COLOGNE: Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland’s channel RTL International has launched an app-based live stream for iOS and Android devices.

The number of worldwide pay-TV subscribers reported by the informitv Multiscreen Index rose by 1.68 percent (6.90 million) in the first quarter of 2016. The latest figures show 60 of the 100 leading pay-television services in the latest Multiscreen Index report with net subscriber gains in the quarter.

STOCKHOLM: MTG's Viasat will be the first broadcaster in the Nordics to make live sports content available in 360-degree virtual reality (VR), and the first European broadcaster to present the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Ultra HD 4K.

LONDON: Scorpion TV has secured a raft of international deals for its factual content in Europe, the Middle East and beyond, including for the documentary There Is Many Like Us.

MUNICH: BanBao has inked a multiyear global licensing deal with Peanuts Worldwide for the classic brand created by Charles M. Schulz.

MUNICH: Red Arrow Entertainment Group has expanded its footprint in digital content production and English-speaking markets through an investment in the Los Angeles-based producer Band of Outsiders.

TORONTO: CTV is set to air season one of HBO's Game of Thrones in a ten-episode marathon this August, marking the first time the premium cable show has broadcast on network television in North America.

NEW YORK: Univision has filed a lawsuit against Charter Communications in a contract dispute that involves the recent Time Warner Cable acquisition.

LONDON: ITV is selling UTV Ireland to Virgin Media, which will also take over a ten-year program supply agreement with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.

DUBAI: Starting this month, Cartoon Network and Boomerang will be available in high definition and with dual-language options across the Middle East and North Africa.