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NEW YORK: World Screen recaps the deals and trends that dominated the headlines in Cannes last week.   MIPTV wrapped last week with an official attendance number, according to organizers Reed MIDEM, of 11,000, including 4,000 buyers. The schedule change …

NEW YORK: A video of the Q&A session featuring Josh Sapan, the president and CEO of AMC Networks, and World Screen’s Anna Carugati that took place at MIPTV following Sapan’s Media Mastermind Keynote is now available.   brightcove.createExperiences(); Sapan talked …

CHATSWORTH: SMC Entertainment Group has formed a new division to manage online and social media strategies for the company and its brands, alongside hiring Heather Smith Noback to serve as its VP of interactive and digital media. Noback takes on …

NEW YORK: Spending on Internet advertising brought in $84.8 billion last year, representing 17 percent of all global measured ad expenditures, according to GroupM, which forecasts 2012’s figures to surpass $98 billion. The $84.8 billion in 2011 was 16 percent …

NEW YORK: The CBS News legend Mike Wallace, who was a long-time correspondent on 60 Minutes, passed away on Saturday at the age of 93. He passed "peacefully surrounded by family members" at Waveny Care Center in New Canaan, CT, …

CANNES: A veritable who’s who of the international television business gathered Tuesday evening during MIPTV to honor the life of Jim Marrinan, who passed away 11 days ago. Nearly 100 people, ranging from top distribution executives to program buyers from …

CANNES: MIPTV wraps in Cannes today with an overall participation of 11,000 executives from more than 100 countries, Reed MIDEM said this morning, including 4,000 buyers. The attendees included more than 1,220 production companies, of which 326 were first-time attendees. …

CANNES: The Bellator Fighting Championships mixed martial arts brand, which is exclusively represented by FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), has landed more international TV sales, including a multi-year deal with Canal+ in Poland.  In addition, Celestial Tiger Entertainment stuck a deal for syndication to …

CANNES: Breakthrough Entertainment has sold the rights for the original live-action tween comedy Grounded to Nickelodeon to air on its channels worldwide. The comedy is produced by Breakthrough and tells the story of teenage Greek goddesses who misbehave and get …

CANNES: AB Droits Audiovisuels has purchased the rights for the drama The Firm from Entertainment One (eOne) for French-speaking Europe. AB International Distribution will handle sales on the series, a co-production of eOne Television, Global, NBC and Sony Pictures Television …