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DramaFever, CJ E&M in drama copro pact
K-drama-focused OTT service DramaFever is entering into an agreement with Asian content group CJ Entertainment…
Lifetime poaches CW scripted exec
US network Lifetime has poached Joanna Klein from broadcast rival The CW to become its…
Warner Bros poaches BBCWW’s Blot for France
Warner Bros. has hired French TV veteran Jean-Louis Blot to run a new production business…
Paramount in EU geoblocking agreement
US studio Paramount has agreed a settlement with the European Commission to no longer geoblock…
CW programming exec joins CBS, Lionsgate net
US entertainment network Pop has added The CW’s alternative programming chief to its ranks, with…
Endemol Shine locks Guy Ritchie into deal
Endemol Shine Studios has secured an exclusive, multi-year development deal with Lock, Stocking and Two…
Oerlemans back in Euro TV with indie investment
Reinout Oerlemans has acquired a 50% stake in new Belgian producer Lecter Media, marking his…
Nick president Hicks steps down
Nickelodeon president Russell Hicks has resigned from his post after 18 years with the Viacom-owned…
Warner hires ex-All3 veteran for unscripted sales
Warner Bros. International Television Production has hired long-serving All3Media International sales exec Liza Thompson to…
New Oz CEO for StudioCanal as Slaviero exits
The Australasian arm of StudioCanal is getting a new CEO after the exit of incumbent…
Warner Bros. buys DramaFever SVOD service
Warner Bros. has acquired DramaFever, the US-based SVOD service that specialises in South Korean TV…
Warner Bros readies first UHD Blu-ray titles
Warner Bros Home Entertainment will release its first Ultra High Definition Blu-ray titles – the…
Toonami makes mainland Europe debut
Turner Broadcasting System has launched its kids channel Toonami in France, marking the first time…
Time Warner ‘eyes Hulu stake’
Time Warner could become the latest media giant to invest in American on-demand platform Hulu….
Time Warner may extend SVOD holdback window
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has indicated his media giant may begin holding back key…
ProSiebenSat.1 nabs ‘important’ Disney content deal
ProSiebenSat.1 and The Walt Disney Company have agreed a significant multi-year agreement that gives the…
Netflix eyes Gilmore Girls reboot
Netflix is in talks to remake US comedy drama series Gilmore Girls. The original show…
Sony nabs Fox exec to build int’l production
Sony Pictures Entertainment has a new senior VP, international television production after the hire of…
Friends to air on UK terrestrial
US network sitcom Friends will air on UK terrestrial Channel 5 for one day later…
Quiz + game = broad entertainment
“Buyers have been looking for more than straightforward Q+A for some time; they want more…
South African pay TV service up for sale
Technology group Altech is to sell its Altech Node pay TV venture in South Africa…
EU launches antitrust case against Sky, studios
The European Commission is investigating Sky and six Hollywood majors, Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony,…
Turner, Warner Bros. ink Boomerang deal
Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. are working together to produce hundreds of hours of original…
NATPE Europe: Rod Perth on Prague and succession plans
Following the NATPE Europe event in Prague again last week, outgoing CEO Rod Perth tells…
Netflix eyes Indian launch
A report in India suggests SVOD platform Netflix will launch in the Asian territory before…
Nine profit warning leads to share price slump
Australia’s Nine Network saw its share price fall almost 20% after the broadcaster issued a…
Studio’s Netflix rival launching in India
Sony, Warner Bros. and Singtel-backed SVOD service Hooq is about to launch in India, one…
LA Screenings wrap: analysis
Another year of excess, exuberance and extreme selling at the Hollywood studios is over, but…
LA Screenings 2015: Puppet masters
Muppets, medics and movie characters will be filling US network schedules over the next year….
Lucifer rises on Fox with Minority Report
US network Fox has greenlit TV versions of DC Comics’ Lucifer and movie Minority Report….