Xilam Animation has appointed Licensing Works! as the North American licensing agent for the hit animated property Oggy and the Cockroaches.

Viacom18/Indiacast has made inroads in the African market and is now exploring business in new territories across the continent.

StarzPlay is set to launch on Virgin Media in the U.K. on November 29, delivering such shows as Counterpart, starring Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons.

GMA Worldwide returns to DISCOP Johannesburg with the hopes of penetrating additional countries in Africa.

Of all the new programs that debuted across Latin America last month, Por la máscara on Space in Argentina stirred up the most social media buzz, according to The WIT.

Alibaba has inked a deal with The Media Pioneers for the children's programs The Moe Show and Pop Up, as well as the drama series Taboo.

MTV has expanded its global live events business in the U.S. with its recent acquisition of the SnowGlobe Music Festival.

Anne Mensah, former head of drama at Sky, is joining Netflix as VP of content, leading the scripted series content team focused on U.K. productions.

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Nina Lederman to the newly created position of executive VP of global scripted development and programming.

MIP Cancun has lined up the session Mexico and Spain: Creativity and Production Efficacy Explored, with Raúl Berdonés, the president at Grupo Secuoya, and Epigmenio Ibarra, the CEO at Argos Comunicación, moderated by TV Latina's Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari.