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BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix is launching its original film initiative with Cary Fukunaga’s Beasts of No Nation, premiering on October 16 worldwide in all territories where the service is available. Beasts of No Nation, starring Golden Globe winner Idris Elba (Mandela: …

LONDON: New research into multi-channel networks (MCNs) by Ampere Analysis reveals that more than 75 percent of the MCNs acquired in the last three years were bought by traditional media groups. The firm's analysis of MCN investments spanning the last …

BURBANK: Legendary Digital Media, Contradiction Films and video game developer comcept are developing a live-action feature-length project for digital platforms inspired by the video game Mighty No. 9. Mighty No. 9 is the second video game created by Keiji Inafune that …

PARIS: Adam Crozier, the chief executive of ITV plc, is lined up to deliver the Media Mastermind Keynote at MIPCOM. Crozier's keynote will touch on the creative renewal of ITV Studios and ITV’s international expansion in key markets, including the …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has teamed up with a trio of leaders in the high-end men's fashion industry to launch new merchandise celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Classic Thunderbirds brand. A deal with British designer Lou …

NEW YORK: Donald Trump has filed a $500 million lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court against Univision after the company declined to air the Miss USA pageant. The mogul is suing for claims of breach of contract, breach …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company is combining its consumer products and interactive units to form Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media (DCPI). DCPI will be run jointly by Leslie Ferraro, co-chair of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media and president …

UNIVERSAL CITY/MEXICO CITY: Backlash over Donald Trump’s recent comments about Mexican immigrants continues to grow, with both NBC and Mexico’s Televisa dumping the beauty pageants the business magnate produces. NBC additionally reaffirmed that Trump would not return to host the …

LONDON: The total number of paying subscribers for Netflix is expected to reach 69.9 million by the end of this year, with a 57 percent increase in international subs. According to Digital TV Research's Global OTT TV & Video Forecasts …

LONDON: BBC One has lined up a special broadcast for June 28 in which U.S. President Barack Obama interviews Sir David Attenborough at the White House. The sit-down was recorded in May, on Attenborough's 89th birthday. The two spoke about …