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Roku & Apollo team for minority stake bid on Lionsgate’s Starz
Roku has partnered with private equity firm, and former Endemol Shine co-owner, Apollo Global Management…
Factual round-up: Smithsonian taps Two Rivers for Ali doc; Lat Am buyers land Blue Ant shows; TF1 takes Costa Concordia doc
Smithsonian taps Two Rivers for Muhammad Ali doc Smithsonian Channel has greenlit a feature length…
News round-up: Apple TV+ extends ‘Tehran’; Quintus deals in France; SBS, ZDF take PBS Trump doc; FILMPIXS launch
Apple TV+ returns to Tehran Apple TV+ has ordered a second season of Israeli drama…
ZDF strengthens its Bridge to Latin America
ZDF has sold the fourth and final season of Bron (The Bridge) to DirecTV Latin America….
Spanish drama El Accidente sells across Lat Am
Eccho Rights and DirecTV have completed a deal to offer Spanish drama, El Accidente, on DirecTV’s…
Scientology seeks followers through new TV net
The Church of Scientology has created a thematic TV channel in the US. The Scientology…
AT&T digital chief to lead Chernin’s Otter as CEO
US-based digital media investments firm Otter Media has appointed a new CEO, who will transfer…
Audience Network’s programming head exits
The Audience Network’s programming head Chris Long has left the company after near two decades….
Verizon buying rights for OTT streaming TV service
US telco Verizon is the process of securing rights to launch its own OTT TV…
Time Warner shareholders welcome AT&T deal
Time Warner’s shareholders have overwhelmingly approved US telco AT&T’s US$85.4 billion takeover of the company….