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Warner Bros. Pictures Group and HBO Max have unveiled Warner Max, a film label that will serve as the feature production arm of the new streaming service.

Pierluigi Gazzolo, the recipient of the inaugural Premio Ícono TV Latina award in association with NATPE, weighed in on what’s driving the success of Viacom International Studios and the shifting dynamics in the LatAm media business in his keynote at NATPE Miami in conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati.

The Emmy-nominated writer and producer Wellesley Wild, who currently serves as showrunner and EP for the upcoming Animaniacs series, has signed an exclusive, multiyear overall deal with Warner Bros. Animation.

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.

Strengthening its focus on buyers, MIPTV 2020 is set to unveil a bespoke market intelligence strand entitled What’s Trending.

The Mediapro Studio has signed a partnership agreement with the Los Angeles-based Orange Entertainment to strengthen its cinema division and boost its international content portfolio.

Revenues at The Walt Disney Company in Q1 2019 were up 36 percent as the conglomerate delivered gains across all of its segments, including direct-to-consumer, with Disney+ ending 2019 with 26.5 million paid subs.

Operating income at Sony Pictures dropped from $102 million to $51 million in the third quarter on revenues that slipped by 12 percent to $2.2 billion.

SPI International/FilmBox has launched its multiplatform content streaming service FilmBox Plus, which is expected to roll out worldwide by the end of 2020.

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair's Jean-Jacques Annaud is working on a new series that will focus on Alice Guy, the world’s first female filmmaker.