NEW YORK: MTG’s Jakob Mejlhede, FOX International Channels’ Jason Simms, Channel 5’s Katie Keenan and SVT’s Christian Wikander spoke about trends in drama, the battle for exclusive rights, the impact of OTT platforms and day-and-date premieres in conversation with World ...

AMSTERDAM/MIAMI/LOS ANGELES: Boudewijn Beusmans and Iris Boelhouwer have been appointed joint CEOs of Endemol Shine Netherlands, while the current CEO of Endemol Shine Netherlands, Laurens Drillich, will become president of Endemol Shine Latino. Beusmans is currently the group commercial officer ...

TEL AVIV: Keshet International has launched a new unit focused on the global gaming sector, with veteran TV executive Ziv Rabinovich tapped to head the division. The venture will be an independent, international entity developing original mobile and social gaming ...

SAN BRUNO: Google-owned YouTube is launching a subscription service, dubbed YouTube Red, which will offer original and exclusive videos for $9.99 per month. The service is set to launch officially on October 28, offering videos without ads and enabling users ...

LOS ANGELES: Chris Rock has been tapped to host next year’s Oscars, marking the comedian and filmmaker’s second time fronting the awards show. The 88th Academy Awards are set to be broadcast live on February 28 on ABC. The presentation ...

VALLEY COTTAGE: The global VOD market is forecast to reach $263 billion by next year, with the Asia Pacific set to overtake Western Europe as the second-largest VOD territory by 2020, according to a Future Market Insights (FMI) report. The ...

BETHPAGE/NEW YORK: Cablevision Systems Corporation and Viacom have resolved their legal case regarding a 2012 carriage agreement between the two companies. Cablevision originally filed a complaint alleging that Viacom was forcing it to carry and pay for "lesser-watched ancillary networks" ...

NEW YORK: Channel 4’s David Abraham, ITV’s Adam Crozier, BBC’s Tony Hall and Virgin Media’s Tom Mockridge took part in a conversation about the future of the industry at the RTS Cambridge Convention.   brightcove.createExperiences(); The footage was created by ...

NEW YORK: Channel 4’s David Abraham, Sony Pictures Television’s Wayne Garvie, Endemol Shine Group’s Tim Hincks and Nick Southgate took part in a panel together at the RTS Cambridge Convention.   brightcove.createExperiences(); The footage was created by the Royal Television ...

You couldn’t escape the question last week: where were you during the flood? The torrential downpours on the Saturday night before MIPCOM were unprecedented, knocking out internet access in most hotels and apartments and prompting MIPJunior to relocate to the ...