Kristin Brzoznowski

PARIS: MIPTV 2017 has lined up Pepsi’s Adam Harter and AOL’s David Shing as the first two keynote speakers for the event, which will take place under the theme of “the new frontiers of storytelling.”

NEW YORK: Anna Carugati, World Screen’s group editorial director, will lead a panel at NATPE entitled “Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic Market: The Big Picture,” which will feature Adriana Cisneros, Discovery’s Henry Martinez, Viacom’s Pierluigi Gazzolo and Endemol Shine’s Cris Abrego.

NEW YORK: Viacom has officially appointed Bob Bakish as president and CEO and as a member of the board, effective immediately.

SYDNEY: Screen Producers Australia (SPA) is urging SVOD services to "contribute their fair share" to the Australian production industry by commissioning more local content.

The number of SVOD homes around the world is forecast to reach 428 million across 200 countries by 2021, according to Digital TV Research. This 428 million is up from 177 million in 2015 and an expected 248 million by end-2016, according to the Global SVOD Forecasts report.

LOS ANGELES: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story garnered the most nominations in the TV arena for the 2017 Golden Globes, followed by The Night Manager.

LONDON: Sky has received a new bid from 21st Century Fox, with an offer price of £10.75 ($13.50) per share in cash that would make it a £18.5 billion ($23.2 billion) deal.

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has unveiled new research regarding the binge routines of its members around the world, finding that viewers most often watch movies as a break between finishing series.

BURBANK: Roni Patel has been elevated to senior VP of sales for Nordic, Benelux and the Middle East at Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD).

LOS ANGELES: IM Global Television has placed 55 hours of programming with Foxtel, which picked up, among other titles, the hit original series Justice Served: Murderous Affairs.