Kristin Brzoznowski

LOS GATOS: Netflix wrapped up Q1 with more than 81 million members, adding a record 6.74 million subs in the period, but the company is projecting a weaker second-quarter forecast.

SÃO PAULO: Netflix is prepping a new original series based on recent corruption investigation Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato in Portuguese) that will begin filming this year in Brazil.

The number of homes with digital TV is forecast to increase by 1.08 billion between 2010 and 2021 to 1.67 billion, a spike of 185 percent, according to Digital TV Research. The new edition of the Digital TV World Household Forecasts report, which covers 138 countries, predicts that the digital TV total will climb by 120 million in 2016 alone and by half a billion between 2015 and 2021.

PARIS: MIPTV came to a close today in Cannes, with organizer Reed MIDEM reporting attendance of 11,000 delegates, including 3,900 buyers.

PARIS: Through its subsidiary THEMA, CANAL+ Group has acquired Alterna’TV, a Miami-based content distribution company, from Eutelsat Americas. More to come…

NEW YORK/CANNES: The 2016 International Emmy Founders Award will be presented to Shonda Rhimes, the writer, executive producer and creator behind such global hits as Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Private Practice and How to Get Away with Murder.

PARIS: For the first time at Series Mania, a jury has been put in place to judge the international shows that will have their premiere screenings at the event.

NEW YORK: Playbuzz, an online creation platform for quizzes, games, video and other content, has raised $15 million in new funding, led by Saban Ventures with participation from The Walt Disney Company.

LOS ANGELES: Novovision recently launched two separate entities that will be dedicated to the virtual reality (VR) industry.

SANTA MONICA: Skydance Media has completed a significant round of new financing in the amount of $700 million, which it will use to grow and expand its feature film, television and interactive businesses.