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AMC Networks posted better-than-expected Q3 earnings, reporting a 28-percent rise in net income to $111 million.

Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Studios, was interviewed by World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati on the stage of the Grand Auditorium at MIPCOM, discussing the importance of the merger with BBC Worldwide and how it has enabled the company to ramp up its focus on “British bold creativity.”

Josh Sapan, president and CEO of AMC Networks, weighed in on the company’s approach to storytelling at MIPCOM, where he and Fear the Walking Dead star Colman Domingo were interviewed on the stage of the Grand Auditorium by World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and NZ On Air are continuing their collaboration, which is now in its fifth year, to encourage the co-production of digital media content between Canadian and New Zealand creators.

As part of a rebranding, Network Ten will now be known as Network 10 across all assets, and a direct-to-consumer streaming and subscription VOD service, 10 All Access, is set to launch in December.

Australian comedian Sarah Kendall is starring in the dark comedy Frayed, which marks the first scripted co-commission between Sky in the U.K. and ABC in Australia.

The BBC has entered a creative partnership with FX Networks, with the British broadcaster securing the rights to all new scripted original series from the U.S. network.

Adam Reed has been named CEO of Thinkfactory Media while founder Leslie Greif prepares to launch a new venture.

Armando Nuñez has been named president and CEO for the CBS Global Distribution Group and chief content licensing officer for CBS Corporation.

Despite shifting consumption habits, TV will still take 80 percent of global video ad spend in 2023, according to Strategy Analytics.