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South Korea’s KBS buys Wildbear’s ‘Wild Winter’
KBS in South Korea has picked up rights to Wildbear Entertainment’s Wild Winter. The four-part…
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Sales round-up: ‘Michael Palin Into Iraq’ pick ups; Banijay takes ‘Fortune Hotel’ rights; Mondo TV inks ‘Grisù’ deal
‘Michael Palin Into Iraq’ pick ups SBS Australia and BBC Earth Asia have acquired travel…
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China’s Youku acquires pre-school animation package from Dandelooo
Chinese streaming platform Youku has picked up a slew of animated pre-school series following a…
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News round-up: Truly Original inks first-look comedy deal; All4 rebrands as C4; Youku & France TV extend ‘Lupin’s Tales’
Truly Original inks first-look comedy deal Truly Original has inked a first-look deal with New…
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Sales round-up: China goes Beyond for kids & factual; BBC takes ABC’s ‘Born To Spy’; ‘The Water Guardians’ land in Canada & Europe
China goes Beyond for kids & factual Chinese broadcasters and platforms have acquired a range…
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Kids round-up: Paramount+ brings ‘Tainá’ to Lat Am; Youku acquires ‘Dino Dana’; Chefclub Kids leads Pluto TV partnership
Paramount+ brings ‘Tainá’ to Lat Am Paramount+ in Latin America has picked up preschool adventure…
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Round up: Roku extends ‘Most Dangerous Game’; China’s Youku snags ‘Turbozaurs’; DNEG expands in Toronto
Roku extends Most Dangerous Game Roku is expanding its originals play, with a second season…
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MIPCOM Factual round-up: China’s Youku takes Karga’s Ottoman series; Discovery goes antiques hunting; UKTV’s W extends ‘The Shift’
Youku snags Karga Seven’s Ottoman series Chinese streamer Youku is among those to have acquired…
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Fremantle strikes unprecedented China deal for ‘My Brilliant Friend’
Chinese streaming giants iQiyi, Alibaba-owned Youku and Tencent Video have all bought the second season…
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China’s Youku takes 80 hours of BBC Studios drama
Chinese streamer Youku has signed up for over 80 hours of drama programming from BBC…
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Sales round-up: Steve Backshall’s ‘Expedition’ goes global; Discovery takes ‘India on Film’
Expedition with Steve Backshall goes global Broadcasters and platforms including Youku in China, DR in…
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Netflix buys second major drama from Youku
Netflix has picked up Youku series I Hear You. The streaming giant has acquired the…
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China’s iQiyi poised to surpass six broadcasters in content spend
Chinese digital giant iQiyi, one of the territory’s three major subscription VOD services alongside Tencent…
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Made with China: is it time to transcend the quota narrative?
International distributors are increasingly finding new ways of navigating the mixed messages shrouding China’s ominous…
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TBI Weekly: The Future is Factual – The Top Unscripted Trends of 2018
Weeks after unveiling its long-gestating, multi-million-dollar collaboration with David Attenborough, Netflix made another strong statement…
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China overtakes UK as second biggest programming market
China has overtaken the UK in the television programming industry, becoming the second-largest market in…
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Endemol Shine partners with China’s Youku for originals
Endemol Shine Group has reached a co-development partnership between its China office and China’s VOD…
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McMafia heads to China and Sweden
Ahead of its Showcase event in Liverpool next week, BBC Worldwide has announced that McMafia…
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Alibaba bolsters VOD services with Disney toons deal
Chinese conglomerate Alibaba has signed a deal with The Walt Disney Company that will bolster…
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Chinese VOD nets welcome Teletubbies
Chinese streaming services Youku and iQiyi have both acquired both seasons of the rebooted Teletubbies…
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Alibaba’s Youku taking Saturday Night Live into China
A Chinese Saturday Night Live (SNL) is in the works, with Alibaba-owned online platform Youku making…
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Discovery, Chinese MCN target millennials
Discovery Communications and Chinese MCN VS Media have launched Tan Ba, a new digital service…
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Alibaba OTT nets bag exclusive DreamWorks deal
Alibaba’s over-the-top services in China will get exclusive access to content from Oriental DreamWorks after…
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Video app streaming booms in US, China
Video apps are experiencing significant revenue growth in the US and China, according to new…
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First presenter-led show for 500m-view Barcroft
Online channel Barcroft TV has commissioned its first presenter-led series as it passes the 500…