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The president and CEO talks about the multipronged strategy to future-proof the company's global portfolio of brands—an average of 10 channels across 220 countries and territories—in this evolving landscape. 

New data from GlobalWebIndex (GWI) indicates that 40 percent of U.S. and U.K. respondents said they were considering purchasing new subscription services during the COVID-19 shutdown.

The Australian government has released a range of initiatives to assist the media sector as it copes with the COVID-19 pandemic, including emergency suspension of content quotas this year.

Alchimie, an OTT content aggregator and distributor, has launched the new original sports channel Unbeaten.

The StarzPlay SVOD service has inked a new multiyear agreement with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution for exclusive access to film and TV content.

BBC Studios has appointed Rebecca Glashow, most recently co-head of Awesomeness, as president for the Americas, replacing Ann Sarnoff.

Blue Ant International has appointed Gerbrig Blanksma, most recently director of international sales and licensing for the U.K. and EMEA at Discovery Inc., as senior VP of international sales and partnerships.

Netflix is following up its hit show Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness with a brand-new episode coming this weekend.

YouTube Originals, in an effort to encourage people to stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, has made a selection of titles from its library free to watch.

Disney+ has garnered 50 million paid subscribers globally within the five months since its U.S. launch.