Mansha Daswani

Global advertising spending will continue to increase at growth rates of between 4 percent and 5 percent through 2019, Zenith says in its new Advertising Expenditure Forecasts report out today.

Here is a rundown of all the exclusive interviews and in-depth trend features you’ll find in the MIPTV issue of World Screen.

Laurine Garaude, director of Reed MIDEM’s television division, showcases some of the highlights of this year’s MIPTV schedule.

The company's executive VP of international and corporate strategy is firmly focused on raising the leading Turkish media group’s global profile.

PREMIUM: Maria Kyriacou, the president of international at ITV Studios, tells World Screen Newsflash about the growth of the company, her approach to high-end drama and further opportunities for expansion.

NEW YORK: While 2016 as a whole delivered revenue gains for CBS Corporation, the company posted a slightly weaker Q4 as advertising and content licensing revenues fell.

PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK: Fourth-quarter revenues at Comcast saw a 9.2-percent increase, while NBCUniversal's were up 13 percent, with gains at its cable, theme parks and broadcast TV segments.

The fourth quarter of 2016 saw 194 deals in the entertainment, media and communications sector, a 34-percent gain on the previous quarter, according to PwC.

LOS GATOS: Netflix exceeded its subscriber forecasts in the U.S. and internationally in Q4, with 7.05 million net new additions globally.

Reflects on some of the industry's highlights from last year, which saw a plethora of mergers and acquisitions.