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SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has secured sales for its scripted titles, docuseries and documentaries in Brazil, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe. Brazil’s Globosat acquired the documentary Remembering Whitney, featuring original, never-before-seen footage of the superstar’s life in and out of …

LOS ANGELES: Steve Harvey, Doug Herzog, Quincy Jones, Sophie Turner Laing and Norman Lear have been selected to receive NATPE’s 13th annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award. Turner Laing is the CEO of Endemol Shine Group. She oversees a network of …

TORONTO: Profit slipped at Corus Entertainment for the fourth quarter, with a lag in ad revenues for specialty TV networks, such as the YTV, Nickelodeon and Treehouse brands. In the company’s TV segment, Specialty advertising revenues decreased 10 percent in …

ESPOO: Angry Birds creator Rovio Entertainment has concluded employee negotiations that will see it shed nearly a third of its workforce as it shifts gears to focus on movie productions. Rovio is set to eliminate 213 positions, slightly less than …

DENVER: Liberty Global has confirmed that it is in discussions with the board of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) regarding the possible purchase of the telecommunications company. Based in London, CWC's main operations are in the Caribbean and Latin America. …

LONDON: Vice is looking to launch a dozen TV channels across Europe over the next 12 to 19 months, according to Founder and CEO Shane Smith. In an interview with CNBC, Smith said the company will launch a Vice TV …

TEL AVIV: Keshet International has launched a new unit focused on the global gaming sector, with veteran TV executive Ziv Rabinovich tapped to head the division. The venture will be an independent, international entity developing original mobile and social gaming …

AMSTERDAM/MIAMI/LOS ANGELES: Boudewijn Beusmans and Iris Boelhouwer have been appointed joint CEOs of Endemol Shine Netherlands, while the current CEO of Endemol Shine Netherlands, Laurens Drillich, will become president of Endemol Shine Latino. Beusmans is currently the group commercial officer …

NEW YORK: MTG’s Jakob Mejlhede, FOX International Channels’ Jason Simms, Channel 5’s Katie Keenan and SVT’s Christian Wikander spoke about trends in drama, the battle for exclusive rights, the impact of OTT platforms and day-and-date premieres in conversation with World …

NEW YORK: ITV Chief Executive Adam Crozier was interviewed by World Screen’s Anna Carugati on the stage of the Grand Auditorium at MIPCOM, where he shared his strategy for turning the company into a global content creation and distribution behemoth …