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Global digital penetration reached 74.6 percent at the end of 2015, according to the latest edition of the Digital TV World Databook. About 584 million digital TV homes were added in 138 countries between 2010 and 2015. This doubled the digital TV household total to 1.17 billion.

EDINBURGH: Shane Smith, founder and CEO of VICE Media, will deliver this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.

NEW YORK/LONDON: Danny Cohen, formerly the director of BBC Television, has been tapped to launch Access Entertainment, a brand-new division of Len Blavatnik's Access Industries that will focus on investments across the entertainment sector.

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash speaks to Eva Longoria about the NBC series Telenovela, her love of comedy and having pride in her Latino heritage.

LOS ANGELES: The first season of Wayward Pines, which starred Matt Dillon, proved to be a success for FOX, and there’s a second season coming soon, which the company is presenting at the L.A. Screenings.

LOS ANGELES: More than 400 buyers from 49 territories are registered to attend the upcoming NATPE Budapest, which has unveiled its lineup of sessions for the June event.

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company posted higher second-quarter earnings, despite feeling an impact from lower ad revenues at ESPN and A&E.

NEW YORK: The WorldScreen.com L.A. Screenings Preview provides you with a number of useful services in one location, including a downloadable PDF of company suite numbers at the InterContinental.

LOS ANGELES: The BBC One drama The A Word, about a family dealing with an autistic child, is on offer from Keshet International.

SEATTLE: Amazon Video Direct (AVD) is a brand-new self-service program for creators and storytellers that allows them to make their video content available to Amazon customers, including Prime members.