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PREMIUM: Maria Kyriacou, the president of international at ITV Studios, tells World Screen Newsflash about the growth of the company, her approach to high-end drama and further opportunities for expansion.

SYDNEY: Australia's Network Ten is expecting an EBITDA loss of up to A$5 million ($3.8 million) for the half-year, blaming a weak ad market and calling for the reduction of license fees.

NEW YORK: AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has secured several distribution deals that will see its channels launch with pay-TV operators in Latin America, Europe and beyond.

NEW YORK: While 2016 as a whole delivered revenue gains for CBS Corporation, the company posted a slightly weaker Q4 as advertising and content licensing revenues fell.

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati met with Swedish directing duo Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein to discuss the genesis of Midnight Sun, their shared aesthetic vision and what common themes are uniting people globally nowadays.

MIAMI: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Jerusalem Film Fund of the Jerusalem Development Authority (JDA) are launching an initiative to support co-development and co-production of audiovisual content between Canadian and Israeli producers operating in Jerusalem.

MADRID: As of today, the Olympic Channel is being offered in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish, in addition to English.

MENLO PARK: Facebook has confirmed that it is launching a new app for set-top boxes that will allow viewers to stream videos on their TVs.

UNIVERSAL CITY: Universal Filmed Entertainment is taking a minority stake in Amblin, joining fellow investors such as Entertainment One (eOne), Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Alibaba Pictures.

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications' fourth-quarter revenues increased 2 percent year on year to $1.67 billion, with a nice lift at the U.S. networks.