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BitTorrent enters original drama series market
Peer-to-peer sharing company BitTorrent has taken the surprising step of launching an original online drama series that puts it in competition with the likes of Netflix and Amazon. The platform behind...
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The way we view now
Kevin Spacey in Netflix’s House of Cards As Amazon signs Woody Allen to make his first TV series, are on-demand services poised to wreck the broadcast model? Stephen Price is sceptical. The traditional...
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UKTV adds Drama to catch-up service
UK thematic channel provider UKTV, jointly owned by BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks UK and EMEA, is launching its free-to-air Drama channel on its catch-up and on-demand service, UKTV Play, which...
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UKTV: Dave and Drama now top non-PSB UK channels
Channel provider UKTV reported double-digit growth in 2015 and claimed that Dave and Drama are now the two top rating non-public service channels in the UK. In its 2015 financial report, UKTV said that...
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‘Netflix effect’ forces shorter windows for drama
Game of Thrones Release windows for drama programming are shortening dramatically in key territories, with a ‘pronounced change’ in the time between US shows airing domestically and hitting...
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Drama titles top March iPlayer stats
Drama series The Night Manager topped the list of programme requests for BBC iPlayer in March, with 2.013 million requests for episode three. Night Manager episodes took five of the top 10 most...
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Viceland announces first scripted series
Vice’s linear TV channel, Viceland, has ordered its first scripted series through the Canadian feed of the network. Nirvanna the Band the Show will comprise one of six new series from Canada that the...
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UKTV rolls out VOD update for YouView
UKTV has launched an updated version of its on-demand service, UKTV Play, on the YouView platform. The revamped video-on-demand player features a new home screen with tailored recommendations and top...
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Sky and HBO in US$250m high-end drama deal
Leading pay TV players Sky and HBO are joining forces to create a development slate of high-end dramas that will be worth around US$250 million (€233 million). The pair will aim to develop and...
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Ampere: Netflix budget focused on drama and comedy
Stanger Things More than a third of Netflix’s original content spend to-date has been for drama titles, while nearly a quarter of its spend went on comedy series and stand-up shows. This is according...
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