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LOS GATOS: Netflix has scored the exclusive SVOD rights for all the Walt Disney Studios films released in the Netherlands. The pact, which takes effect in early 2014 and spans multiple years, includes animated hits such as Ratatouille, Wall-E, The …

LONDON: Twofour Group, which spans Twofour Broadcast, Twofour Rights and Twofour Digital, is combining with Boom Pictures. The two labels will keep their names and branding, with the senior management continuing in their current roles or taking on larger remits …

LONDON: Revenue for global online TV and video is poised to reach $34.99 billion in 2018, which is a massive gain from the $15.94 billion expected in 2013, according to forecasts from Digital TV Research. By 2018, it is expected …

NEW YORK: Hearst Corporation and AwesomenessTV have created a joint venture for a new stand-alone Seventeen-branded YouTube channel that will feature original content as well as a multichannel network (MCN). AwesomenessTV will program the new Seventeen YouTube channel and will …

NEW YORK: Global ad spend increased 2.8 percent on a year-over-year basis for the first half of 2013, according to Nielsen's Global AdView Pulse report, which finds that marketers in Latin America had the highest increase in spending for the …

LONDON: A survey of British licensing professionals conducted by the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) in the U.K. finds that respondents are reporting a good trading year to date, with more than two thirds experiencing growth over the previous …

CANNES: The Acquisition Superpanel at MIPCOM, moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati, saw DR’s Piv Bernth, Azteca’s Pedro Lascurain, Starz’s Carmi Zlotnik and Foxtel’s Ross Crowley discussing co-productions, binge viewing, output deals and more. Starz’s managing director, Zlotnik’s mandate is …

CANNES: Some 13,500 delegates, including 4,623 acquisition executives, were in attendance at MIPCOM, which wrapped in Cannes today on an upbeat note. “Increasing links between film and television and the new opportunities provided by the online platforms and channels and …

CANNES: In Cannes to deliver a MIPCOM keynote, Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh met with World Screen to talk about the studio's scripted TV efforts, which kick off with the Nat Geo Channel commission Act of Valor. This week, Relativity …

LONDON: Jamie Friend has been tapped by Turner Broadcasting for the newly created role for its EMEA business of VP of corporate strategy and insights. Friend, who joins from Arquiva, where he was head of strategy for digital platforms, is …