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WOWOW has acquired Japanese streaming rights to more than 30 ATP World Tour tennis tournaments in 2018 and 35 events in 2019 and 2020.

Tanya Saracho, showrunner and executive producer for the upcoming Starz original series Vida, has inked a three-year overall deal with the Lionsgate-owned channel.

CBS has launched CBS Sports HQ, a 24-hour streaming network offering sports news, highlights and analysis.

FilmStruck, Turner’s streaming service for movie lovers, has partnered with Warner Bros. Digital Networks to increase its film library.

TV Latina’s digital edition for Andina Link is now available, offering a special report on the main pay-TV programmers in Latin America, as well as interviews with AMC Networks International’s Eduardo Zulueta and Sony Pictures Television Networks’ Nathascha Rengifo, and more.

Grupo Televisa has launched Televisa Alternative Originals (TAO), a new premium content division that has signed its first distribution deal with Amazon Prime Video for a number of series.

Studio Lambert has elevated Mike Cotton to the newly established position of deputy creative director, effective immediately.

During a panel at DISCOP Dubai entitled Spotlight on the Middle East: The Staying Power of Linear Television in a Fast-Evolving Digital World, panelists focused on major issues affecting the television industry: changing viewing habits and business models, and the need for cooperation and regulation in the region.

Banijay Group's Zodiak Kids has presold the second installment of the alien adventure preschool series Floogals to a trio of broadcasters around the globe.

The second edition of DISCOP Dubai—which caters to content markets in the Middle East, Northern Africa and the Indian subcontinent—began Sunday morning, with around 275 registered buyers expected at the three-day event.