​Disney Seals $1 Billion OpenAI Deal​

The Walt Disney Company is making a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI as part of a landmark agreement that includes bringing its treasure trove of characters to Sora, the company's short-form generative AI video platform.

​Paramount Lays Out Case for WBD Acquisition​

Paramount has made the case for its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in a letter to the company's shareholders, arguing it delivers "superior value and a faster, more certain path to completion than the Netflix transaction."

​YouTube TV Preps Genre-Specific Packages​

In early 2026, YouTube TV is planning to launch more than ten genre-specific packages, beginning with a sports pack.

​Buzzy ATF Wrapped with Almost 5,000 Participants​

Asia TV Forum came to a close last week with 4,875 professionals in attendance from 60 countries, with co-production and microdrama among the defining themes of the four-day conference and market in Singapore.

​MADD Provides Update Following Competition Authority Ruling​

MADD Entertainment has responded to the recent ruling from Türkiye's competition authority about its ownership structure: "This is a shareholder-level requirement and does not affect MADD’s day-to-day operations," the company said.

​ZDF Studios to Rep Story House Putin Doc​

ZDF Studios is serving as the international distributor of The Godfather of St. Petersburg, a two-part doc from Story House Productions charting Vladimir Putin's rise to power.

​Full Season of Celebrity Apprentice Ordered at the BBC​

BBC One and iPlayer have committed to a full-length season of The Celebrity Apprentice for 2026.

​Little Dot & Getty Images Align for YouTube Science Docs​

Two original science documentaries made entirely from Getty Images’ archival and stock collections are headed to YouTube following an alliance with Little Dot Studios.

​Saving Country Houses Lands on Channel 4​

Channel 4 has acquired Somersault Studio's Saving Country Houses, distributed by TVF International, for More4 and Channel 4 Streaming in 2026.

​I​D Revisits Andrea Yates Case​

Twenty-five years since Andrea Yates drowned her five children in the family bathtub, Investigation Discovery is revisiting the heinous crime in a three-part docuseries.

​Natalee Holloway Doc for Netflix​

Story Syndicate is producing a doc for Netflix about Natalee Holloway's disappearance in Aruba in 2005.

​Twofour Lands New Travel Series at Nat Geo​

ITV Studios-owned Twofour is producing a new travel docuseries with Antoni Porowski for National Geographic and Disney+.

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