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MILAN: Sky Italia customers will gain access to Sky on Demand as of July 1, bringing subscribers thousands of Sky programs that are available to watch anytime.  The service is free of charge to existing subscribers. Sky Italia will offer the new on-demand service in advance exclusively to customers who ...

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BEVERLY HILLS: Several additional dramas and comedies from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution are headed to Netflix’s streaming platform in the U.K. and Ireland, including the brand new season of Arrested Development. The three seasons of the critically acclaimed sitcom produced for the FOX network from 2003 to 2006 are ...

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BUDAPEST: ORF-Enterprise has concluded a number of deals with broadcasters from across Central and Eastern Europe, including the sale of a package of 50 hours of natural-history programming into Hungary.  MTVA Hungary picked up 50-plus hours for Duna to air in 2012 and 2013. Another package, of around 160 hours, ...

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BUDAPEST: BBC Worldwide has licensed a package of 90 hours of programming, spanning several genres, to Bulgarian National Television (BNT), Heike Renner, the company’s territory manager, reveals to World Screen Newsflash. Included in the deal were seasons one and two of Sherlock, which has now been licensed into more than ...

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LONDON: Recent and upcoming movies and TV shows from the Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution catalogue are going to be available for streaming on LOVEFiLM via a new multi-year deal between the two outfits.  Members can instantly stream content in what is the second pay-TV window for Twentieth Century Fox ...

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STOCKHOLM/ALVISO: The Swedish triple-play provider Com Hem has aligned with TiVo to offer access to traditional TV programming, extensive VOD libraries, OTT content and apps through a fully integrated viewing experience.  Com Hem and TiVo have entered into a mutually exclusive distribution agreement that will enable viewers to access an ...

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LUXEMBOURG: Oliver Fahlbusch is taking on responsibilities as the head of RTL Group’s corporate communications, effective July 1.  Fahlbusch joined RTL Group in August 2006, as deputy head of corporate communications. He also previously held successive positions at Bertelsmann’s corporate communications department from April 2000 to July 2006. He became a member ...

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WARSAW/NEW YORK: AMC/Sundance Channel Global has brought the Sundance Channel to the DTH platform n in Poland.  The service is available in HD as part of the Film Hits package for n subscribers. Through a combined offering with n, Orange subscribers on the Film Hits tier will also gain access ...

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UNTERFÖHRING: Sky Deutschland has extended its volume deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT), scoring the exclusive pay-TV and SVOD rights to current and upcoming film releases such as Men in Black 3, The Amazing Spiderman 3D and Total Recall. The multi-year continuation covers all current Sony Pictures films on all ...

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LONDON: In keeping with its commitment to increase investments in original British content, BSkyB has ordered a raft of comedies and dramas for Sky1 HD, including a project from Skins writer Lucy Kirkwood titled The Smoke, alongside a host of entertainment and factual programs and more. On the drama slate, ...

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