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The number of SVOD homes around the world is forecast to reach 428 million across 200 countries by 2021, according to Digital TV Research. This 428 million is up from 177 million in 2015 and an expected 248 million by end-2016, according to the Global SVOD Forecasts report.

LOS ANGELES: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story garnered the most nominations in the TV arena for the 2017 Golden Globes, followed by The Night Manager.

PARIS: Series Mania Festival is expanding its scope and has opened the call for series and projects for its eighth edition, which will run April 13 to 23.

LOS ANGELES: NATPE is gearing up for the upcoming event in Miami, where organizers are expecting a large number of international attendees.

LONDON: Sky has received a new bid from 21st Century Fox, with an offer price of £10.75 ($13.50) per share in cash that would make it a £18.5 billion ($23.2 billion) deal.

NEW YORK: Of all the new programs that launched in November, Netflix's Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life generated the most social-media buzz, according to The WIT.

NEW YORK: Lydia Hampson, producer of Fleabag, sat down with World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati to discuss the critically acclaimed six-part scripted show, which is part of the all3media International catalog.

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has unveiled new research regarding the binge routines of its members around the world, finding that viewers most often watch movies as a break between finishing series.

BURBANK: Roni Patel has been elevated to senior VP of sales for Nordic, Benelux and the Middle East at Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD).

LOS ANGELES: IM Global Television has placed 55 hours of programming with Foxtel, which picked up, among other titles, the hit original series Justice Served: Murderous Affairs.