ScreenMDM Extra: Winning the Living Room Battle—Europe’s BVOD Advantage
“Total video thrives through collaboration” is the headline of RTL AdAlliance CEO Stéphane Coruble’s introduction to the latest edition of the company’s The Living Room Study. ScreenMDM Extra explores some of the study's key findings and recaps insights from Coruble and ITV's Kelly Williams on the BVOD advantage with audiences.
Netflix Price Hikes in Italy Deemed Unlawful
Netflix has been ordered to refund its members in Italy after a Rome court ruled that rate increases over the last few years were unlawful and violated consumer protection regulations.
OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show
OpenAI has acquired Technology Business Programming Network (TBPN), a daily live tech talk show.
NEM Dubrovnik Expands Keynote Lineup
NEM Dubrovnik has unveiled another raft of speakers for this year's program, including leading executives from CME, Warner Bros. Discovery, Fremantle, and BBC Studios.
Yogita Puri Joins Blink49 Studios for Business & Legal Affairs Post
Blink49 Studios has enlisted former FIFTH SEASON executive Yogita Puri as EVP for business and legal affairs, based in Los Angeles.
Tubi’s Red Seat Ventures Launches Monetization Platform for Creators
Red Seat Ventures, a division of Tubi Media Group, has unveiled a monetization, hosting, and distribution platform for creators.
Memory of a Killer Renewed at FOX
The thriller Memory of a Killer, starring Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli, has secured a second season at FOX.
New CEE Deals for Winds of Love
Eccho Rights has clinched a string of deals across Central and Eastern Europe for its daily Turkish drama series Winds of Love.
The Nightfall Heads to Mediaset
The Turkish drama The Nightfall (Bir Gece Masalı), from atv, is set to land on Mediaset in Italy next week.
ESPN on Disney+ Expands to Europe & APAC
ESPN on Disney+ arrives in 53 markets across Europe and the Asia-Pacific today, bringing the reach of the platform's ESPN-branded hub to some 100 territories.
Disney+ Expands Association with Korea Esports Association
Disney+ has expanded its collaboration with the Korea Esports Association (KeSPA) following the success of last year’s 2025 LoL KeSPA CUP livestream.
Go Button Media & ZDF Studios Partner for Shadows & Dust: Lost History
ZDF Studios has commissioned the eight-part series Shadows & Dust: Lost History from Go Button Media, with Super Channel on board as the Canadian partner.
TVF International Places RTÉ Doc on Netflix U.K.
Swindlers, a true-crime series commissioned by RTÉ, has been licensed to Netflix in the U.K. by TVF International.
Taskmaster Recommissioned at Channel 4
Channel 4 has boarded six new seasons of the beloved format Taskmaster, with Greg Davies and Alex Horne returning for another three years.
MED.TV Expands Originals Slate
MED.TV, an ad-supported channel celebrating the Mediterranean, is adding two new original series to its lineup: Into the Med and Mediterranean Kitchen.
Netflix Unveils Kids’ Gaming App
Netflix has launched a gaming app for kids in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, the Philippines, and New Zealand, with expansion to other markets slated for the end of this month, and announced several new and returning shows as part of its preschool and kids lineup.
Netflix’s ONE PIECE Expanded with LEGO Special
Netflix is building on the success of its live-action ONE PIECE series with a LEGO animated special arriving in September ahead of season three, ONE PIECE: The Battle of Alabasta, created in partnership with Shueisha and produced by Tomorrow Studios, dropping in 2027.
ICYMI: ScreenMDM Kids/YA Digest—Edition One
ScreenMDM Kids/YA Digest, your once-a-month recap for trends in the kids and YA sectors, features: Summit Shock & A Shuttered Magazine: A Transformative Week; YA Trends with Finding Her Edge's Jeff Norton; Tracking Netflix Kids' Engagement with Emily Horgan; Saving Jobs—Magic Light Pictures' Scottish Investment; Data & AI Futures—Animaj's Google Alliance & CAKE's Insights Move; Channel Surfing—The Latest in FAST & Digital Channels; Known IP—Books, Gods & More; Future Today’s David Di Lorenzo; ICYMI: Gen A to Z—The February Edition (Pitch Us Now for the April Edition!)
April Lineup: ABC: Ads, Brands, & Connectivity; Gen A to Z; Real Time; Format Zones.
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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Gen A to Z: Tracking Kids’ Engagement on Netflix with Emily Horgan
On the heels of releasing the latest edition of her data-rich Netflix Kids Content Performance Report, Emily Horgan, media consultant and author of The Kids StreamerSphere newsletter, joins ScreenMDM Talks to kick off the April edition of its Gen A to Z strand.
ScreenMDM Talks: Team HQ—What’s Next
Team ScreenMDM was due to meet yesterday to share what's ahead for us; we could not have expected it would be such a consequential day for the content business at large.
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