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PREMIUM: Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, co-showrunners of Better Call Saul, talk to World Screen Newsflash about balancing a new universe of characters while also maintaining threads to Breaking Bad.

NEW YORK: Ben Sherwood, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney/ABC Television Group, is set to deliver a MIPCOM Media Mastermind Keynote on Tuesday, October 18, which will be moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati.

LOS ANGELES: Fox Networks Group Content Distribution (FNGCD) is gearing up for MIPCOM with a slate of brand-new programming, including titles from National Geographic, FX and the Fox Networks Channels.

LONDON: all3media International has secured its first scripted drama format commission in the CEE region, with Kiev-based FILM.UA picking up the adaptation rights for Step Dave.

NEW YORK: Tom Dooley, the interim president and CEO of Viacom, is exiting the company as of November 15.

NEW YORK: Shonda Rhimes, creator and executive producer of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, will take part in a Q&A session with World Screen’s Anna Carugati at MIPCOM on Wednesday, October 19.

LONDON: Sky has invested £1.55 million ($2 million) in Ginx TV, owner of the 24-hour eSports TV channel GINX eSports TV.

New data from Juniper Research has found that revenues from SVOD services such as Netflix and Amazon are set to more than double from $14.6 billion this year to $34.6 billion in 2021. Juniper’s latest report, Digital TV & Video: Network and OTT Strategies 2016-2021, found that SVOD providers can expect to see substantial returns on their expansion and growth strategies, as more countries and markets move to this method of video consumption, in a continual move away from linear, scheduled TV.

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has lined up more than 650 hours of new programming to showcase at MIPCOM, and is hosting a number of stars from its shows at the market.

NEW YORK: The September/Pre-MIPCOM digital edition of World Screen is now available, featuring an interview with Emmy winner Jeffrey Tambor about Transparent.