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Adam Townsend is set to depart Showtime Networks at the end of the month, with Michael Crotty assuming the role of executive VP and chief financial officer.

The 2020 Series Mania Festival, due to be held March 20 to 28, Series Mania Forum (March 25 to 27) and Lille Dialogues (March 26) have been canceled due to concerns related to the coronavirus.

Paul Anderson is leaving his role as CEO of Network 10 and executive VP for Australia and New Zealand at ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI).

Znak & Co has launched a new podcast division, landing a commission for the weekly podcast West:Word for Sky Atlantic in the U.K.

Capacitor Studios, a new IP-focused television and film production company, has been launched by Paul Hanson, former Covert Media CEO, Annapurna Productions COO and QED co-founder, and Surge Licensing’s Elan Freedman, as well as Ian McGloin and Asa Greenberg.

The digital editions of the 2020 World Screen Guide and TV Formats Guide are now available.

Lost in Space has been renewed by Netflix for a third and final season, and the series’ showrunner and executive producer, Zack Estrin, has entered into a multiyear overall deal to produce new shows exclusively for the streamer.

Of all the new shows that premiered across the world in February, Netflix’s I Am Not Okay with This, a YA fantasy-drama series based on the graphic novel of the same name, generated the most buzz on Instagram, according to The WIT.

Quibi has unveiled that it will launch with 50 titles on offer, including Survive, Most Dangerous Game and Thanks A Million, on April 6.

Discovery, Inc. has appointed Neil Chugani, who has been at Google since 2015, as chief financial officer and head of strategy and operations for direct-to-consumer.