Kristin Brzoznowski

SYDNEY: The Australian government has reintroduced a media reform bill, which is facing another ten-week inquiry.

BRUSSELS: While the Olympic Games in Rio delivered solid numbers for live TV viewership, most countries reached new online records with the broadcasts, according to egta data.

SYDNEY: ThinkTV has commissioned a study to prove the value and return on investment of television for advertisers in Australia.

According to new research from J.D. Power, customers tend to be a lot happier with services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and other streaming platforms when they keep their existing pay-TV subscription. Cord-cutters had the lowest overall satisfaction scores (802) of any customer segment in the J.D. Power 2016 Streaming Video Satisfaction Study.

EDINBURGH: In his keynote MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, VICE Founder and CEO Shane Smith issued a warning to media companies that they must adapt to the needs and tastes of a new generation.

NEW YORK: Fredrik af Malmborg, the managing director of Eccho Rights, tells World Screen Newsflash about the trends he sees in the global marketplace and what countries he’s keeping an eye on for innovative new ideas.

LONDON: ITV has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Entertainment One (eOne), after its initial bid was rejected earlier this month.

The number of international Netflix subscribers is forecast to exceed its U.S. total by 2018, according to new analysis from IHS Markit.

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Netflix has joined forces with CBC for the new series Anne, based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic Anne of Green Gables novel.

STOCKHOLM: The Turkish series The End is set for a Spanish adaptation, as Telecinco has ordered a local version from Globomedia.