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Starz confirms global SVOD service for 2015 20 January 2015
US premium cable net Starz will launch its planned international subscription on-demand service next year, with initial investment in the project totalling around US$20 million. Premium cable rival HBO has already confirmed it will launch a standalone OTT service. Looking for … Continue reading
Shomi opens Notebook, Blacklist 20 January 2015
Canadian subscription on-demand service Shomi has acquired NBC’s big hitter The Blacklist and Daniel Radcliffe-fronted miniseries The Young Doctor’s Notebook & Other Stories. It has already acquired exclusive rights to The CW’s zombie teen drama iZombie and premium shows such as … Continue reading
Piksel to acquire shows for OTT players 20 January 2015
OTT TV technology specialist Piksel is branching out into content acquisition for OTT players. Piksel formerly known as KIT Digital will manage all stages of the content acquisition process for new OTT players, including the negotiating and licensing of content rights. The … Continue reading
Disney’s Maker studios strikes Vimeo deal 19 January 2015
Disney-owned multichannel network Maker Studios has signed a deal to with Vimeo to debut content exclusively on the video site. Under the deal, Maker Studios, which has a longstanding relationship with YouTube, will also use the Vimeo on Demand platform … Continue reading
Sky strikes Now TV deal with Vodafone 16 January 2015
UK pay TV operator BSkyB is making on-demand service Now TV available to Vodafone Red 4G customers in its first deal for the over-the-top video service with a UK mobile network. Vodafone customers signing up to pay-monthly Red 4G plans will get … Continue reading
FCCE reveals ‘world’s first African superhero’ 15 January 2015
Holland-based distributor FCCE has taken a series that’s billed as starring “the world’s first mainstream African-based superhero” to Discop Africa. The FCCE exec added that: “With the huge success of drama series at free-to-air channels, digital channels and VOD platforms like … Continue reading
Chinese video platform takes Voice Kids rights 15 January 2015
Chinese online video platform Youku Tudou has acquired rights to remake John de Mol’s format The Voice Kids. This is the second major international format de Mol created that Youku Tudou is remaking, after it took rights to make a Chinese … Continue reading
TVN buys Seven, Channel 5 shows 15 January 2015
Poland’s TVN has acquired programmes including Seven Network’sWorld’s Richest Dogs from distributor TCB Rights. Other newly-announced TCB deals include a 33-hour VOD deal with Krakow-based Grupa Onet and a series of programme sales to AMC Networks Europe.Czech Republic’s FTV Prima has … Continue reading
