Executive Editor, World Screen

June 11, 2019 Top Stories

Rakuten Launches Sports Streamer

June 11, 2019

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.

June 10, 2019 Analysis, Top Stories

OTT Revenues Expected to More Than Double

June 10, 2019

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.

June 7, 2019 Top Stories

Crackle Plus Leadership Team in Place

June 7, 2019

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.

June 6, 2019 Analysis, Top Stories

Pay-TV Revenues to Dip to 2010 Levels

June 6, 2019

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.

June 6, 2019 Top Stories

NBCU Reorganizes EMEA Channels Business

June 6, 2019

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.

June 4, 2019 Top Stories

MTV Studios & Quibi to Revive Punk’d, Singled Out

June 4, 2019

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

June 4, 2019 Top Stories

Zee Elevates Exec for International Syndication Role

June 4, 2019

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has given an expanded role to Vibha Chopra as head of global syndication and international film distribution.

June 4, 2019 Top Stories

Blue Ant International Hires Ludo Dufour for Sales, Co-Pros

June 4, 2019

Blue Ant International has appointed Ludo Dufour, who has spent eight years at Off the Fence, as senior VP of international co-productions and sales.

June 3, 2019 Analysis, Top Stories

Global SVOD Subscriptions to Near 1 Billion by 2024

June 3, 2019

The global number of SVOD subscriptions is forecast to increase by 439 million between 2018 and 2024 to 947 million, a growth of 86 percent, according to Digital TV Research.

June 3, 2019 Top Stories

Magic: The Gathering Series from Russo Brothers for Netflix

June 3, 2019

Netflix is working with Joe and Anthony Russo (Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame) to bring Magic: The Gathering to the screen for the first time in the franchise’s 25-year history as an animated series.

Kristin Brzoznowski

Rakuten Launches Sports Streamer

OTT Revenues Expected to More Than Double

Crackle Plus Leadership Team in Place

Pay-TV Revenues to Dip to 2010 Levels

NBCU Reorganizes EMEA Channels Business

MTV Studios & Quibi to Revive Punk’d, Singled Out

Zee Elevates Exec for International Syndication Role

Blue Ant International Hires Ludo Dufour for Sales, Co-Pros

Global SVOD Subscriptions to Near 1 Billion by 2024

Magic: The Gathering Series from Russo Brothers for Netflix

DIRECTV Abandons DISH Acquisition

Chernin Entertainment Promotes for TV Division Leads

MIP CANCUN Wraps with 750 Delegates from 40 Countries