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LONDON: Following its recent round of pilots, Amazon has greenlit five new original series, including The Man in the High Castle, which is based on the Philip K. Dick alternative history novel, along with renewing Mozart in the Jungle for …

JERUSALEM: Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and executive producer Gareth Neame, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock and Joel Stillerman, the executive VP of original programming at AMC, are the latest additions to the lineup for the INTV conference, taking place March …

ISTANBUL: SPI International already has an established presence in Turkey and across the Middle East as a pay-TV operator and movie distributor. It has its own online service with Filmbox Live and provides VOD services within the region. SPI offers …

TEL AVIV: Israeli startup Applicaster, which specializes in cross-screen TV apps, has pulled in $10.5 million in a series B funding round led by Pitango Venture Capital, with participation of current investor 83North (formerly Greylock IL). Applicaster has already launched …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled the nominees, hailing from seven countries, that will compete for this year's International Digital Emmy Awards. There are 12 nominees in three categories—Digital Program: Children & Young People; …

SINGAPORE: The global pay-TV subscriber base is expected to surpass 924.2 million this year, with 14 percent growth of the IPTV market, according to ABI Research. This is a 5 percent overall gain for the worldwide pay-TV market. “IPTV is …

BERLIN: Da Vinci Media has hired Eric Tan as the company's new general manager for the Asia Pacific, effective immediately. Based in Singapore, Tan is tasked with leading Da Vinci Media's strategy and business in the region, while continuing the …

NEW YORK/LONDON: Alex Miller has been appointed global head of content at VICE, working across VICE.com and its nine channels. Miller has been overseeing the company's content across VICE.com and its network of digital channels since October, after having served …

NEW YORK: The value of M&A deals in the U.S. media sector rose 90 percent last year, led by two "megadeals" that are set to "serve as a catalyst to reshape the future entertainment, media and communications landscape," according to …

DUBAI/STAMFORD/TORONTO: WWE Network has secured distribution on OSN to bring the service into the Middle East and North Africa, in addition to shoring up extended carriage in Canada through Rogers. OSN and WWE Network inked a five-year partnership. OSN subscribers …