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Toggle scores Disney SVOD deal
Singaporean OTT service Toggle has scored a multiyear SVOD deal with The Walt Disney Company….
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News brief: TNT secures Marvel movie deal
US cable channel TNT has secured rights to the next five Marvel Universe movies. The…
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A+E beats Time Warner to $250m Vice stake
A+E Networks will acquire a 10% stake in hipster content brand Vice Media, beating off…
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Brazil’s Gloob inspects Pumpkin Reports
Brazilian children’s channel Gloob has pre-bought a European-Asian animated coproduction from Spanish producer-distributor Motion Pictures….
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Star Wars Rebels movie debuts on-demand
The Walt Disney Company is further leveraging its acquisition of Lucasfilm by debuting animated hour-long…
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Maker Studios sibling co-founders exit
Lisa and Ben Donovan, the siblings that co-founded multichannel network Maker Studios, have exited the…
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Netflix closes Canadian Disney movie deal
The Walt Disney Company movies will hit Netflix in Canada eight months after they leave…
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News brief: Disney UK acquire Animal Championships
The Walt Disney Company in the UK has acquired wildlife series World Animal Championships from…
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Maker will create Star Wars, Marvel shortform content
The Walt Disney Company is planning to allow multichannel network Maker Studios to create shortform…
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Turner poaches distribution director from Disney
Turner Broadcasting has named Humphrey Black as its new vice-president, media distribution, EMEA. Black was…
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Maker rejects Relativity’s $1bn approach
Maker Studios has turned down Relativity Media’s US$1 billion-plus approach in favour of its existing…
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Disney buys Maker for initial $500m
The Walt Disney Company has made the largest investment a traditional media giant has yet…
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Disney to pay $500m for Maker Studios, say reports
Stateside reports claim The Walt Disney Company is in talks to buy YouTube channel operator…
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Disney, Dish settle legal issues with ‘evolutionary’ deal
The Walt Disney Company and US satcaster Dish Network have ended their long-running legal dispute…
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Disney brings on-demand services under ABC Studios banner
Disney is rebranding its on-demand services as part of a wider initiative to have ‘ABC…
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Foxtel conjures up Presto online movie service
Australia’s Foxtel will launch an online subscription movie streaming service. Presto will be priced at…
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Report: Disney to cut 175 jobs at ABC
The Disney/ABC Television Group is set to lay off around 175 staff across ABC television…
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News brief: Disney promotes Nancy Kanter
The Walt Disney Company has promoted Nancy Kanter to the role of executive VP, original…
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Hulu parents scrap sale, inject $750m
Hulu’s US broadcaster owners have scrapped the sale of the streaming website for a second…
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Germany’s kids’ channels competition heats up
German children’s TV is set for its biggest shake-up in years, with the Disney Channel…
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Super RTL cuts staff ahead of Disney Channel launch
German family channel Super RTL is slashing its workforce by 15% – up to 20…
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A+E taps Disney for Asian sales rep
A+E Networks has poached a sales exec from parent company Disney to become its senior…
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Super RTL offsets Disney loss with DreamWorks deal
German family channel Super RTL has secured a major long term output deal with DreamWorks…
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LA Screenings: Broadcast Strikes Back
With US cable series such as Hatfields & McCoys gaining traction with key demographics in…
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News brief: Adam Bonnett upped at Disney
The Walt Disney Company has promoted Disney Channels Worldwide’s senior VP of original programming, Adam…
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Disney Channel launch prompts ESPN switch at Super RTL
Disney has replaced its representatives on German family network Super RTL’s board with the managing…
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Sony hires Carrie Ferman
Sony Pictures Television has hired Carrie Ferman as senior VP, business strategy and development, International…
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Disney launches SVOD service in Spain
Hollywood studio Disney is to launch a subscription video-on-demand service in Spain after striking a…