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March 12, 2020 Top Stories

Global Entertainment Market Tops $100 Billion

March 12, 2020

Global theatrical and home entertainment revenues reached $101 billion in 2019, according to a new report from the Motion Picture Association (MPA).

March 12, 2020 Top Stories

NAB Show 2020 Canceled

March 12, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of NAB Show 2020, which was scheduled to take place April 18 to 22 in Las Vegas.

March 11, 2020 Top Stories

Paul Anderson Exits Network 10

March 11, 2020

Paul Anderson is leaving his role as CEO of Network 10 and executive VP for Australia and New Zealand at ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI).

February 27, 2020 Top Stories

Bibiane Godfroid, Jim Packer & Anna Winger to be Honored at MIPTV

February 27, 2020

Newen's Bibiane Godfroid, Lionsgate's Jim Packer and writer, producer and showrunner Anna Winger have been named as recipients of this year's Médailles d’Honneur at MIPTV, which is proceeding as planned from March 30 to April 2.

February 27, 2020 Top Stories

Discovery Delivers Revenue, Profit Gains

February 27, 2020

Fourth-quarter profit at Discovery, Inc. rose to $476 million on revenues that were 2 percent higher at $2.9 billion.

February 20, 2020 Top Stories

ViacomCBS to Expand CBS All Access

February 20, 2020

Announcing its first post-merger financial results, ViacomCBS revealed plans to expand the CBS All Access SVOD service with a broader offering as it moves to "accelerate our momentum in streaming."

February 20, 2020 Top Stories

Tubi’s Farhad Massoudi & Adam Lewinson

February 20, 2020

Farhad Massoudi, founder and CEO of Tubi, and Adam Lewinson, chief content officer, talk about the platform’s gains and its plans for 2020.

February 7, 2020 Top Stories

Media Networks, Motion Pictures Lift Lionsgate Results

February 7, 2020

Lionsgate delivered improved revenues of $998.5 million in Q3, driven by its media networks and motion picture segments, but swung to a loss of $97.8 million in the period.

February 6, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Conviva: Overall Streaming Hours Continue to Rise

February 6, 2020

Streaming viewing was up 58 percent worldwide in Q4 2019 as compared with the year-ago period, according to Conviva, which says 2020 is “the year of streaming media.”

February 5, 2020 Top Stories

Robert Iger Talks Disney+ International Rollout

February 5, 2020

In a conference call with analysts, Robert Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, weighed in on the international rollout of Disney+, including the upcoming debut in India, and noted that global expansion of Hulu is likely to follow beginning in 2021.

Mansha Daswani