Digital TV Research has forecast an addition of 81 million pay-TV subscribers globally between 2018 and 2024, up by 8 percent.

The Edinburgh TV Festival has revealed the shortlist of nominations for the Edinburgh TV Awards, which this year sees categories expanded further to recognize online content as well as smaller production companies.

Pluto TV has added a slate of programming from BBC Studios, including classic Doctor Who episodes.

The renowned Paris institution Gobelins and Netflix have entered into a new partnership to support equal opportunities in animation.

Rakuten has launched to the global market Rakuten Sports, a live-streaming and VOD sports entertainment platform that will feature among its offerings matches from Japan's professional football league. 

Global online TV episode and movie revenues are forecast to reach $159 billion in 2024, according to Digital TV Research, more than double the $68 billion recorded in 2018.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSS Entertainment) has appointed four members to the leadership team of Crackle Plus, its VOD joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.

According to Digital TV Research, pay-TV revenues for 138 countries peaked in 2016 at $205 billion and will fall by 14 percent to $177 billion in 2024.

NBCUniversal International has realigned its EMEA networks’ business into a single operation incorporating pay-TV channels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, excluding the Sky territories of the U.K., Germany and Italy.

MTV Studios and Quibi have inked a deal to reinvent two of its iconic franchises: Punk’d and Singled Out.