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NEW YORK: AMC Networks has reached an agreement to acquire Chellomedia, the international content division of Liberty Global, for around 750 million euros ($1.035 billion), adding to its bouquet an array of TV channels that are distributed in more than …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issue of World Screen. Broadcasters, producers and distributors weigh in on how the phenomenon of binge viewing is changing the ways shows are made, scheduled and sold. Eons ago, a little movie called Crash snagged …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issue of World Screen. Alec Baldwin is so much more than an award-winning actor. Highlights of his prolific career include his work on stage (A Streetcar Named Desire, Macbeth); the films The …

CANNES: Roy Price, the director of Amazon Studios, shared the company’s approach to developing kids’ and entertainment content for “the new TV,” a process driven by customers and creators, in a MIPCOM keynote that was followed by a Q&A with …

LOS ANGELES: According to EY, the media and entertainment business will outperform major global stock market indices for the first time in five years, thanks in part to rising digital revenues. Spotlight on Profitable Growth: Media and Entertainment, Vol. VI, …

MUNICH: Peanuts Worldwide is teaming up with Normaal Animation and Télévisions for the creation of 500 new animated shorts based on Charles M. Schulz's iconic Peanuts characters. The collection of 90-second shorts will be released for worldwide distribution next fall. …

LOS GATOS: Netflix added 1.3 million domestic subs in Q3 for a total of 31.09 million and 1.4 million new international subscribers to expand its base to 9.19 million. Its U.S. net additions were 11-percent higher than the prior year …

NEW YORK: Global TV ad expenditure grew 4.2 percent on a year-over-year basis, accounting for 57.6 percent of the total ad spend, according to Nielsen's quarterly Global AdView Pulse report. TV held onto its position as the front-running media format …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issue of World Screen. These are interesting times for Europe’s content business. In an age of media fragmentation, constriction and consolidation; economic instability and new monetization models—or lack thereof; digital’s powers of …

PAWTUCKET: For the third quarter of 2013, Hasbro reported net revenues of $1.37 billion, up 2 percent, and adjusted net earnings of $172.5 million, up 5 percent. The boys segment saw a dip in net revenues of 17 percent, to …