Fox Corporation Closes Roku Acquisition
Fox Corporation has completed its acquisition of Roku, with Anthony Wood becoming co-chair of FOX Digital Platforms alongside Paul Cheesbrough, co-chair and CEO.
Secuoya Content Group to Manage Bogotá Content City
Expanding its footprint in Latin America, Secuoya Content Group will manage Bogotá Content City, a new complex backed by Global Content City with an initial investment of more than $30 million.
RTL+ Inks Vertical Video Deal with Inkitt CandyJar
RTL+ will bring German audiences a slate of vertical video romance series from microdrama platform Inkitt CandyJar.
Show Time with ScreenMDM returns with our thoughts on Nocturne, The Celebrity Traitors, Swipe Right on the Devil, and Tall Tales & Murder. Plus reflections on a one-year anniversary, the brilliance of MobLand season 2, and lots of Catherine O'Hara love.
Indian & Thai Scripted Format Deals for Korea’s SLL
An Indian remake of the SLL Korean romance drama Something in the Rain has launched on COLORS and JioHotstar, while GMMTV is adapting Itaewon Class in Thailand.
Netflix Sets Polish Original Inspired by 2002 Scandal
Netflix has commissioned the new Polish original Skóry (Stiffs), a six-episode scripted series from Jan Holoubek and Kasper Bajon, produced by Fremantle Polska, that explores the “Skin Hunters” case that shocked Poland in the early 2000s.
ITV Commissions New Two Brothers Thriller
From Two Brothers Pictures and starring Lennie James, Nightswimming has landed a commission at ITV, with Banijay Rights set to distribute.
Scripted Roundup: Leadership Changes, Licensing Plays, & Known IP
Co-production insights; Netflix reshuffles its content leadership and leans on licensing; K-drama deals keep coming; and crime, reboots, and known IP drive the month’s distribution activity. Sign up to receive ScreenMDM Scripted Digest here.
Super Channel Commissions Doc on Gaming Studio BioWare
Fennessey Films and Score G Productions have unveiled Massive Effect: The BioWare Story, a doc feature commissioned by Canada's Super Channel that charts the story of the iconic gaming studio, which Electronic Arts shuttered last month.
Primitives’ The Mole Set for Hungarian Adaptation
TV2 in Hungary is on board for a local version of the Primitives format The Mole.
Leading Estonian Voices Set for WCSFP
The World Congress of Science & Factual Producers (WCSFP), running next week in Tallinn, will feature keynotes by leading Estonian neuroscientist Jaan Aru, Estonian Film Institute CEO Edith Sepp, and physicist and TV presenter Aigar Vaigu.
Funding Factual, Seeking Breakthrough Ideas & Making Sense of YouTube
Factual buyers and format commissioners are hunting for breakthrough ideas; true crime and megaformats are still hot; and everyone is trying to make sense of YouTube. Subscribe to ScreenMDM Factual & Formats Digest here for a monthly recap of the trends reshaping these sectors of the business.
ScreenMDM Selects: Find out more about BossaNova's Ruins: Rise & Fall.
Mattel Names New President & COO as Roberto Stanichi Exits for Netflix
Mattel has appointed Steve Totzke as president and COO, overseeing its global brand portfolio, sales and commercial operations, and consumer products and experiences, as Roberto Stanichi, president and chief marketing and brand officer, exits to join Netflix.
The Kids’ Business Reinvents Itself
From Greg Dray’s rousing MIPJunior address to the new summit looking to fill a market need for the kids’ sector; recapping the month in coverage on ScreenMDM Kids/YA. Sign up to receive ScreenMDM Kids/YA Digest here.
On our watch lists this week: Nocturne, The Celebrity Traitors, Swipe Right on the Devil, and Tall Tales & Murder. Plus reflections on a one-year anniversary, the brilliance of MobLand season 2, and lots of Catherine O'Hara love.
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An Anniversary Missive: Reflections on Hitting the One-Year Mark
WPP Media: YouTube Premium Among Top Five Paid Streamers in CEE
9:16, FAST, Discovery, and the YouTube Effect
“Premium Has to Be Populist”: Scripted TV Rethinks What Audiences Want
Previewing MIP Cancun with María Pérez-Bellière
More Than Half of Viewers 18 to 24 Use Short-Form Vertical Video for Discovering New Content
The SwitchScreen: FAST Times with Rakuten TV’s Cédric Dufour
Viewpoint: The Four Horsemen of the Streaming Apocalypse
Netflix Chiefs Talk Engagement, Peter Rice, Content Licensing & TF1 Pact
Lucy Smith on Disruption, Evolution & Reshaping the Content Business’s Biggest Annual Event
Broadcast Plus YouTube: The RTL Deutschland Example
Jeff Zucker & Marco Bassetti on Scale & Leaning into Live & Sports
A MIA Moment with Jane Tranter
Doc Buyers at MIA: The Funds are Available; The Ideas Need Work
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