Canadian Football League Sets Rights Deals with DAZN, Bell Media & YouTube
The Canadian Football League (CFL) has renewed its Bell Media rights partnership, clinched a new global (ex-U.S.) deal with DAZN, and entered a pact with YouTube.
Format Zone: Redefining Entertainment & Overcoming Risk with André Renaud
André Renaud, general VP of format and finished sales at Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP), joins ScreenMDM Talks’ Format Zone strand to talk entertainment and reality trends, battling risk aversion, and 360-degree brand building.
Three Series Greenlit Under Amazon’s GenAI Creators’ Fund
Three new animated series have emerged from the GenAI Creators' Fund created by Amazon MGM Studios and Amazon Web Services, including a Love, Diana extension from pocket.watch, Love, Diana Music Hunters, created by its chief content officer, Albie Hecht.
Professor James Moriarty Takes Center Stage in Fremantle & Archery Pictures Drama
Fremantle and Kris Thykier's Archery Pictures are joining forces on a new drama series inspired by Sherlock Holmes’ arch nemesis, Professor James Moriarty.
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.
Klik Studios Adds to Michael Parkinson Archive with BBC Deal
Klik Studios has landed a licensing agreement with the BBC for worldwide rights to episodes of the talk show hosted by the late Michael Parkinson.
Autentic Expands Wheels & Steel FAST Channel to German-Speaking Markets
Launched with an English-language version at the end of last year, Autentic's Wheels & Steel is arriving with a localized edition in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Serial Maven Studios to Rep New HGTV Canada Lifestyle Series
Serial Maven Studios has secured the international distribution rights to Small Town Escapes with Colin and Justin, produced by Ocean Entertainment for HGTV Canada.
Fred Media Sets New Sales Team Structure
WTFN Group's Fred Media has restructured its sales team, hiring Charo Penedo and Malgorzata Gudel to build on its business across Europe, while Judy Levenson takes on the U.K. and Ireland.
Limonero Films to Rep Shark Town from Rockpool Media
Spain's Limonero Films has acquired the distribution rights to Shark Town, a documentary produced by South Africa's Rockpool Media.
LUMEE Sets YouTube Advertising Pact with Disney
LUMEE, the joint venture formed by Hasbro Entertainment and Animaj to tackle the digital monetization challenge for kids' content, will represent a selection of family-focused advertising inventory across several Disney YouTube channels.
New YouTube Deals for TwelveP Animation
TwelveP Animation has expanded its digital footprint, sealing a range of YouTube deals worldwide for its own and third-party kids' properties.
New Emma Watkins Series Set at ABC Kids
Production is underway on Emma’s Dance Club, a new live-action series hosted by Emma Watkins and produced by Wooden Horse and Apricot Sea for ABC in Australia, with ABC Commercial handling international sales.
Lyla in the Loop Renewed at PBS KIDS
PBS KIDS has commissioned a second season of the Mighty Picnic series Lyla in the Loop for launch in 2027.
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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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APOS Sets Future-Facing Agenda Amid Shifting AsiaPac Trends
The entertainment economy is operating against a backdrop where “the most valuable companies in entertainment are not entertainment companies,” resulting in APOS’s most future-facing edition to date, Vivek Couto, executive director of Media Partners Asia, tells ScreenMDM Talks.
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.
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