Kristin Brzoznowski

The latest research from Ampere Analysis shows that the proportion of households that only have an SVOD subscription is increasing, as are the number of SVOD services taken up. The proportion of TV-viewing households in all markets with at least one SVOD service is increasing. The largest markets are the U.S. (71 percent), Sweden (53 percent), the U.K. (42 percent) and the Netherlands (38 percent).

PREMIUM: As Nine Network is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, Hugh Marks, the CEO of Nine Entertainment Co., tells World Screen Newsflash about the channel’s legacy and how it’s positioned to thrive in Australia’s changing media environment.

Hui Leng Yeow, the senior project director of ATF and ScreenSingapore at Reed Exhibitions, talks about the 17th edition of the Asia TV Forum & Market.

According to Digital TV Research's Global Pay TV Operator Forecasts report, the top 100 operators accounted for three-quarters of the world’s pay-TV subscribers by end-2015, and this proportion is not expected to change over the next five years.

BURBANK: Gary Glasberg, executive producer and showrunner of NCIS and executive producer and creator of NCIS: New Orleans, has passed away.

NEW YORK: Chris Loveall, a former Pivot exec, has joined AMC and SundanceTV as part of a newly created international programming group.

STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights and CJ E&M have agreed to a distribution deal regarding the scripts for three hit Korean series.

NEW YORK: Following the world premiere of the first episode of MARS, produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, World Screen’s Anna Carugati will moderate a Q&A session with members of the cast and producers.

LOS ANGELES: dick clark productions and Tubefilter have partnered with YouTube to exclusively live stream the sixth annual Streamy Awards.

The latest informitv Multiscreen Index shows an increase of 4 million pay-TV subscribers globally in the second quarter, though the Americas had its first quarterly loss. The October issue finds that 25 of the 100 services in the Multiscreen Index reported net TV-subscriber losses in the second quarter, while 66 reported year on year gains.