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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.

NEW YORK: On the back of HBO's double Emmy wins for best drama and comedy and a record night for the network in terms of awards, CEO Richard Plepler talks exclusively to World Screen Newsflash about working with such a high caliber of talent on its original programming.

NEW YORK: For the sixth consecutive year, World Screen is teaming up with Reed MIDEM at MIPCOM to present the Content Trendsetter Awards to four programming executives to honor their contributions to the television industry.

BURBANK: Bruce Rosenblum is joining Disney/ABC Television Group (DATG) under Ben Sherwood as part of a major reorganization of the company's TV portfolio.

BRISTOL: As part of ESPN's wide-ranging multimedia deal with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), ESPN Caribbean has picked up the English-language rights to distribute UEFA events from 2018 to 2022 across its various platforms.

PARIS: MIPCOM is launching its first-ever Diversity Summit, which includes a series of talks and panels to explore issues of diversity in entertainment, both on-screen and in the boardroom.