AMSTERDAM: Beta Film has acquired a minority interest in Lineup Industries, founded by distribution execs Ed Louwerse and Julian Curtis.
U.K. Slot for U.S. Dark Comedy Search Party
December 13, 2016
LONDON: Turner has licensed the U.K. rights for the mystery comedy series Search Party to Channel 4's free on-demand channel All 4.
Mediaset Fears Hostile Takeover Attempt from Vivendi
December 13, 2016
MILAN/PARIS: Vivendi has acquired 3 percent of Mediaset and aims to acquire up to 20 percent of the firm in a move the Italian media company has labeled as the beginnings of a hostile takeover attempt.
Armoza Formats Places Finished Content in CEE
December 12, 2016
TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats has licensed the Canadian finished tapes of the celebrity game show Only One Knows to Russia's Questions and Answers (QAA) in an agreement made in collaboration with Media Thor@.
Video Marketplace Platform Newsflare Scores Funding from Edge
December 12, 2016
LONDON: Edge Investments has backed the British video start-up Newsflare, investing £2.4 million ($3 million) for a minority shareholding and a seat on the board.
My5 Now Available on Chromecast
December 12, 2016
LONDON: A new partnership between Channel 5 and Google sees the video-on-demand service My5 become available on the Chromecast media streaming device.
Ireland’s TV3 Group Refreshes Three Channels
December 9, 2016
DUBLIN: The Irish channels TV3 and 3e have been refreshed with new brand identities, while UTV Ireland is being replaced by be3.
Netflix & Amazon Driving Western European SVOD Market
December 8, 2016
A new report from Digital TV Research forecasts 55.17 million paying SVOD subscribers across 17 countries in Western Europe by 2021, with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video as the dominant services.
Altice Scores Discovery, NBCU Deals
December 8, 2016
AMSTERDAM: Altice Group has landed agreements with NBCUniversal International and Discovery Communications for SFR in France and has revealed plans to launch a new premium channel dedicated to series and movies.
Jan Kemper Named CFO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media
December 7, 2016
MUNICH: Dr. Jan Kemper has been appointed to the executive board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, set to take up the role of chief financial officer from June 1, 2017.