DTC & Bluey Drive BBC Commercial Results
Direct-to-consumer and consumer products were the drivers of gains for BBC Commercial in the 2025/2026 period, with stable revenues of £2.2 billion and a higher EBITDA of £267 million.
RoseBerry Launches New Vertical Series Platform
RoseBerry Media, the vertical video studio launched by Guy Hameiri and Lior Friedman, has rolled out a mobile-first global platform featuring 100-plus titles.
ION & Scripps Sports Secure FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup Rights
The exclusive U.S. broadcast rights for all 64 games of the upcoming FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup have been acquired by ION and Scripps Sports.
WEBTOON Productions & Espotlight Partner for Spanish-Language Wattpad Adaptations
WEBTOON Productions and Espotlight have sealed a first-look deal for Spanish-language film and TV adaptations of Wattpad webnovels.
Alan’s Universe Videos Head to Netflix
Expanding its alliance with Alan Chikin Chow, Netflix is bringing episodes of his digital series Alan's Universe to its members.
Format Zone: Wanna Bet?’s Winning Combo
ZDF Studios’ Ralf Rückauer, ZDF’s Nadine Kerstan, and Rollercoaster Studios’ James Fox join ScreenMDM Talks to showcase the journey of the iconic German entertainment show Wetten, dass..? as it gets reinvented at home and remade internationally.
Netflix Commits to Monopoly Series
A competition show based on the Hasbro board game Monopoly is in the works for Netflix by Studio Lambert.
ZDF Boards Dandelooo’s Hold on Gaston!
ZDF has become a co-production partner on Hold on Gaston!, a preschool comedy from Dandelooo with TF1's TFOU, alongside Belgium’s Vivi Film and VRT Ketnet.
True and the Rainbow Kingdom Digital-First Extension to Launch on YouTube
Guru Studio has unveiled the first short-form extension of its hit preschool brand True and the Rainbow Kingdom for YouTube, in partnership with CBC Kids.
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SVOD Streamers in Asia Part 1—The Global Majors
From Netflix’s decade-long Asia-Pac journey to HBO Max’s relative upstart play, a look at how global SVODs are chasing scale across the region.
Scooby-Doo, Bitesize, and a “Busted Flush”: Highlights from Matt Brittin’s House of Commons Q&A
New BBC DG Matt Brittin, together with the pubcaster's chair, Samir Shah, faced tough questions during a House of Commons session on the charter review process, weighing in on a funding model that needs to be revamped, IP ownership, acquired content, and the restoration of public trust.
ScreenMDM Extra: The Optimizers Making Sense of Social
As the creator ecosystem has grown, another new industry has emerged alongside it: the optimizers helping creators and “traditional” content firms maximize their digital footprints.
Highlights from NEM, APOS, Sunny Side, Annecy & StreamTV
A recap of all of our coverage—interviews, podcasts, trend stories, and news bits—from Dubrovnik, Bali, La Rochelle, Annecy, and Denver.
Show Time with ScreenMDM is our new original series for social video platforms where the team weighs in on what we're watching and why, with an extra layer of analysis on how what we're watching fits into broader audience trends. On our watch lists this week: The Walsh Sisters, World Cup thrillers, Worst Neighbor Ever, Camping, one weird film, and more Love Island (UK). Email Mansha if you have ideas or want to be a guest.
The Filmmaker’s AI Toolkit with Arcana Labs’ Jonathan Yunger
In the latest edition of ScreenMDM Talks’ The SwitchScreen strand, we welcome Jonathan Yunger, veteran film producer and co-founder and CEO of Arcana Labs, to discuss how the company is using artist-driven AI to protect the integrity of storytelling, lower barriers to entry for new artists, and enhance the financial viability of indie moviemaking.
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