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Rakuten has launched to the global market Rakuten Sports, a live-streaming and VOD sports entertainment platform that will feature among its offerings matches from Japan's professional football league. 

Watch clips and access detailed information on numerous shows by visiting our video portal's dedicated Screening Rooms for NATPE Budapest, Sunny Side and Annecy.

Global online TV episode and movie revenues are forecast to reach $159 billion in 2024, according to Digital TV Research, more than double the $68 billion recorded in 2018.

The Royal Television Society’s (RTS) annual Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture is set to be delivered by Mark Thompson, president and CEO of The New York Times Company and former director general of the BBC.

The June/July digital editions of World Screen, TV Europe and TV Kids for NATPE Budapest International, Sunny Side of the Doc and Annecy International Animation Film Festival are now available, along with TV Listings.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSS Entertainment) has appointed four members to the leadership team of Crackle Plus, its VOD joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.

Netflix's Lucifer resurrection tops the May edition of the Social Wit List, which features data and analysis from The WIT about the most-tweeted-about new shows to premiere around the world.

Discovery has appointed Anil Jhingan the new executive VP of corporate development for the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions.

Fabrik Entertainment, a Red Arrow Studios company, has named Melissa Aouate partner at the Los Angeles-based production firm, elevating her from her current role as president.

According to Digital TV Research, pay-TV revenues for 138 countries peaked in 2016 at $205 billion and will fall by 14 percent to $177 billion in 2024.