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CANNES: SPI International has signed a non-exclusive agreement with New Films International (NFI) that will bring the latter company’s library to SPI’s channels around the globe. The NFI catalogue includes titles featuring such acclaimed Hollywood actors as Robert Downey Jr., Denzel …

LOS ANGELES/AMSTERDAM/LONDON: Endemol Shine Group is working with AwesomenessTV to extend the international reach of the Millennial-focused brand. A new multiyear deal will see Endemol Shine Group’s premium channel network Endemol Beyond launch local-language, owned-and-operated AwesomenessTV channels in key markets …

CANNES: If you missed yesterday's Turkey Country of Honour: Dialogue with the Americas session, which saw World Screen's Anna Carugati in conversation with Ay Yapim's Kerem Çatay, Kanal D's Pelin Diştaş Yaşaroğlu, Moses Productions' Kim Moses, ITV-Inter Medya's Can Okan …

CANNES: 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 and …

CANNES: The MIPCOM Opening Party will be held at the Carlton Hotel from 8:30 p.m. tonight, with the staff of Reed MIDEM and the Palais des Festivals working quickly to recover from the disruption caused by this weekend's storm. Due …

MEXICO CITY/CANNES: Building on a partnership that already includes Latin America, Comarex has secured distribution rights for the Mediaset catalogue in Asia and Africa. Mediaset and Comarex have been working together under a strategic arrangement for more than 12 years. …

CANNES: At a press conference today, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled the 40 nominees across 10 categories and 19 countries for this year's International Emmy Awards. The nominees come from Angola, Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: A deal between Lionsgate and Skydance Media sees the formation of Skydance International, a newly formed label that will house TV properties around the world following their initial U.S. broadcast. The global distribution pact will encompass programming led …

CANNES: A+E Networks’ Lifetime is expanding Broad Focus, an initiative focused on supporting and developing female writers, producers and directors, for its channels globally.  Broad Focus first launched in the U.S. in April. Lifetime formally kicked off the global launch …

CANNES: Entertainment One (eOne) Television International is heading to MIPCOM with the martial-arts series Into the Badlands. The film features choreographed fight scenes similar to those found in film, according to Stuart Baxter, the president of Entertainment One (eOne) Television …