Ampere Lands Goldenpeak Investment, Acquires PlumResearch
Receiving a majority investment from private equity firm Goldenpeak, Ampere Analysis has boosted its audience analytics capabilities with the acquisition of PlumResearch.
FOX One Joins Roku’s Premium Subs Lineup
FOX One is now accessible as a Premium Subscription via The Roku Channel, delivering FOX's news, entertainment, and sports lineup, including every FIFA World Cup match.
Goalhanger Sets New Ventures Business for Creator Investments
U.K. podcaster producer Goalhanger, cofounded by Gary Lineker, has expanded its business with the creation of a ventures arm, kicking it off with an investment in Invisible Media and a commercial pact with Backyard Cricket.
Tenth Edition of CONECTA Magaluf-Mallorca Opens
About 150 delegates are at CONECTA Magaluf-Mallorca, with the event kicking off with the Conecta CREATIVE LAB and the remainder of the week set to feature an RTVE-backed vertical series pitch and a spotlight on leading commissioners, among other elements focused on the innovation in the Spanish market and its collaboration with international producers and distributors
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The WIT’s Caroline Servy: Social Video is Redefining TV Content
Speaking at CONECTA Magaluf-Mallorca, Caroline Servy, managing director of The WIT, discussed how the creator economy and traditional media are becoming increasingly intertwined.
PlumResearch’s Jonathan Broughton on Navigating the “Retention Era”
Jonathan Broughton, director of research at PlumResearch, delivered a keynote presentation on fiction and audience discovery at CONECTA in Mallorca, highlighting the streamer shift from a subscriber-acquisition mindset to a retention one.
RisingJoy Lands New Platform & App Partners for Microdrama Slate
RisingJoy has now sealed deals with more than 50 platforms and apps in 30-plus territories for its curated library of microdramas.
CBC & NRK Board Comedy from Rubicon TV and New Metric Media
CBC and NRK have commissioned from Rubicon TV and New Metric a new eight-part international comedy, The Posse, for a 2027 launch.
Halef Lands in Italy
Inter Medya has licensed Halef, produced by Most Production, into Italy.
European Commissioning Trends on Global Streamers / Vivian Yin’s Vision for Premium Microdrama / Japan’s Rising Soft Power / The Hirayasumi Story / BBC Studios is Scaling its EMEA Scripted Footprint, One Breakthrough Idea at a Time / & Lots More. Sign up for ScreenMDM Scripted Digest here.
Real Talk: Revealing the Secret Weapons of China’s First Emperor
Beach House Pictures’ Rob Sixsmith and representatives from China Media Group (CMG) take ScreenMDM inside the making of Secret Weapons of China’s First Emperor, which premiered on CCTV9 in China yesterday (Monday) and is being rolled out internationally by Fremantle.
Banijay Entertainment Boards Norwegian Comedy Sports Format
Banijay Entertainment has boosted its sports entertainment lineup with the addition of the Norwegian format The Comedy League (Ligaen).
WBITVP Sends Mental Health Format Inside Therapy to Spain
The mental health format Inside Therapy is being adapted in Spain by Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) for RTVE.
Sky Sets Boyzone Doc
Sky is set to bring its subscribers a documentary that goes behind the scenes of the Boyzone reunion tour.
ACTF & Screen Australia Incubator Shows Set for YouTube Launch
Three projects from the Kids IP Incubator, organized by Screen Australia and Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF), are set to launch on YouTube.
Animotion Shows Added to SKIDOS Platform
Animotion Media Group is bringing a raft of its shows to the SKIDOS subscription-based educational platform.
MILO and Maya the Bee Land New Licensing Partner in Italy
DeAPlaneta Entertainment has enlisted Kimbe as the new licensing partner for activations based on MILO and Maya the Bee in Italy.
Meevee is Ditching Algorithms for Intentional Viewing / Erika Vogt-Lowell on Edye’s Edge with Spanish-Speaking Kids / Built-In Fandoms: Inside WEBTOON Productions’ Adaptation Playbook / The IP Advantage / Tween & YA Appeal / YouTube Deals & Netflix Games / People in the News. Sign up for ScreenMDM Kids/YA here.
LatAm’s New Content Playbook: Vertical, Local, Exportable
Executives from some of the region’s biggest broadcasters and platforms talk vertical, legacy IP, and backing stories that will travel.
The Banijay Blueprint for Scale, Impact & Engagement
From live experiences and sports to creator economy deals and vertical series rollouts, Banijay Group is scaling its footprint across the entire “economy of creation.”
European Commissioning Trends on Global Streamers
Insights on what’s driving the European content slates at HBO Max, Disney+, and Prime Video.
Japan’s Rising Soft Power
From the booming anime business to non-scripted format rollouts, co-productions, development deals, and manga adaptations, Japan is exerting its influence as a cultural powerhouse.
June Lineup: Market- and Genre-Focused Coverage for NEM, Annecy, APOS & Sunny Side of the Doc
Each strand runs across vodcasts, columns, one-on-one conversations, and trend pieces. Market-pegged and running throughout the year, the intelligence you need, when you need it.
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The Road to Dubrovnik with NEM’s Sanja Božić-Ljubičić & ACT’s Greg Polad
ScreenMDM Talks welcomes Sanja Božić-Ljubičić to share how NEM Dubrovnik has become the must-attend CEE market this summer, while ACT’s Grégoire Polad weighs in on how important the event is for convening thought leaders to discuss the transformation happening across Europe’s media ecosystem.
Gen A to Z: Sofia the First’s Magical Return with Craig Gerber
ScreenMDM Talks welcomed Craig Gerber, EP and creator of Sofia the First: Royal Magic, to reflect on why now was a good time to bring the young princess back, eight years after the original series ended.
Behind The Season: The Making of a Global Co-Pro with Marialy Rivas
As Fremantle lands at the LA Screenings with The Season, a buzzy new co-production from PCCW Media and SK Global premiering on Viu and Hulu this summer, the show's lead director and EP, Marialy Rivas, talks visual storytelling, global collaboration, and the joys of the Hong Kong backdrop in the new series from the makers of Crazy Rich Asians.
The SwitchScreen: Philip James McGoldrick’s Vertical Leap with Tattle TV
Tattle TV's Philip James McGoldrick joins ScreenMDM Talks to weigh in on reformatting library titles for the scrolling generation, empowering creators, and embracing AI to drive new forms of artistic expression.
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