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Zenith is now forecasting that global ad expenditure will grow 4.1 percent in 2018, reaching $578 billion by the end of the year, which is slightly below its previous prediction, as the markets in North America, Western Europe and the Asia Pacific have been downgraded.

Fight Sports has unveiled its December lineup, which will feature HBO World Championship Boxing titles and GLORY Redemption, among other highlights.

STX Entertainment has received an investment from Liberty Global while also adding Bruce Mann, Liberty Global's chief programming officer, to its board of directors.

Mimi Butler has joined the scripted team at Matchbox Pictures, coming to the company from Endemol Shine Australia.

Brad Lyons is planning to exit his role as Seven Network’s director of production, after having been with the company for 20 years.

Discovery Communications is revamping the structure of its regional businesses across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), placing the group under the leadership of Kasia Kieli.

Ward Platt, CEO of the global networks and kids’ business at Blue Ant Media, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the challenges and opportunities in rolling out the group’s video destinations across the globe.

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed company veteran Melody Tan as chief operating officer, replacing Jose Tolosa, who becomes chief transformation officer for parent company Viacom.

MTG has set up a $30 million investment fund, targeting U.S. and European companies in the areas of online gaming, eSports and game-focused virtual and augmented reality.

Jeff Wachtel, who has been the chief content officer for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and head of Universal Cable Productions since 2013, has been tapped to serve as president of NBCUniversal International Studios.