Cinedigm is to acquire the global OTT VOD service Viewster and its subsidiary platform Viewster Anime.

The streaming service Acorn TV has added 30 more countries to its footprint, including Australia, India and South Africa.

Ampere Analysis is reporting that following the mega-mergers of Comcast and Sky and Disney and Fox, $2 of every $10 spent on content worldwide will now come from these two entities.

Nine Entertainment has identified an additional A$15 million ($11 million) in cost savings as its merger with Fairfax Media has now been implemented.

Entertainment One (eOne) has entered into a two-year, first-look deal for scripted and unscripted TV programming with the investigative documentary filmmaking duo Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick’s Chain Camera.

The Innovative TV Conference (INTV) has revealed the first round of speakers taking part in its sixth annual conference, among them Netflix’s head of original programming, Cindy Holland, as well as writer, producer and director Greg Berlanti.

The nominations for the 76th Golden Globes have been announced, with The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story leading in the TV arena with a total of four nods.

Amazon has released some insights into what Prime Video members have been streaming, revealing Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan as one of its two most-binged original series.

Zenith has forecast that global ad expenditure will grow 4.5 percent in 2018, reaching $581 billion by the end of the year, boosted by the Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup and U.S. mid-term elections.

Platform One Media has entered into a first-look deal with the creative team of Simon Mirren (Spooks, Waking the Dead, Without a Trace, Criminal Minds, Versailles) and David Wolstencroft (Spooks, The Escape Artist, Psychos, Versailles).