Spanish SVOD service Filmin and TELUS in Canada have both acquired UK prison drama Screw, following deals with worldwide distributor Banijay Rights. Season one of the show, which was today confirmed to be returning for a second season, is headed to Filmin, while TELUS has acquired both that and the upcoming sophomore instalment. These orders […]
“There is no owners manual that comes with a broadcast license,” says Knight Enterprises’ Chris Knight about his fledgling food channel Gusto. Still less than 18 months old, it has cornered the classic food TV market and having moved into originals, was at MIPTV with two series, A is for Apple (below) and One World […]
Almost 10% of pay TV subscriptions in Canada are to an IPTV service, according to the latest figures. In the third quarter of 2012, 9.6% of all pay TV subscriptions were to IPTV services, compared with 6.6% in the same period a year earlier and just 1.6% in 2007. Analysts at research outfit HIS predict […]
