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BBC Two Buys Aussie Period Drama 31 December 2014

UK broadcaster BBC Two has acquired Australian period drama A Place to Call Home. The deal with Endemol Worldwide Distribution hands the BBC channel local rights to the show. In North America, RLJ Entertainment has acquired the first two seasons for … Continue reading

Best of British SVOD Service Launches in Finland 29 December 2014

Cirkus, the UK content SVOD service, has launched in Finland. The service has launched on the Sonera IPTV platform, which is run by Swedish/Finish telco TeliaSonera. It rolled out this week on the Finnish service and will then launch on the … Continue reading

20th Century Fox, Wuaki.tv team up to power VOD films 16 December 2014

Spanish Video streaming platform Wuaki.tv and Twentieth Century Fox have launched a Christmas offer to power up video-on-demand (VOD) consumption. Among the available Fox films in Wuaki.tv’s catalogue are X-Men, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Fault in … Continue reading

Amazon to Launch First Live-Action Kids Series 05 December 2014

Amazon will launch its first live-action kid series before Christmas on its Prime Instant SVOD service in the UK and Germany.  The show was one of five kid series ordered by Amazon late last year and is the streaming service’s first original … Continue reading

Bell undercuts Netflix with CraveTV 05 December 2014

Canadian Telco and TV firm Bell is undercutting Netflix with its C$4 (US$3.52) a month OTT service, CraveTV. Bell claims that Crave will complement traditional TV “as an additive service featuring exclusive and premium programming, all at affordable price”.  Bell … Continue reading

Netflix to roll out new release model with Madagascar kids series 04 December 2014

Good news for all Madagascar fans! Netflix is all set to release a series focused on one of the most beloved characters from Madagascar . Fans can now watch the first batch of five 22-minute episodes of All Hail King Julien on Friday, December … Continue reading