In a first-of-its-kind deal for the partners, Sky and Sony Pictures Television have entered a multi-year, pan-European agreement to bring Sony films to Sky’s subscription and transactional services in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy. The deal includes all new and future Sony titles … Read entire story.
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Shane Smith’s burgeoning digital media empire just got a little bigger with the news that Vice Media has acquired a majority stake in UK production company Pulse Films. The deal gives Vice a foothold in the lucrative UK market through a well-respected producer behind the likes of Shut … Read entire story.
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Norman Reedus is the most popular character in TV’s most popular show, but he, like many of his fellow Walking Dead castmates, hasn’t been able to translate small-screen success into big-screen blockbusters. Air came and went with little notice, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day… Read entire story.
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With about 40,000 subscribers, fuboTV is still a nascent player in the world of skinny-bundle subscription video services. But the provider of niche-sports and entertainment channels has attracted the attention of several established media powers — including 21st Century Fox and Sky, which just participated in a $15 million … Read entire story.
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Less than a month after launching in the U.S., Shane Smith’s digital content behemoth Vice announced it would be launching TV channel Viceland in the UK and Ireland as well on pay TV platform Sky. The channel will start airing on Sky and its OTT service Now TV … Read entire story.
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