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October 2026 MIPCOM & MIPJunior Edition
Vertical Video Trends / Scripted Co-Pros & Financing / Factual Distribution Shifts / Format Evolution / True Crime / Vuulr’s Relaunch with Ben Flint / A Conversation with Lynn Novick / Brand Architecting with Banijay Kids & Family’s Benoît di Sabatino / Building an IP Powerhouse with Studio 100 International’s Martin Krieger / NHK’s Doc Strategy / Hit List
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Social Media to Help Drive Almost 12% Boost in Global Ad Spend
Global advertising spend is expected to rise by 11.9% this year to $1.34 trillion, driven in part by social media, which is projected to be up by 21.3% to $394.6 billion, according to WARC Media.
Samsung TV Plus EMEA Expands Zoo 55 Deal
Samsung TV Plus EMEA has expanded its channel lineup via a slate of services from ITV Studios' Zoo 55, including The Voice Global and VICE.
A+E Global Media Adds Vertical Series to Global Distribution Slate
As Lifetime unveils a slate of new microdramas, A+E Global Media has added vertical video series adapted from nearly 200 titles in its catalog to its MIPCOM lineup.
Lithuania’s ELITAZ Expands into Original IP Development
Vitalija Kibilde, the former head of Telia Play, is working with local production company ELITAZ as it expands into original IP development.
RAI Takes Package of Beta Film Dramas
RAI has acquired from Beta Film a package of female-led drama series, including Barton Vet from Shaftesbury and BYUtv.
Narativ Media to Represent MEGA Chile Dramas in APAC, CEE, CIS & Africa
MEGA Chile has tapped Narativ Media to represent a slate of its scripted content across the Asia Pacific, CEE, CIS, and Africa.
ScreenMDM Scripted Digest: Asian IP, Microdrama Mania, Remakes & Revivals
Content from Asia, new vertical video shifts, and a wealth of revivals and remakes defined the last month in the scripted business. Sign up for ScreenMDM Scripted Digest here.
TBS Expands Ninja Warrior Pact with Banijay Rights
Banijay Rights and TBS have expanded their Ninja Warrior alliance beyond the format-licensing deal announced last October, with the distribution powerhouse now taking on finished-program sales for the sports entertainment franchise.
Police 24/7 Deals for Fremantle
Fremantle has reached deals with REELZ in the U.S. and Sky in the U.K. for its law enforcement series Police 24/7.
ScreenMDM Factual & Formats Digest: Known IP, Digital Scale, & Asian Ambitions
This month’s digest of the biggest stories in the factual and format spheres explores the known IP trend, digital-first activities, creator collaborations, restructuring for the new landscape, and the challenges and opportunities in exporting Asian IP. Subscribe—it's free!
Noodle & Caboodle & KaizenPop Align for Martial-Arts Kids Action Comedy
Noodle & Caboodle and KaizenPop have joined forces to develop Chuck Loris, a martial-arts-themed action/comedy IP for the 8-to-12 set that will include an animated series and an interconnected, character-driven game.
Cheeky Little Options Coolabi Novel
Ghost & Bone, a children's novel created by Coolabi, written by Andrew Prentice and published by Delacorte Press, has been optioned for adaptation at Cheeky Little in Australia.
ScreenMDM Kids/YA Digest: Cannes Plans, Brand Savvy & Teen Dreams
Our latest digest of the developments in kids/YA content includes MIPJunior updates, a raft of L&M deals, and Emily Horgan’s latest deep dive into what young ones are watching on Netflix. Get your free subscription here.
ICYMI: ScreenMDM Selects: Strawberry Shortcake’s Bake Shop
The new series is on offer from WildBrain at MIPCOM.
ScreenMDM Selects+
America’s Wars: For 250 years, wars and conflicts have shaped the United States of America. But the rise to the most powerful military nation has come at a cost. Distributed by ZDF Studios. Click through for a Q&A with Nikolas Hülbusch, Director Unscripted at ZDF Studios, on what makes America’s Wars unique in the history docs landscape.
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ScreenMDM Selects
Crime or Rescue: A high-stakes true crime story where activism, justice, and love collide. Animal activists Rose Patterson and Wayne Hsiung risk prison to rescue vulnerable animals and challenge the law. With exclusive frontline access, their shared mission transforms their lives forever. Distributed by Off the Fence.
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Show Time with ScreenMDM
On our watch list this week: Apple TV's Slow Horses, Paramount+'s MobLand, Channel 4's Apocalypse, Prime Video's The Traitors India, CBC Gem's Ghosting, & CNN's Have I Got News for You.
ICYMI
25 Years of Reality TV Innovation with Arthur Smith
As Hell’s Kitchen marks its landmark 25th season on FOX, reality TV icon Arthur Smith, CEO of A. Smith & Co. Productions, joins ScreenMDM Talks to weigh in on building brands that last and spotting compelling ideas in the global market.
A Constellation in Rome: Gaia Tridente on MIA’s New Format & Expanded Lineup
Gaia Tridente, director of MIA (Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo), which will bring executives and creatives from the global film, drama, documentary, animation, and entertainment industries to Rome from October 19 to 23, joins ScreenMDM Talks to showcase the event’s expanded lineup and new format.
Gen A to Z: Introducing KIMS Canada with France Martin & Maria Kennedy
Set for February 23 to 25, 2027, the Kids International Media Summit (KIMS) Canada aims to attract delegates from around the world for three days of deal-making, networking, and showcasing the local children’s ecosystem and its co-production opportunities, the Youth Media Alliance’s France Martin and Maria Kennedy tell ScreenMDM Talks in our latest Gen A to Z episode.
The Asian Format IP Blueprint: Local Authenticity Wins
If you’re an Asian producer with great IP you want remade internationally, focus on local authenticity, simplicity, and collaboration, a panel of leading executives said at BCWW last week.
The Case for Gaming, YouTube’s TV Courtship, AI Evolution, and Vertical Video’s “Arrival”
Our monthly recap of the latest developments in vertical video, AI technology, the creator economy, and audience shifts, and what they mean for the content production and distribution business. Subscribe to ScreenMDM Digital-First Digest here.
The Road to Cannes with RX’s Lucy Smith
The theme of convergence runs across MIPCOM Cannes this year as the event embraces the creator economy, vertical video, branded entertainment, and AI, Lucy Smith says on the latest episode of ScreenMDM Talks.
The SwitchScreen: Philipp Rotermund on Building wedotv into an AVOD Powerhouse
As we continue our The SwitchScreen strand ahead of IBC, ScreenMDM Talks welcomes Philipp Rotermund, co-founder and CEO of wedotv, to discuss the AVOD platform’s expanding global reach, ad-tech innovations, content rights negotiations, and priorities for the months ahead.
The SwitchScreen: Decoding Streaming Economics with Bedrock’s Jonas Engwall
On the heels of the large-scale migration of RTL+ to the Bedrock tech stack, the streaming solutions provider’s CEO, Jonas Engwall, joins ScreenMDM Talks’ The SwitchScreen strand to discuss streaming profitability, European scale, and AI.
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