HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: Disney’s Andy Bird, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, YouTube’s Robert Kyncl, Viacom’s Bob Bakish, Turner’s Gerhard Zeiler and the heads of several AsiaPac media groups, telcos and pay-TV platforms are among the speakers lined up for APOS in Bali this April.

Armoza Formats launched the game show in the international market six years ago.

NEW YORK: NorthSouth Productions (Impractical Jokers) has named Dane Reiley, who joins the company from MTV, as its VP of comedy development and production.

LONDON: Peter Capaldi has announced that he will leave Doctor Who following the upcoming tenth season.

LONDON: The U.K. streaming service Walter Presents, dedicated to foreign-language dramas, is planning to launch in the U.S. this March.

LONDON: Jetpack Distribution has inked a global distribution deal with DreamEast Pictures for the 2D animated adventure comedy series Valt the Wonder Deer, which reimagines an ancient Chinese myth.

PARIS: The MIPTV 2017 program will feature a special emphasis on virtual reality (VR), including a keynote address from Rikard Steiber, the president of Viveport at HTC Vive.

NEW YORK: Scott Jones, the president of Artist View Entertainment, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the complexities of working in the VOD arena, including managing windows, and the importance of delivering platforms the type of niche content they’re looking for.

NEW YORK: Univision's owned-and-operated stations in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and other major markets have been pulled from Charter Communications cable platforms after the two were unable to reach new carriage terms.

MIAMI: Somos Next has launched FlixLatino Go, an entertainment platform featuring a constantly updated selection of more than 200 films in Spanish for a monthly fee.