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Crunchyroll partners with NBCU Japan on ‘international anime’
Anime video-on-demand service Crunchyroll has partnered with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan (NUEJ) to co-develop new content…
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Sony builds out sales team with Econet hire
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has hired Econet Media’s Kunle Falodun (pictured) as VP of distribution…
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TVT acquires AMC’s distribution services arm DMC
Media services company TVT has fully acquired AMC Networks International’s distribution division, Digital Media Centre…
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Channel 4 sets £695m record spend on programming
UK broadcaster Channel 4 (C4) made revenues of £995 million (€1.12 billion) and spent a…
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BBC adds iPlayer live restart to set-top boxes
The BBC is rolling out ‘live restart’ iPlayer functionality to compatible set-top boxes. Starting with…
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Altice to launch new premium series and movies channel next month
Cable and telecom group Altice is to launch its new French premium channel dedicated to…
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Viacom names international Paramount, BET bosses
Jill Offman and Alex Okosi have again risen at Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). Comedy…
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TVPlayer agrees ITV pay-per-view streaming rights
UK over-the-top TV service, TVPlayer, has agreed a deal with ITV to provide exclusive streaming…
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Warner Bros Digital Networks hires former Netflix exec
Warner Bros. Digital Networks (WBDN) has expanded with a trio of hires, including hiring a…
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Viceland to launch in Israel
Global youth media company Vice will launch its 24-hour television network, Viceland, in Israel later…
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CBS ‘claiming A$843m debts from Network Ten’
CBS Studios International (CBSSI) is reportedly claiming A$843 million (€562 million) in debts from troubled…
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Africanews launches iOS app
Euronews’ African channel Africanews has launched an iOS app, offering free access to all news…
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BBC Worldwide channels launch on Polish OTT service
Cyfrowy Polsat-owned OTT TV service Ipla has added three BBC Worldwide channels to its programming…
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CME sells Croatian and Slovenian networks for €230m
CME has agreed to sell its top broadcast operations in Croatia and Slovenia for €230…
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BBC works on voice-activated kids content
The BBC’s Research and Development arm has been working on prototype projects with BBC Children’s…
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Fox brings on Sky buyer for Europe & Africa
Fox Networks Group (FNG) Europe and Africa has appointed Sky buyer Sonja Brugger as vice…
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NBCU finds replacement for McLeod
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has found its successor for long-serving former managing director of the…
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UPC Switzerland secures Sky Bundesliga matches to see off Swisscom
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit has secured a deal with Sky to offer the latter’s Bundesliga…
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Report: Facebook, Twitter, Snap bid for World Cup clips
Facebook, Twitter and Snap have reportedly offered 21st Century Fox “tens of millions of dollars”…
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Hulu adds HBO & Cinemax
HBO and its sister channel, Cinemax, are now available on US video-on-demand service Hulu. Beginning…
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Mediaset to strengthen on-demand offering, foresees Premium progress
Mediaset is to strengthen its on-demand offering, Mediaset Play with new content and will launch…
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Xstream names new chief executive
Over-the-top video and TV services company Xstream has upped chief financial officer Michael Rasmussen to…
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BBC launches experimental VR app
The BBC has launched a virtual reality app for iOS and Android through its experimental…
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BBC wants ‘demonstrably broader’ channel
UK public broadcaster the BBC wants its flagship network, BBC One, to have a “demonstrably…
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BBC plans ‘fewer but bigger kids commissions’
The head of the BBC’s kids department has said her division’s commissioning focus has switched…
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Film1 to replace Sundance channel with on-demand offering
Dutch channel group Film1 has announced plans to replace its Film1 Sundance channel with an…
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BBC tackles kids SVOD threat with £34m boost
BBC Children’s will receive its largest cash boost “in a generation”, with an extra £34…
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ProSiebenSat.1 calls for new public broadcast regime and seeks funding
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has called for public funding to be made available to commercial broadcasters…
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Quest and Quest Red launch on Freesat
Discovery Networks International-owned free-to-air channels, Quest and Quest Red, have launched on the Freesat platform…
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Swisscom to distribute Eurosport Player
Swisscom will be exclusive distribution partner for the Eurosport Player in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as…