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Muvi Studio packs a punch with the new ‘Embeddable Player’ 08 June 2015

  Integrating Muvi’s VoD Platform with your existing website or app has never been this slick and easy. Announcing our new “Embed Player” option which makes embedding your video’s onto any websites or even mobile apps quick and easy along … Continue reading

BBC Worldwide strikes trio of Chile deals 23 January 2015

BBC Worldwide has struck three deals with Chilean broadcasters and platforms for its content. Chilean cabler VTR, meanwhile, agreed its first-ever deal with Worldwide. It bought a package of kids content for its SVOD service including preschool series Sarah & Duck. … Continue reading

Full seasons for new CBS drama quartet 21 January 2015

Stateside network CBS has given full season orders to all four of its latest dramas. Procedurals Scorpion and NCIS: New Orleans, political drama Madam Secretary and dark thriller series Stalker have all been taken to series following strongs ratings performances. The shows … Continue reading

Starz buys German-born Viking film 19 January 2015

US premium pay channel Starz has acquired all North American rights to a German-produced feature film about a botched Viking invasion of Britain. The network has bought Northmen – A Viking Saga from European indie distributor Ascot Elite Entertainment Group. The deal … Continue reading

Discovery founder preps factual SVOD service 19 January 2015

Discovery Communications founder John Hendricks has launched a subscription-on-demand service for factual programming named Curiosity Stream. Curiosity Stream also represents the first SVOD service of its size to cater purely for factual viewers. Netflix has sizeable doc and factual catalogue already, … Continue reading

WOWOW bags Extant exclusive 14 January 2015

Japanese pay TV provider has acquired exclusive local rights to CBS dramas Extant and Penny Dreadful. CBS Studios International sells Extant, a sci-fi starring actor Halle Berry and Showtime-Sky Atlantic co-production horror-drama Penny Dreadful on the global market.  CBSSI, which was … Continue reading

MGM: A lion in the TV jungle 14 January 2015

Having turned 90 this year, MGM studio has secured new cash that it will invest in content, and as the zeitgeist moves from big to small screen, will look to build its roster of TV shows. The film-to-TV offerings have helped open doors … Continue reading

Virgin territory for Shomi 13 January 2015

Canadian on-demand service Shomi has acquired exclusive local SVOD rights to The CW’s Hispanic US-themed comedy Jane the Virginand CBS drama Madam Secretary. Furthermore, Californication will be available in its entirety as a SVOD product for the first time, and classic … Continue reading

CBS scores FIC Sweden deal 13 January 2015

Fox International Channels Sweden has scored a multi-year programming agreement with the distribution arm of US broadcaster CBS. The deal with CBS Studios International will see CBS show including Madam Secretary and Scorpion (pictured) launch exclusively on new Swedish pay TV … Continue reading

Ukraine’s Digital Screens relaunches OTT 13 January 2015

Ukrainian media company Digital Screens, part of Media Group Ukraine, has re-launched its OLL.TV video streaming service. The digital TV service has over 140 local and international channels and access to a video-on-demand catalogue. Its parent, MGU, is of one of … Continue reading