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The average U.S. household uses 12.5 different sources of entertainment—from TV and streaming to social media, music, gaming, podcasts and more—but only regard half (6.2) as "must-haves," according to Hub Entertainment Research's Battle Royale consumer survey. 

The senior VP of acquisitions and co-productions on the growth and gains of the FilmRise Streaming Network, serving as a global co-production partner in FAST/AVOD and trends in OTT viewership.

Paramount Global has made a number of hires and promotions for its consumer products teams across the global toys, games, emerging media, franchise planning and consumer products marketing divisions.

Cineflix Rights has an extensive slate of TV movies to offer buyers, showcasing four in the TV Movies Screenings Festival. 

Amagi, a leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has partnered with Banijay Rights to drive its FAST strategy worldwide.

ALLBLK, the U.S.-based streaming service from AMC Networks and BET founder Robert L. Johnson, known as UMC outside of the U.S., has relaunched in Canada and the Caribbean as ALLWAYSBLK.

The global streamers are increasingly committing to returning series, Ampere Analysis has found, with renewals in the U.S. and the U.K. hitting record levels in Q1.

Newen Connect is touting three films commissioned out of Europe in the TV Movies Screenings Festival, including the period piece Emma Bovary, a France 2 commission.

American Cinema International (ACI), which has been serving the needs of film buyers for more than two decades with its multi-genre slate, is showcasing Finding Love in San Antonio in the TV Movies Screenings Festival.

Global revenues from OTT TV episodes and movies are forecast to increase from $135 billion in 2021 to reach $224 billion in 2027, according to Digital TV Research.