Johannes Larcher, the head of HBO Max International, outlined the streamer’s expansion and content strategies at MIPTV today before sitting down for a keynote conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati.
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Kevin Mayer outlined Candle Media’s positioning as an independent media company operating in the creator economy in his MIPTV keynote today.
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Mansha Daswani, the editor of World Screen, reflects on 20 years with the company and 25 years of covering the international media business.
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Disney+ is set to expand to another 42 countries and 11 territories across Europe, the Middle East and Africa this summer, including South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Poland and Turkey.
Read More »International Emmys Bar Russian Programs
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is barring all Russian programs from this year's International Emmy Awards competition.
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The head of HBO Max International on HBO Max's focus on continuing to improve its service, determining the best pricing models for each territory and coming up with innovative marketing.
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Discovery, Inc. ended 2021 with 22 million paying direct-to-consumer subscribers and full-year revenues of $12.2 billion, a 14 percent gain.
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ViacomCBS—which is rebranding as Paramount effective today—reported a 16 percent boost in revenues for Q4, driven in part by gains in its streaming business, which took center stage at the company's Investor Day yesterday.
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The Walt Disney Company saw its Q1 revenues rise by 34 percent to $21.8 billion, helped in part by gains at its direct-to-consumer streaming division, with Disney+ ending the quarter with 129.8 million total subscribers, a 37 percent year-on-year gain.
Read More »Streaming Video Wars: What’s Next
Mansha Daswani explores key takeaways from Deloitte's 2022 Media & Entertainment Industry Outlook report.
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