Kristin Brzoznowski

ViacomCBS has entered into a definitive agreement with beIN MEDIA GROUP to acquire a 49-percent stake in Miramax.

Xperi Corporation and TiVo Corporation have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction, representing approximately $3 billion of combined enterprise value.

Marni Wieshofer, who previously served as the CFO and executive VP of corporate development at Lionsgate Entertainment, has been tapped by Thunderbird Entertainment Group as an independent board member.

MGM Television has signed a new multiyear production deal with the management and production company 42 to identify and co-develop scripted series across platforms and genres for the U.S. market.

NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke will retire on August 14, 2020, with Jeff Shell, currently chairman of the filmed entertainment group, named as his successor.

Kew Media Group has formed a special committee of independent directors to examine "strategic alternatives" for the company, which may include the sale of all or part of it.

NATPE is celebrating its tenth anniversary at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, with the marketplace and conference taking place January 21 to 23.

Nominees for the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards have been unveiled, with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel scoring a slew of nominations for both individual performances and for ensemble.

Writer, director and producer Tom McCarthy—whose credits include Spotlight, Up and 13 Reasons Why—has signed an overall deal with Fox 21 Television Studios to create, develop, direct and produce series.

Zenith is expecting that advertisers will increase their global expenditure by 4.3 percent in 2020, just slightly above 2019's rate, a rather weak forecast given the presence of the Summer Olympics, UEFA EURO 2020 and U.S. Presidential elections.