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EL SEGUNDO: The global market for connectable set-top boxes (STBs) is forecast to spike by 91 percent from 2012 to 2017, according to the latest report from IHS. Worldwide shipments of connectable STBs are set to rise to 125.6 million …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has revealed that its new premium drama and comedy channel is to be called BBC First, which is launching on Foxtel in August 2014. BBC First will offer viewers the best in British scripted content. The brand …

CANNES: The Acquisition Superpanel at MIPCOM, moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati and featuring DR’s Piv Bernth, Azteca’s Pedro Lascurain, Starz’s Carmi Zlotnik and Foxtel’s Ross Crowley, was followed by the presentation of the third annual Content Trendsetter Awards.   …

World Screen reviews some of the highlights and trends from this year's MIPCOM, which took place last week in Cannes. With attendance topping the 13,500 mark, MIPCOM was a thriving, upbeat affair—despite the strike cloud hanging over attendees’ heads for …

HAMILTON: The executive management team of Central European Media Enterprises (CME) is changing as the result of two upcoming resignations. CFO David Sach is planning to exit the company on October 29. David Sturgeon, who became CME's deputy CFO in …

NEW YORK: Hearst Corporation and AwesomenessTV have created a joint venture for a new stand-alone Seventeen-branded YouTube channel that will feature original content as well as a multichannel network (MCN). AwesomenessTV will program the new Seventeen YouTube channel and will …

LONDON: Revenue for global online TV and video is poised to reach $34.99 billion in 2018, which is a massive gain from the $15.94 billion expected in 2013, according to forecasts from Digital TV Research. By 2018, it is expected …

LONDON: Twofour Group, which spans Twofour Broadcast, Twofour Rights and Twofour Digital, is combining with Boom Pictures. The two labels will keep their names and branding, with the senior management continuing in their current roles or taking on larger remits …

LOS GATOS: Netflix has scored the exclusive SVOD rights for all the Walt Disney Studios films released in the Netherlands. The pact, which takes effect in early 2014 and spans multiple years, includes animated hits such as Ratatouille, Wall-E, The …

NEW YORK: Global ad spend increased 2.8 percent on a year-over-year basis for the first half of 2013, according to Nielsen's Global AdView Pulse report, which finds that marketers in Latin America had the highest increase in spending for the …