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Starzplay
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Scripted round-up: WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’; Hulu picks up ‘Bloods’; Starzplay to revive ‘Party Down’
WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’ Japanese broadcaster WOWOW has acquired Estonian spy drama Traitor for its linear…
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Drama round up: Netflix orders Brazilian thriller; ViacomCBS acquires NBCU’s ‘FBI’; Starzplay renews ‘BMF’
Netflix orders Brazilian thriller Netflix has commissioned Olhar Indiscreto, an original Brazilian psychological thriller set…
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Scripted round-up: US remake for Belgium’s ‘Team Chocolate’; Showtime adapts Swedish book for TV; Netflix reveals ‘All The Light We Cannot See’
LA-based STXtelevision has teamed with Newen’s Reel One Entertainment to develop and produce an English-language…
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Starzplay & Pantaya prep ‘El Refugio’ drama with Fremantle & Fabula
Starzplay and Spanish-language streamer Pantaya have partnered with Fremantle and Chile-based prodco Fabula on a…
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Starzplay joins TF1 on child murder drama ‘A French Case’
Global streamer Starzplay has partnered with French broadcaster TF1 on the upcoming anthology series A…
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Starz promotes Superna Kalle to president of international networks
US-based Starz has upped streaming chief Superna Kalle to become president of international networks. Kalle,…
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TBI Weekly: Harnessing anime’s subscription-driving power
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton digs into what is driving rising global demand for anime…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Digging into the MENA OTT boom
Max Signorelli, senior analyst for entertainment at research powerhouse Omdia, examines the current state of…
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Exclusive: MENA’s Starzplay unscripted plans & Ramadan drama success
Dubai-based SVOD Starzplay is moving into original unscripted content, with several as-yet unannounced formats in…
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Starzplay partners with Canal+ Group on first French co-production
Lionsgate-owned streamer StarzPlay and France’s Canal+ Group have commissioned comedy drama All Those Things We…