Mansha Daswani

Viaplay Group has clinched a deal with SBS to bring the curated Viaplay Select service to Australian audiences.

ITV Studios has picked up a majority interest in the Australian scripted production company Lingo Pictures, which will continue to be run by producers Helen Bowden and Jason Stephens.

YouTube has launched a new Primetime Channels feature, offering users the ability to sign up for 30-plus subscription streaming services, including Paramount+ and AMC+.

Revenues at FOX Corporation rose by 5 percent in its fiscal Q1 to $3.19 billion, led by advertising revenue gains.

A survey in the U.S. and Canada by TiVo has found that the average number of video services used by consumers has risen to 9.86 from 8.8 a year ago, powered in part by increasing adoption of AVOD platforms.

In the absence of the Olympics and the Super Bowl, video customer losses and an impairment charge from its Sky business, Comcast Corporation reported a Q3 net loss of $4.6 billion on revenues of $29.8 billion, a slight year-on-year decline, with an adjusted net income of $4.2 billion, a 4.5 percent gain.

Mansha Daswani, the editor of World Screen, recaps the biggest news stories out of MIPCOM last week.

Almost 11,000 delegates were in Cannes this week for MIPCOM, RX France’s Lucy Smith revealed at a wrap press conference while also unveiling plans for MIPTV in April.

Adam Lewinson, chief content officer at Tubi and the recipient of this year’s World Screen Trendsetter Award in partnership with RX France, discussed the AVOD platform’s gains and programming remit with Anna Carugati in the Grand Auditorium at MIPCOM today.

Netflix returned to global subscriber growth in the third quarter, adding 2.41 million members to reach 223.09 million customers, a 4.5 percent year-on-year growth rate.