Kristin Brzoznowski

The first annual Lille Transatlantic Dialogues, set for May 3 as part of Series Mania's European Project and Talent Forum, has lined up as speakers Netflix's Reed Hastings, Endemol Shine's Sophie Turner Laing and TF1 Group's Gilles Pélisson, among others.

According to Digital TV Research, global pay-TV revenues peaked in 2016 at $205 billion and are forecast to fall by 11 percent to $183 billion in 2023.

The combination of MIPTV, the inaugural CANNESERIES festival, MIPDoc, MIPFormats, the MIPDrama Summit, the first In Development and an expanded Junior@MIPTV program of events drew 10,000 delegates from 102 countries, according to Reed MIDEM.

Louise Fox, producer and showrunner of the Australian paranormal series Glitch, has joined the Matchbox Pictures and NBCUniversal team in a role that will see her working exclusively for both outfits across a range of scripted projects.

Jennifer Salke, who recently took over as head of Amazon Studios, is shaking up the television division, appointing COO Albert Cheng as co-head of TV.

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has revealed that writer, director and producer Greg Berlanti will receive the 2018 International Emmy Founders Award.

STXsurreal is partnering with visual-effects company DNEG on a slate of original short-form VR series.

Armoza Formats is bringing to the market 10Cash, a live trivia app.

Rena Liu, previously the head of Warner Bros. Digital Labs’ business operations and strategy, has been named general manager of DramaFever.

Apple has signed writer/producer Kerry Ehrin (Bates Motel, Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) to an exclusive, overall development and production deal.