OTT TV and video revenues in Eastern Europe are expected to reach $1.98 billion in 2021, a nice lift from the $26 million recorded in 2010, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The total was $454 million in 2015, as stated in the Eastern Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report. Russia accounted for half the region’s OTT revenues in 2015 and will remain at around this level for the next five years.

SINGAPORE: GEM, the Asian entertainment channel operated by Sony Pictures Television Networks and Nippon TV, has expanded its reach to Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore.

NEW YORK: LMN has slated the premiere of Blue: A Secret Life, starring Julia Stiles (Jason Bourne), for July 8.

SÃO PAULO: The 24th edition of ABTA Expo & Conference opened yesterday with reassuring messages from government representatives and expressions of cautious optimism by channel and platform executives about the health of Brazil’s pay-TV business.

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has added to its distribution portfolio 14 new movies, including several that are slated to air in the U.S. on Lifetime, Hallmark and UP.

SINGAPORE: One Animation has appointed Bettina Koeckler to the newly created role of executive VP of global consumer products and licensing as it moves forward with its worldwide consumer product strategy.

LONDON: Zodiak Kids Studios has entered into a co-production agreement with Discovery Kids Latin America for the new animated series Lilybuds.

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, worldwide revenue from mobile video will reach $25 billion by 2021. The growth in mobile video revenue will be driven by advertisers seeking to reach an increasing audience of users that are consuming video on their smartphones and tablets.

NEW YORK: Netflix and Comcast have reached an agreement that will see the streaming service being made available through the cable operator's X1 set-top box later this year.

TORONTO: DIRECTV Latin America has picked up the Kim Cattrall comedy Sensitive Skin, which is distributed by Tricon Films & Television.