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CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Entertainment has unveiled changes to the leadership structure at its television division in the wake of Steve Mosko's exit as chairman.

Following a two-year stint in Prague, NATPE is returning to Budapest for its 2016 market and conference, which is taking place from June 27 to 30, this time at the InterContinental Hotel.

Following its latest study, GfK suggests that commercial-free streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon may need to consider accepting advertising as an alternative to raising their subscription fees in order to achieve revenue and profit growth.

LONDON: Alex Jones and Belinda Campbell have been appointed joint managing directors of Red Planet Pictures, the production company behind such dramas as Death in Paradise, The Passing Bells and Dickensian.

PARIS: Shonda Rhimes, whose TV credits include such hits as Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, is being honored as the MIPCOM 2016 Personality of the Year.

Thanks to the popularity of Apple TV devices, Apple has moved into the number three spot based on revenue in the overall global set-top box market, according to IHS. The company moved up to number three in 2015 from ninth place in 2014.

SEATTLE: Amazon is bringing back its hit series Transparent for a fourth season, to premiere exclusively on Prime Video in 2017.

LOS ANGELES: Komixx Media Group has optioned the worldwide rights to the young-adult thriller novel Under, from author Kelly Anne Blount.

STAMFORD: NBC Olympics’ coverage of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro will include 4K Ultra HD footage made available to cable, satellite, telco providers and other partners.

NEW YORK: Riverdale generated the greatest amount of Twitter buzz among The CW’s crop of new shows, according to The WIT, while Frequency was the network’s most talked-about trailer.