global inspiration” to producers
Netflix’s unprecedented transparency in detailing its documentary strategy at this week’s Sunny Side of the…
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Channel 5: Greenlight for ‘All Creatures Great And Small’; My5 adds Pluto TV
Channel 5 is adapting James Herriot’s iconic collection of stories All Creatures Great And Small…
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France’s joint SVOD Salto heads to regulator after months-long delay
After months of delay, French subscription video-on-demand joint venture Salto is finally in the hands…
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Acorn TV expands distribution partnerships to Apple, Amazon
Acorn TV has grown its distribution footprint, expanding to Apple TV, Roku, Amazon and Android…
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Huawei Video eyes interactive content to leverage 5G roll-out
Huawei’s European video chief has called on the creative community to bring the Chinese mobile…
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Bigger, better and celebrity-laden: Is the future of docs sustainable?
As documentaries cutting through on SVODs begin to look glossier and more high-profile by the…
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Ofcom approves BBC’s proposed 12-month iPlayer window
UK media regulator Ofcom has provisionally given the BBC a green light for its planned…
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Exclusive: ‘Blue Planet II’ exec joins Honeyborne as Netflix grows UK footprint
Blue Planet II production exec Katie Hall has departed the BBC’s Natural History Unit to…
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Facebook links with ProSiebenSat.1 for content
Facebook Watch has struck a deal with German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 that will secure a…
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Lionsgate strikes two-year output deal with Hulu, FX
Disney-controlled streamer Hulu and cable channel FX have struck a two-year output deal with Lionsgate…
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Netflix sets up Sydney office
Netflix has set up a local outpost in Australia, with a small Sydney office slowly…
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Streaming round-up: WarnerMedia lines up ‘Dune’, Amazon teams with Bullock
WarnerMedia taps ‘Blade Runner 2049’ director for ‘Dune’ series adaptation WarnerMedia has tapped French-Canadian Blade Runner…
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A+E Networks UK launches true crime SVOD on Amazon Prime Video
A+E Networks UK has launched SVOD service Crime+Investigation Play on Amazon Prime Video Channels. A+E…
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Netflix poaches Fox exec for theatrical distribution
Netflix has hired a 20th Century Fox distribution exec as director of theatrical distribution. Spencer…
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Netflix poaches Fox exec for theatrical distribution
Netflix has hired a 20th Century Fox distribution exec as director of theatrical distribution. Spencer…
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Quibi teams with MTV Studios to reboot ‘Punk’d’, ‘Singled Out’
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi has partnered with MTV Studios to reboot Punk’d and Singled Out for…
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Finnish streamer orders thriller from Warner Bros. and Wall to Wall
Finnish digital firm Elisa Viihde is joining forces with Warner Bros Finland and UK-based Wall…