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The Walt Disney Company has given a $1 million grant to Exceptional Minds, a nonprofit academy and working studio training young adults on the autism spectrum for careers in the creative arts.

Hallmark Media has signed a multi-picture overall deal with Alexa PenaVega (Love in the Limelight, Taking a Shot at Love) and Carlos PenaVega (Love in the Limelight, A Midnight Kiss).

The BBC has expanded its digital team in North America with two new hires, including NBCUniversal alum Jen Brown as senior VP of programming and content strategy for global digital news and streaming.

BritBox International has appointed Hulu alum Robert Schildhouse as executive VP for North America and general manager for group marketing services.

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.

On the penultimate day of MIPCOM, RX France unveiled the 2022 Diversify TV Awards winners in a ceremony hosted by Femi Oke.

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.

In its third quarter, Hasbro reported revenues of $1.68 billion, down 15 percent year-on-year, and an operating profit of $194.3 million, a 47 percent decline.

Electric Entertainment is making its ElectricNOW AVOD channel and app available internationally for the very first time.