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NEW YORK: Peter Emerson, the president of eOne Television International, discusses both the AMC deal and the company’s strong standing in the marketplace in this video interview.   A few months ago, Entertainment One (eOne) scored an exclusive, multiyear international …

NEW YORK: The Digital Edition for DISCOP Istanbul/Pre-MIPTV is now available, including a special feature on the market for daily dramas around the world. The March issue of World Screen has a special report that explores how broadcasters around the …

LONDON: While some platforms are premiering American shows day-and-date with their Stateside premieres—including Netflix and Foxtel, among others—most international audiences are having to wait an average of 84 days for series to make it to television in their home markets, …

PARIS: Deb Roy, the chief media scientist at Twitter, is lined up for a keynote address at MIPTV on April 8 at 2:10 p.m. The keynote will focus on Twitter as a force multiplier for TV viewing. Roy will share …

LONDON: ITV has picked up a controlling stake in DiGa Vision, which is behind the MTV hit Teen Wolf. ITV will make an upfront cash payment for a 51 percent share in DiGa, with a put and call option to …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Content theft sites pushing pirated movies, music and TV programs made nearly a quarter of a billion dollars last year from advertising, according to a new study from the Digital Citizens Alliance. The report, Good Money Gone Bad: …

NEW YORK: The rising value of content and increasingly lucrative retransmission fees will be key influences on deal activity in the entertainment and media sector, according to a new update from PwC. The value of deals in the U.S. entertainment, …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has launched La Fabrica UCI, a new in-house digital content production unit meant to create, script and produce original video for new digital brands and the company’s digital platforms in Spanish and English. La Fabrica UCI …

DALLAS: New research from Parks Associates shows that usage of TV apps is on the rise, with 55 percent of U.S. smartphone owners and 61 percent of tablet owners using TV-related applications at least once a month. The firm expects …

SILVER SPRING: A 64 percent gain in revenues from its international networks helped drive Discovery Communication's fourth-quarter revenues to $1.5 billion, a 28 percent boost over the year-ago period, delivering a net profit of $289 million. “Discovery’s strong 2013 results …