Kristin Brzoznowski

TORONTO: Canada's Arcadia Entertainment has renewed its agreement with the music-publishing and rights-management company ole for a third time.

ATLANTA: Bounce TV is set to syndicate its originally produced content, lining up its first two program licensing agreements, with Viacom International Media Networks and Afrostream.

LONDON: According to Digital TV Research, North America will have 138 million SVOD subscribers by 2021, surpassing the 117 million TV households estimated for the same period.

UNIVERSAL CITY: Universal Cable Productions (UCP) is tapping into Wattpad to mine original content for upcoming TV projects, notably in the genres of mystery/thriller, teen, science fiction, action and general fiction.

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has lined up three all-new stand-up specials from comedian Dave Chappelle, to be released simultaneously in 2017.

LONDON/LOS ANGELES: Tom Bairstow, who has been with Sony Pictures Television since 2014, is joining Content Media Corporation as VP of sales and distribution.

SYDNEY: Screen NSW has selected 20 new Australian projects to invest in, seven of which are local dramas.

SYDNEY: The Australian Parliament has passed a previously proposed 25-percent reduction in license fees for commercial television licensees.

NEW YORK: Viacom saw a steep decline in its fourth-quarter profit, as advertising and affiliate revenues failed to deliver.

ATLANTA: Turner has established a new division to lead its digital innovation internationally, with Aksel van der Wal, currently senior VP and CFO, promoted to the role of executive VP of digital ventures and innovation, effective January 1, 2017.