LONDON: Nikki Amuka-Bird and Phoebe Fox have been cast in the lead roles for the BBC Two and Mammoth Screen adaptation of Zadie Smith’s novel NW.

The company's managing director talks about Miffy and what’s still to come for the brand in the years ahead.

LONDON: Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley is fronting a new three-part series for ITV, which will see the actress journey more than 2,000 miles traveling across Japan.

NEW YORK: Seasoned digital exec Jim Lanzone has been appointed as CBS Corporation's chief digital officer, a newly created position.

LONDON: Number 9 Films, which is behind the Oscar-nominated movie Carol, is teaming up with RED Production Company for its first-ever TV project, an adaptation of Henry James’s 1881 novel The Portrait of a Lady.

DUBAI: David Butorac, who has served as OSN’s CEO since 2010, is exiting the company, with Martin Stewart tapped to take over the post.

WINNIPEG: Canada-based on-demand hub AmebaTV has nabbed 150 episodes of kids’ animated programming from Ireland’s Monster Entertainment.

LONDON: Filmpool’s constructed reality format Day and Night, distributed by all3media International, has been recommissioned by broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe.

TORONTO: marblemedia has teamed up with Omnifilm Entertainment to develop a remake of the 1990s scripted hit The Odyssey.

According to a new global study, virtual reality will play a decisive role in the future of OTT video, with a majority of OTT companies agreeing that the technology is here to stay. Level 3 Communications commissioned the study, titled The OTT-Video Services Market: Today's Trends and What Is Next for 4K, HDR, HFR and VR and conducted by Unisphere Research in partnership with Streaming Media.