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Vice targets Asia with major mobile expansion
Shane Smith Vice Media is making a major mobile push, expanding its offerings in a bid to reach “hundreds of millions of new mobile subscribers” around the world. Speaking at Mobile World Congress in...
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TiVo to exit Australian market
TiVo is due to exit the Australian market after its licence there expires on October 31. In a statement on the TiVo Australia website, TiVo said “it’s been a delight serving Australia over the past...
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Netflix takes on Stan with first Aussie original
Netflix has commissioned its first original series out of Australia, placing it head-to-head with SVOD rival Stan. Production will start next year in Queensland on Tidelands, marking Netflix’s move...
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Ten future in doubt as backers pull out
Lachlan Murdoch Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten is facing receivership after major backers Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon pulled their backing. Ten has ceased trading shares after a...
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Ten enters voluntary administration
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has appointed voluntary administrators after its financial backing collapsed. Administrator KordaMentha has been brought in to undertake a financial...
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Ten secures A$30m loan to keep afloat
Australia’s Network Ten has secured its immediate future after key shareholders agreed to fund an A$30 million (€20 million) loan. The funding package is available until August 31 and comes ahead of...
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CBS ‘claiming A$843m debts from Network Ten’
Key Network Ten series Masterchef Australia CBS Studios International (CBSSI) is reportedly claiming A$843 million (€562 million) in debts from troubled Australian channel Network Ten. Various reports...
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Foxtel merging Fox Sports in Australia
Australia’s leading pay TV platform, Foxtel, is merging with its News Corp cousin Fox Sports Australia to create a new regional powerhouse. The move will see Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp becoming 65%...
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CBS acquires Australia’s Network Ten
CBS chief executive, Les Moonves US broadcaster CBS is to acquire Australia’s Network Ten after agreeing to convert large debts Ten owed into an equity stake. The deal was announced yesterday to a...
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Netflix and ABC conspire to create thriller
Netflix and Australian public broadcaster the ABC are working together again, this time on a short-run political conspiracy drama. The pair has commissioned Banijay Group-owned Screentime to produce...
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