Kristin Brzoznowski

Conecta FICTION has announced that it will host a second edition, set to take place from June 18 to 21, 2018.

Online video viewing is expected to see a 20-percent increase this year, according to Zenith’s Online Video Forecasts 2017, with mobile devices driving the growth.

TPG Growth and Liberty Global have come together to form Platform One Media, a new TV production and distribution studio that will be led by former Gaumont Television CEO Katie O’Connell Marsh.

Netflix is prepping a live-action series based on The Umbrella Academy comics and graphic novels created and written by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) and illustrated by Gabriel Bá.

Banijay Group has raised €365 million ($416 million) and plans to use some of the capital to finance the acquisition of Castaway Television Productions, the creator and rights owner of the hit format Survivor.

While AMC Studios has been ramping up production, with upcoming highlights that include the anthology drama The Terror, it is also making a concerted effort to find “the best possible home for its content internationally,” according to Valerie Cabrera, the company’s senior VP of distribution.

The Q1 2017 Australian Video Viewing Report finds that television remains by far the most-watched screen in Australia, though it is seeing an accelerating decline.

Pay-TV subscriptions for 522 operators reached 839 million in 2016, or 87 percent of the 959 million global subscribers, according to Digital TV Research.

Sonja Brugger has been named VP of acquisitions for Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa.

The adult anime series Castlevania, based on the popular video games, has been ordered for a second season by Netflix.