Kristin Brzoznowski

PARIS: MIPTV's 2016 Médailles d’Honneur will be awarded to Rola Bauer (TANDEM Productions, STUDIOCANAL), Punit Goenka and Amit Goenka (Zee Entertainment Enterprises), Ben Pyne (Disney Media Networks) and Marcel Vinay (Comarex).

A new survey of media and advertising executives points to TV's continued relevance despite shifts in video consumption, and an optimistic year-on-year outlook for the growth of the medium. Of surveyed participants, 73 percent predict that over the next three years there will be an increase in the consumption of full-length shows online; 77 percent predict an increase in smartphone video viewing; and 79 percent predict more time will be spent watching smart TVs with a direct internet connection.

PARIS: There will be an extensive program dedicated to 4K Ultra HD at this year's MIPTV, including the 4K World Premiere Screening of NHK’s new Asian Fantasy series Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit.

DOHA: beIN Media Group has acquired 100 percent of Miramax from a consortium of investors that includes Qatar Investment Authority and Colony Capital.

LONDON: Passion Distribution has locked in a number of deals from its comedy and drama catalogues, including for Churchill's Secret.

LONDON: Everyflix has launched as the U.K.’s first streaming TV and movie aggregator, delivering personalized alerts based on viewer preferences.

PARIS: Vivendi has agreed to pay $775 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Liberty Media in 2003 regarding the acquisition of what was then known as USA Networks.

PARIS: The third edition of MIPDigital Fronts, which will take place in Cannes from April 4 to 6, will feature showcases from Endemol Beyond, FremantleMedia, Maker Studios and more.

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix is making all episodes of the original anime series Perfect Bones available simultaneously in 190 countries around the world.

NEW YORK: Tracey Scoffield, executive producer of The Frankenstein Chronicles, and David Tanner, who serves as producer, talk to World Screen Newsflash about the period crime drama.