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PARIS: TV5MONDE USA has just re-upped its distribution agreement with the UN for five additional years until January 31, 2020. The agreement sees TV5MONDE+ info HD broadcast on the international UN headquarters’ TV network in New York. TV5MONDE has additional …

NEW YORK: Of all the new programs to debut in February, CBS's Stevie Wonder: Songs In the Key of Life—An All-Star Grammy Salute garnered the most buzz in social media, with some 125,000 tweets, according to The WIT. Stevie Wonder: …

NEW YORK: The pre-MIPTV & FILMART digital edition, which includes a special report on the new distribution and financing models being used to create high-quality drama today, is now available. Read the digital edition here. Hot Topic: Raising the Stakes—A …

LONDON: Liberty Global and Discovery Communications are to become part of the group of shareholders in Formula E Holdings. Formula E is a new FIA championship and the world’s first fully-electric racing series. The exact investment by the two companies, …

SAN FRANCISCO: HBO has aligned with Apple to make its upcoming stand-alone premium streaming service, officially named HBO NOW, available exclusively via Apple TV. Apple will give viewers the ability to enjoy HBO programming via HBO NOW. The service, to …

PREMIUM: Roberto Irineu Marinho, the chairman and CEO of Grupo Globo, talks to World Screen about the businesses and values he inherited from his father, and the company’s core principles he remains faithful to as he continually searches for growth …

TEL AVIV: Keshet International has appointed Sebastian Burkhardt, most recently the senior VP of international distribution at Banijay International, as head of business development and acquisitions. Burkhardt will be tasked with identifying and executing new business opportunities for the company, including …

NEW YORK: Brian Robbins, the founder and CEO of AwesomenessTV, is set to receive the 2015 Pioneer Prize at the International Digital Emmy Awards. Robbins will accept the prize on Monday, April 13, at MIPTV. AwesomenessTV is a multiplatform media company …

PARIS: BuzzFeed Motion Pictures president Ze Frank and producer Michael Shamberg are lined up to deliver a joint keynote at the MIP Digital Fronts. Frank is the driving force behind BuzzFeed’s video division and a pioneer of online video. Shamberg …

PREMIUM: World Screen talks with Ynon Kreiz, the CEO of Maker Studios, which is the largest content network on YouTube, representing 55,000 creators whose short-form videos attract some 11 billion views each month and more than 650 million subscribers. WS: …