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The Royal Television Society has lined up James Murdoch, the CEO of 21st Century Fox, to deliver a keynote address at the RTS Cambridge Convention 2017.

Courtney Gibson has been named managing director and partner at Jungle, which is making its foray into television drama.

RSA Films, the production company co-founded by Ridley Scott, has set up a new division that will be dedicated to the development and production of immersive media for VR, AR and mixed-media productions.

While its subscriber growth slowed in Q1 2017, Netflix ended the period with a total of 98.7 million streaming memberships, consisting of 50.8 million in the U.S. and 47.9 million internationally.

AFL Productions is presenting Maski 3D 360 VR Experience!, its first non-dialogue comedy series using virtual reality that is available on Google Play, to celebrate the slapstick program Maski-Show, which marked its 25th anniversary last year.

Participants were treated to sunny skies, Croisette glamor and some 25 drama screenings, while distributors kept newsfeeds humming with deals across a wealth of genres.

Netflix has renewed the Jane Fonda- and Lily Tomlin-fronted series Grace and Frankie for a fourth season, with Lisa Kudrow (Friends) set to guest star.

TiVo Corporation and Roku, Inc. have signed a multiyear IP license agreement, giving the streaming platform access to a portfolio of thousands of patents.

Stingray Digital Group has renewed its exclusive distribution deal with Australian pay-TV provider Foxtel.

ITV’s Victoria and Showtime’s Billions are among the international series that have been nominated for the 2017 Golden Nymph Awards, which will be presented at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.