LONDON: Rare TV Group's Screenchannel Television has hired U.K. factual-entertainment alum Katie Boyd as the independent producer's first creative director.

KUALA LUMPUR: Emerald City, a new reimagining of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz, has been licensed by the internet TV service iflix for viewers across Southeast Asia.

LONDON: Silvergate Media has appointed Lisa Macdonald as the VP of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

LONDON: In a move that bolsters its British television slate, Lionsgate UK has inked a first-look deal with Bonafide Films.

BEVERLY HILLS: Jeffrey Hirsch has signed a new contract to extend his tenure as the chief operating officer of Starz until December 2020.

NEW YORK: Oxygen Media is refocusing its positioning to become a female-skewed destination for crime programming.

NEW YORK: The Furchester Hotel, an award-winning preschool series from Sesame Workshop and CBeebies, has begun streaming on Netflix in multiple territories.

NEW YORK: Showtime is planning to release the Twin Peaks prequel film Fire Walk With Me, directed by David Lynch, ahead of the series' highly anticipated return later this year.

TOKYO: Sony Corporation has reported third-quarter net income attributable to stockholders of 19.6 billion yen ($169 million), which is down 83.7 percent from the year ago's 120.1 billion yen.

STOCKHOLM: Viaplay has joined Fox Networks Group as launch partner for the Fox+ streaming service in the Nordics.