Kristin Brzoznowski

LONDON: AwesomenessTV has now officially launched in the U.K., Spain, France, Germany and Brazil, with local-language versions in each country.

PARIS: Fullscreen and VICE Media have been added to the lineup for the third edition of MIPDigital Fronts.

PARIS: Among the highlights of the seventh Series Mania Festival is an interview with and career tribute to David Chase, the celebrated showrunner of The Sopranos.

MUNICH: Red Arrow International has unveiled its new slate of shows launching at MIPTV 2016, including the scripted crime series Bosch, which is back with a second season.

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television is expanding its factual business with two new hires, alongside the appointment of Christine Davis as director of animation production within its kids and family division.

The number of pay-TV subs in Canada and the U.S. is predicted to fall from 112 million in the peak year of 2012 to 106 million in 2021, according to the fifth edition of the Digital TV North America Forecasts report. The number of pay-TV subscribers declined by 2 million in 2015. Before 2015, much of the pay-TV fall was attributed to the loss of analog cable subscribers (which still fell by 1.1 million in 2015).

LONDON: Peter Grant is joining Fox as VP of sales, becoming part of the London-based team, reporting into Prentiss Fraser, the senior VP, global head of content sales.

This year's event will take place from March 14 to 17 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

PARIS: MIPTV's 2016 Médailles d’Honneur will be awarded to Rola Bauer (TANDEM Productions, STUDIOCANAL), Punit Goenka and Amit Goenka (Zee Entertainment Enterprises), Ben Pyne (Disney Media Networks) and Marcel Vinay (Comarex).

A new survey of media and advertising executives points to TV's continued relevance despite shifts in video consumption, and an optimistic year-on-year outlook for the growth of the medium. Of surveyed participants, 73 percent predict that over the next three years there will be an increase in the consumption of full-length shows online; 77 percent predict an increase in smartphone video viewing; and 79 percent predict more time will be spent watching smart TVs with a direct internet connection.