CANAL+ & LALIGA Team to Combat Sports Content Piracy
CANAL+ and LALIGA have entered a groundbreaking agreement to combat sports content piracy across Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as in Haiti.
Sky Sports Extends US Open Rights
Sky Sports will remain as the exclusive home of the US Open in the U.K. and Ireland, securing a three-year extension through the end of 2030.
ODMedia Expands Pact with CINDIE Across YouTube, FAST
Content distribution and channel operations specialist ODMedia has expanded its alliance with CINDIE, a platform delivering films and series across Latin America, to include YouTube and streaming channels.
P-Valley Returns for Third & Final Season at STARZ
Some four years after its second season, P-Valley, produced by Lionsgate Television, is finally returning to STARZ for a third and final season at the end of this year.
Vertical Drama as Language Learning Aid: COL Pacts with Lingopie
COL Group has joined forces with Lingopie to launch DramaRizz, which uses vertical short-form drama for language learning.
Rainmaker Content to Rep Crave Dramedy Crash Course
Rainmaker Content has secured the international distribution rights to seasons one and two of Crash Course (Casse-Gueule), made by Duo Productions for Crave.
German Version of The Cleaning Lady Arrives on ZDF
A German adaptation of the Argentinian TV series La chiqua que limpia—adapted as The Cleaning Lady in the U.S.—is set to launch on ZDFneo later this month after premiering on ZDF's streaming platform.
Award-Winning Stage Play Oh, Mary! Heads to HBO
HBO and HBO Max subscribers will be able to watch the Tony Award- and Olivier Award-winning play Oh, Mary!, as performed in July at the Trafalgar Theatre in London's West End, in 2027.
Library Deals, Real People, Global Distribution & Microdrama Expansion
ScreenMDM Scripted Digest recaps a busy month in global drama, from library and FAST deals to the ongoing push for known IP, real-life events, mysteries, romance, and the rapid rise of serialized short-form. Sign up for ScreenMDM Scripted Digest here.
Nat Geo Unveils Africa Earth’s Wild Home
National Geographic, the National Geographic Society, and Rolex have unveiled the first installment in a multiyear franchise exploring the world's ecosystem, one planet at a time, with the BBC Studios Natural History-produced Africa Earth's Wild Home.
Nat Geo’s Tom McDonald Set for Fireside Chat at WCSFP Tallinn
Tom McDonald, EVP of content at National Geographic, has joined the lineup for this year's World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP), running from November 9 to 12 in Tallinn, Estonia.
Creator Crew The Bov Boys Set 24-Hour Live Stream in the Big Brother House for ITV
Ahead of Big Brother's return on ITV, the popular creator crew The Bov Boys will deliver a 24-hour live stream from the house, available on Twitch, ITV Reality, and the show's YouTube channels.
ScreenMDM Factual & Formats Digest: True Crime, History, & Format Battles
ScreenMDM Factual & Formats Digest features a comprehensive look at the latest commissions, digital pivots, and global distribution trends shaping the unscripted landscape. Subscribe—it's free!
Sports Engagement Among Teens & YA Audiences On the Rise
A new study from Hub Entertainment Research highlights opportunities to reach teen and YA audiences through sports, as figures show engagement levels rising fastest among this demo.
ScreenMDM Kids/YA Digest: Pubcaster Pacts, AI Moves & YouTube Shifts
A recap of the kids' media headlines from the last month, from pubcaster alliances to AI opportunities and the game-changing shifts at YouTube. Get your free subscription here.
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This week's episode with special guest Janine Stein covers the Flareflow microdrama Raising Zeus Forbidden Child; Hakka TV’s Black Tide Island; Huace Film & TV’s Swords into Plowshares; ITV Studios’ Ludwig; the BBC true-crime series Murder Trial; horror movie day with Obsession and Lee Cronin's The Mummy; Hulu’s recently renewed Furious; more 90s nostalgia with High Fidelity; the Netflix true-crime docs Chompoo: Lost & Forgotten (from Beach House Pictures) and Death of the Pastor's Wife; plus a batch of international crime dramas on Netflix: Agent Kim Reactivated (Korea), Black Warrant (India), The Evil Lawyer (Thailand) and The Polygamist (South Africa).
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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.
Grand Theft Auto VI Preview Drives 100,000 Launch-Day Signups for Netflix
The extended, six-hour exclusive look at the Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay gave Netflix its third-highest acquisition peak this year, Ampere Analysis says, driving more than 100,000 new signups on launch day.
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.
Ampere: Asia Tops North America & Europe in First-Run SVOD Scripted Commissions
In the first half of this year, first-run streaming scripted orders in Asia eclipsed Europe and North America for the first time, Ampere Analysis says in a new report, accounting for 36% of scripted orders for the major streamers.
AsiaPac Ad Market Projected to Grow by 5.3% This Year
Advertising revenues across the Asia Pacific will increase by 5.3% to reach $276.1 billion this year, Media Partners Asia (MPA) projects, with digital now accounting for 75% of all spend and retail media generating twice as much as linear TV.
Pedro Pina’s Message to TV: YouTube is Not the Villain
TV isn’t dying, YouTube EMEA VP Pedro Pina said at the Edinburgh TV Festival—it’s on the cusp of a new golden age.
International Academy Education Initiative Reframes Professional Development
As it prepares for this year’s International Emmy Awards, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is also busy lining up another round of sessions in its education initiative, designed to help executives navigate the ever-shifting dynamics reshaping the global media business.
An Estate of Mind with Jake Horowitz & Jeff Biederman
As their new series Estate of Mind arrives on Bell Canada’s Fibe TV1, Jeff Biederman and Jake Horowitz join ScreenMDM Talks to share the genesis of the hybrid docu-comedy series from indies Sideways Dog Productions and Grainey Pictures.
Building a Premium Subscription Ecosystem in Pakistan
Jonathan Mark Tatti, CEO of Begin, tells ScreenMDM about how the platform is using high-end entertainment—imported and domestic—and premium sports to set new benchmarks for streaming in Pakistan.
Vertical, Viral & Bundled: Recapping the Summer’s Digital Shifts
New YouTube milestones, a wave of vertical video investment, bigger streaming bundles, and fresh creator alliances: recapping the digital-facing deals that made headlines over the last month. Subscribe to ScreenMDM Digital-First Digest here.
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