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Netflix orders trio of DreamWorks originals
Netflix has ordered three new kids series from DreamWorks Animation as part of the ongoing…
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ProSiebenSat.1 strikes multi-platform deal with WWE
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has struck a long-term rights deal for free TV, pay TV…
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Amazon confirms UK launch for original comedy
Amazon Prime Instant Video has launched original comedy series Betas in the UK. The show…
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Netflix extends UK deal with Fox
Netflix UK in the UK and Ireland has acquired Homeland and American Horror Story from…
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Comcast cuts House of Cards deal, mulls own YouTube-type service
US cable giant Comcast has acquired rights to sell season one of Netflix original House of…
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Orange CEO confirms Netflix French plan
Orange’s CEO Stéphane Richard confirmed at the end of last week that Netflix plans to…
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FilmoTV to launch first French SVOD service for Playstation
French subscription video-on-demand service FilmoTV has partnered with multi-screen app firm Dotscreen to launch what they…
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French VoD providers team up ahead of possible Netflix launch
French subscription video-on-demand services Videofutur and FilmoTV have struck a partnership that will see FilmoTV’s…
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Hulu sells international business to Nippon
Nippon TV has acquired the international business of streaming and catch-up service Hulu. The Japanese…
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ProSiebenSat.1 targets €1bn in new revenues, Maxdome deal with Telekom
ProSiebenSat.1 has set itself an ambitious new target of realising additional revenues of €1 billion…
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Verizon confirms Netflix talks following Comcast deal
Following yesterday’s deal between Netflix and Comcast, telecom operator Verizon has confirmed that it is…
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Amazon Prime Instant Video launches with Alpha House promo
Amazon Prime Instant Video will launch under its new brand – replacing Lovefilm – in…
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Netflix to pay Comcast for access to network in ground-breaking deal
In a significant break with its existing practices, Netflix has agreed to pay US cable…
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Netflix reportedly looking to Orange for French partnership
Netflix has approached several French internet service providers with a view to striking carriage deals…
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Amazon cuts UK TV content deal with Warner Bros.
Amazon Prime Instant Video has sealed a deal with Warner Bros. for UK rights to…
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Amazon drops Lovefilm brand for SVoD
Amazon is replicating its US SVoD offering in the UK and Germany, rebranding Lovefilm to…
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Fox channels does content deal with ‘Middle East Netflix’
Fox International Channels has agreed a deal with ICFlix, the OTT operator that has been…
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Hulu appoints former Sony exec to CTO role
Hulu has appointed Sony Network Entertainment International’s former senior vice president of product engineering, Tian…
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Informa: Netflix facing rights competition as rivals step up
Netflix will find it harder to secure premium content this year with increasing competition from…
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House of Cards binge viewing soars
Netflix saw a huge spike in subscribers watching its drama House of Cards as its…
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Second pilots round ‘up 100%’ for Amazon
Amazon Instant Video has revealed figures showing its second original pilots season has outscored the…
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Warner Bros. toons for Lovefilm Germany
Lovefilm’s German SVOD service had added classic cartoon such as Tom and Jerry and The…
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Amazon launches second wave of original pilots
Amazon’s production arm Amazon Studios has debuted a host of new original programme pilots spanning…
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OTT and cord shaving ‘not a threat to broadcast model’
The rise of OTT and ‘cord shaving’, cutting down on pay TV services, will not…
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Former Lovefilm exec lands ProSieben digital role
Lesley Mackenzie, the former group digital officer of streaming site Lovefilm, has landed a role…
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Netflix to raise US$400 million for expansion, original content
Netflix is planning to raise US$400 million (€296 million) in long-term debt in the first…
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Blinkbox re-launches UK VoD service with multiple studio deals
Blinkbox has signed deals with nine distributors as it brings back its ‘Try TV on…
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Netflix: UHDTV needs standardisation of formats
Netflix sees ultra-high definition TV as a great opportunity but believes there is a need…
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Netflix must support French content creation, says minister
Netflix will have to sign up to France’s content creation support regime if it launches…
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Lovefilm acquires fresh kids content
Amazon-owned subscription video-on-demand provider Lovefilm has signed new content deals with kids entertainment producers HIT…