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CANNES: At a press briefing this morning, Laurine Garaude, director of the television division at Reed MIDEM, revealed that some 11,200 executives were in attendance this week in Cannes, an increase on last year’s figure. Garaude, referencing the event’s 50th …

SCOTTSDALE: The over-the-top video market worldwide hit revenues of $8 billion in 2012, a 60-percent-plus gain, according to new findings by ABI Research. The three largest markets, North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific, saw OTT revenues gain by more than …

CANNES: In conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati at MIPTV, Tim Kring discusses his approach to branded entertainment and multiplatform storytelling. Watch the entire session here. Kring noted in his session that there used to be a "firewall" between content …

CANNES: Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, sat down with World Screen Newsflash in Cannes today to reflect on how the international content community can participate in efforts to make sure that …

CANNES: Last night in Cannes, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognized the winners of the 2013 International Digital Emmy Awards, which represent Australia, Canada and the Netherlands. At a ceremony organized in partnership with Reed MIDEM and …

CANNES: Daro Films has inked a multi-territory distribution deal with Content Television for select rights to a number of its latest launches and prime-time dramas. Daro Films scored all distribution rights throughout Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Portugal and …

CANNES: FremantleMedia International is highlighting a diverse new comedy slate at MIPTV, including two original multiplatform shows from Vuguru, two new British series and season three of Web Therapy. Fetching and Hollywood Help are the first two titles to come …

CANNES: Speaking to reporters immediately following his MIPTV keynote today, Tim Hincks, the president of Endemol, noted that the company will soon be back in the mergers and acquisitions game, and discussed the gains made in its scripted business over the …

CANNES: Make sure you’re ready for MIPTV’s official opening tomorrow by downloading World Screen’s app, reading the April editions of our ten publications for the market, visiting our screening rooms and following us on Twitter so you can get constant …

CANNES: There is a high repeatability factor with many of the programs on the AFL Productions slate, which is led by the flagship Naked & Funny. This means that broadcasters can get maximum mileage out of a show, giving them …