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CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Television Networks is set to launch a global brand refresh for AXN beginning now and wrapping early next year. AXN will remain a pay-TV destination for action, but will have a refreshed visual identity. The refreshed …

NEW YORK: FOX's Scream Queens was the most-buzzed-about new show in social media of all the programs that launched last month, according to The WIT. The comedy-horror anthology is from the producers of Glee and American Horror Story and is …

LONDON: At this week's Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) is presenting its slate of third-party and ITV-owned brands, including the reimagined hit Thunderbirds Are Go. Thunderbirds Are Go is a new series based on the …

HONG KONG: Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific’s Boomerang channel has launched a new mobile app for Southeast Asia and Australia. Titled Boomerang Watch and Play, the app allows users to simultaneously watch video from their favorite animated content and play …

NEW YORK: Philippe Dauman, Viacom's president and CEO, addressed what's next for the business as part of his speech during this year's RTS Cambridge Convention.   brightcove.createExperiences(); The footage was created by the Royal Television Society. It was recorded at …

LONDON: Reel One International, the U.K.-based distribution arm of Canadian producer Reel One Entertainment/Première Bobine, has upped Louisa Cadywould to head of international distribution. Cadywould, formerly VP of international distribution, will maintain her existing portfolio of Western Europe, MENA and …

LONDON: Jamie Friend has been promoted to the role of chief financial officer at Turner Broadcasting System Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective November 1. Friend currently serves as VP of corporate strategy and insights, and in his …

CANNES: If you were unable to attend the MIPCOM 2015 Personalities of the Year keynote with Fox Television Group’s Gary Newman and Dana Walden, who were in conversation with World Screen's Anna Carugati, watch it here.

LONDON: At next week’s Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), Bruno Schwobthaler, senior licensing exec and author of Licensing for Growth, is slated to lead a panel of experts to discuss successful licensing strategies and examine where future growth may come from. …

CANNES: Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of World Screen, reflects on the events of the last week at MIPCOM. I have been attending MIPCOM since the very first one, and I’ve witnessed all sorts of inclement weather: I’ve seen …