Kristin Brzoznowski

Dr. Gong Yu, founder and CEO of iQIYI, as well as Matthew Henick, head of content planning and strategy at Facebook, and Paresh Rajwat, director of video at Facebook, are on the roster to deliver Media Mastermind Keynotes at MIPCOM.

Karga Seven Pictures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has appointed Ömer Özgüner as the CEO of its production outfit in Turkey, in addition to scoring a partnership with Durul Taylan and Yağmur Taylan. 

Evolution USA, along with its local Australasia partner, JW Brand Consulting, have been named licensing and brand management agency for Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s (MGM) portfolio in Australia and New Zealand.

Key leadership appointments have been made for the new “Fox,” the company to be spun off from 21st Century Fox in connection with the merger with The Walt Disney Company.

Amazon Studios has signed an overall TV deal with writer Neil Gaiman, in addition to working on an adaptation of the fantasy novels The Wheel of Time and teaming up with Mark Burnett for the competition series Eco-Challenge.

The nominations for the 2018 International Emmy Awards have been revealed, with nominees hailing from 20 countries.

ABC Australia Chairman Justin Milne is stepping down from his role effective immediately.

New analysis by Ampere examines the original commissions coming from the FAANGs (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google), led by Netflix with its original sci-fi and comedy series.

According to Digital TV Research, worldwide paying SVOD subscriptions will increase by 409 million between 2017 and 2023 to a total of 777 million.

Zenith predicts that global ad expenditure will reach $581 billion by the end of the year, a revised forecast of an additional $1 billion from its previous one.