NEW YORK: CBS is expanding its comedy lineup, creating two two-hour blocks on Mondays and Thursdays.

Revenues for OTT TV and video in 17 countries across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to reach $18.4 billion in 2021, according to Digital TV Research.

NEW YORK: PwC’s latest report on merger and acquisition activity in the American media business projects that “foreign buyers armed with cash, particularly from China,” will be increasingly active in the film and content sector this year.

DUBLIN: Kavaleer Productions and WDR mediagroup (WDRmg) are collaborating on a new action-comedy series for 6- to 11-year-olds, Dougie Noir.

SEATTLE/LONDON: Amazon Prime Video has added to its U.S. fall lineup the all3media international-distributed show Fleabag, written by and starring Broadchurch’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

MADRID: Mondo TV Spain has rebranded and changed its name to Mondo TV Iberoamerica, announcing it will shift its focus to the development and co-production of scripted kids’ shows.

LONDON: FOX is debuting the first episode of its new demonic-possession drama Outcast on Facebook Live across 61 countries throughout Europe and Africa.

PARIS: Superights has notched up presales for the animated preschool series Wubby School, placing the show with broadcasters in Europe and Latin America.

BEIJING: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and its Australian Production subsidiary Playmaker Media have signed a co-development contract with China’s Croton Media Group for an English-language drama for the Chinese and international markets.

BURBANK: ABC News and People have collaborated on a new limited-run summer series, People’s List, premiering June 11 on ABC.