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February 26, 2019 Top Stories

Q4 Profit at Discovery

February 26, 2019

Discovery, Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $269 million, as compared with a year-ago loss, on revenues that were up 51 percent to $2.8 billion.

February 22, 2019 Analysis, Top Stories

Global Adspend to Rise 4.3 Percent in 2019

February 22, 2019

New research from WARC predicts a 4.3-percent increase in global advertising spending this year to $616 billion, with growth slowing from the 5.4-percent rise in 2018.

February 21, 2019 Top Stories

MIPTV Adds Buyer Exchange, Ups Development Focus

February 21, 2019

MIPTV is now two markets in one, with distribution and development as the two main pillars of the show, says Laurine Garaude, director of the television division at Reed MIDEM.

February 19, 2019 Top Stories

Curt Marvis Talks QYou Expansion

February 19, 2019

Curt Marvis, CEO and co-founder of QYou Media, tells World Screen Newsflash about how the company is bringing short-form digital content to linear TV, localized in key territories across the globe.

February 15, 2019 Top Stories

Revenues Up at CBS Corporation

February 15, 2019

CBS Corporation's fourth quarter revenues increase by 3 percent to $4 billion, while full-year revenues were up 6 percent to $14.5 billion.

February 14, 2019 Top Stories

Michael Grindon Lands at Mobile TVOD Company

February 14, 2019

Michael Grindon, who previously ran Legendary Television's global distribution business, has been tapped as a special advisor for content partnerships at Vobile Group as it works on building out its mobile TVOD platform.

February 14, 2019 Top Stories

Brightcove to Acquire Ooyala

February 14, 2019

Brightcove has announced a deal to acquire the online video platform (OVP) business of Ooyala.

February 13, 2019 Analysis, Top Stories

Global Multichannel Market Posted Gains in 2018

February 13, 2019

The global multichannel market grew by 3.1 percent in 2018, according to Kagan, which forecasts that the growth rate will slow in the next five years as the number of subscribers reaches 1.21 billion in 2023.

February 13, 2019 Top Stories

Surviving R. Kelly Tops January Social Wit List

February 13, 2019

Lifetime's Surviving R. Kelly doc series generated the most social-media conversation out of all the new premieres across the globe in January, according to The WIT.

February 8, 2019 Top Stories

Lionsgate Sees Gains at Starz

February 8, 2019

The media networks segment at Lionsgate, which includes Starz, saw revenues rise to $366.8 million in Q3, driven by strong OTT subscriber growth.

Mansha Daswani