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NewsViacom's Bakish touts local content that travels
‘Glocalisation’ was the topic of conversation between Bob Bakish, CEO of Viacom International Media Networks, and Sai Kumar, group CEO of Network 18, during an Abu Dhabi Media Summit panel called Two-Way Streets.
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NewsThe creation of Internet is 'biggest event' in human history
Experts call for heavy investment in infrastructure.
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NewsInternet driving job creation in developing countries
McKinsey’s Tarek Elmasry says that in global terms, the Internet is the size of Spain; Arabic is fastest-growing language online.
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NewseMarketer's Ramsey says a third of planet is on web
Geoff Ramsey, (Founder & CEO, eMarketer) dazzled the Abu Dhabi Media Summit audience with an 18-minute presentation that allowed them at least to peer into the digital future.
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NewsCollapsing windows still not working, studios say
The vexed issue of theatrical windows was again raised in today’s Abu Dhabi Media Summit roundtable, Tablets Rising.
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NewsTwofour to make splash for ITV
Mipcom: Twofour is set to produce ITV1’s latest big entertainment hope - a celebrity high diving competition.
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NewsYouTube: create content for us, or get left behind
Mipcom: YouTube’s Robert Kyncl claims that its skippable ads are generating the same per-hour ad revenues as US cable networks – and that producers who do not create content for the platform will be left behind.
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NewsBill Gates says media can be 'conscience of the world'
Bill Gates discusses the media’s role in eradicating poverty and disease, Microsoft as a platform for the creation and distribution of filmed entertainment, his “friend” and “competitor” Steve Jobs, and says he won’t be running for president any time soon.
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NewsBBCW ties up with PBS
Mipcom: BBC Worldwide has sealed a double deal to co-produce period dramas The Paradise and The Lady Vanishes with PBS’s Masterpiece.
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NewsWME's Emanuel says now is 'greatest time' for content creators
Ari Emanuel says range of distribution options opens up more money for content creators. He says Silicon Valley is now taking steps to work more closely with Hollywood, and Madison Avenue also needs to come into the mix.
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NewsMedia growth seen in Abu Dhabi
Al Mubarak says 3,000 new jobs in media sector have been created in last four years.
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NewsPeter Rabbit hops onto CBeebies
Mipcom: CBeebies has acquired CGI series Peter Rabbit from Penguin, Silvergate Media and Nickelodeon US, 110 years after the first publication of the classic children’s book.
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NewsCineflix signs distribution deal with LMNO
Mipcom: UK distributor Cineflix Rights has secured the rights to distribute US producer LMNO Productions back catalogue of programming.
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NewsZodiak sets aside $50m for US acquisitions
Mipcom: Zodiak Media Group has allocated a $50m war-chest in a bid to supercharge its US operations.
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NewsITV buys producer of Finland’s Dragon’s Den
Mipcom: ITV has taken the next step in its plan to create a Scandinavian creative hub by buying Finnish fact ent and reality specialist Tarinatalo.
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NewsInternational sales of UK formats up 9%
Mipcom: International appetite for UK formats continued to grow over 2011 with revenue from UK TV exports up by 9%, led by shows such as Love Production’s The Great Bake Off.
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NewsZig Zag signs to Sparks Networks
Independent producers alliance Sparks Networks has signed two UK production companies, giving it a foot in the UK format market.
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NewsTV is the "Wild West" for talent, says House of Cards writer
Mipcom: TV has become the “Wild West” for talent offering more opportunity to try out new ideas than the film industry, according to House of Cards showrunner Beau Willimon.
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NewsAlison Rayson launches content JV with DLT
Mipcom: Alison Rayson, the founder and former chief executive of Target Entertainment, has resurfaced as head of a new content management and content creation company DLT/Raydar Media.
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NewsBanijay snaps up France's H2O Productions
Mipcom: Banijay International has acquired French company H2O Productions – its second acquisition within a month.