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NEW YORK: Viacom Labs has pioneered a new TV format that pulls in livestreams from fans as a curated real-time feed that runs on-air during a regularly scheduled show.

LOS GATOS: Netflix has proposed a new offering of $1 billion in senior notes, with plans to use the money for "general corporate purposes" that include acquiring new content.

CANNES: This year’s MIPJunior and MIPCOM saw a record number of attendees, more World Premiere TV and International Screenings than ever, Japan as Country of Honour, Shonda Rhimes as Personality of the Year, and a keynote from Sony’s Kazuo Hirai, among many other highlights.

LONDON: This year's Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) from October 11 to 13 surpassed targets with its record-breaking show, which, with an 8 percent increase in gross square meterage, was the event's largest edition to date.

CANNES: Shonda Rhimes was interviewed by World Screen’s Anna Carugati on the Grand Auditorium stage for her MIPCOM Personality of the Year keynote, discussing her evolution as a writer and showrunner and her approach to the creative process.

Mediaset’s Zelda Stewart, Stan’s Mike Sneesby, UKTV’s Alexandra Finlay and Bonnier Broadcasting’s Cathrine Wiernik participated in a MIPCOM session moderated by Anna Carugati.

CANNES: A range of production, broadcast and distribution executives took part in the inaugural Diversity Summit at MIPCOM.

CANNES: Vimeo has launched its new global television storefront in partnership with Lionsgate, which has made available such hit series as Orange is the New Black, Casual, The Royals, Mad Men and Weeds.

CANNES: James Rosenstock, who has been with VICE Media since 2015, has been promoted to president of VICELAND International, where he will oversee the company's global television networks.

CANNES: Ben Sherwood, the president of Disney/ABC Television Group, delivered a keynote at MIPCOM today before sitting down for an interview with World Screen’s Anna Carugati on stage in the Grand Auditorium.