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CANNES: In conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati at MIPTV, Tim Kring discusses his approach to branded entertainment and multiplatform storytelling. Watch the entire session here. Kring noted in his session that there used to be a "firewall" between content …

CANNES: Last night in Cannes, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognized the winners of the 2013 International Digital Emmy Awards, which represent Australia, Canada and the Netherlands. At a ceremony organized in partnership with Reed MIDEM and …

CANNES: Speaking to reporters immediately following his MIPTV keynote today, Tim Hincks, the president of Endemol, noted that the company will soon be back in the mergers and acquisitions game, and discussed the gains made in its scripted business over the …

CANNES: FremantleMedia International is highlighting a diverse new comedy slate at MIPTV, including two original multiplatform shows from Vuguru, two new British series and season three of Web Therapy. Fetching and Hollywood Help are the first two titles to come …

CANNES: Daro Films has inked a multi-territory distribution deal with Content Television for select rights to a number of its latest launches and prime-time dramas. Daro Films scored all distribution rights throughout Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Portugal and …

CANNES: Make sure you’re ready for MIPTV’s official opening tomorrow by downloading World Screen’s app, reading the April editions of our ten publications for the market, visiting our screening rooms and following us on Twitter so you can get constant …

CANNES: There is a high repeatability factor with many of the programs on the AFL Productions slate, which is led by the flagship Naked & Funny. This means that broadcasters can get maximum mileage out of a show, giving them …

CANNES: The reality show Mother of the Bride is the “perfect female-skewed series,” according to Munia Kanna-Konsek, the head of sales at Beyond Distribution. The food-based BBQ Crawl, meanwhile, is ideal for co-viewing, she says. Kanna-Konsek also highlights Hidden in …

NEW YORK: There are several exclusive premieres for linear and VOD services at AMC/Sundance Channel Global, which has made a series of executive appointments and programming acquisitions ahead of MIPTV. Harold Gronenthal has been elevated to executive VP of programming and …

PREMIUM: Discovery Communications has made a number of acquisitions and strategic partnerships; president and CEO David Zaslav talks to World Screen about the company’s focus on international growth. WS: What has driven the success of Investigation Discovery (ID)? ZASLAV: If …