​MIA Gears Up for 12th Edition​

The European Investment Hub and the Animation Series Gap are two new features of MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, returning to Rome for its 12th edition from October 19 to 23.

​Black Bear Taps Paramount Alum Dan Cohen to Lead TV Distribution​

Dan Cohen, formerly chief content licensing officer at Paramount, will lead television distribution at indie studio Black Bear as well as a new division focused on FAST, AVOD, and digital monetization.

​BBC Studios Scores Pre-MIPCOM Presales with Nordic Buyers​

Titles from across the BBC Studios unscripted and scripted slates have landed presales with Nordic buyers.

​Movistar Plus International Lands Deals on Originals Slate​

Movistar Plus International has inked deals on several Movistar Plus originals, including La Mesias and The Anatomy of a Moment.

​ScreenMDM Scripted Digest: Asian IP, Microdrama Mania, Remakes & Revivals​

Content from Asia, new vertical video shifts, and a wealth of revivals and remakes defined the last month in the scripted business. Sign up for ScreenMDM Scripted Digest here.

​Screenburn Launches Vertical Drama Scripts Marketplace​

Screenburn Group has launched a digital marketplace for finished microdrama scripts as it kicks off its seed financing round.

​Apple TV Renews French Original Carême​

In the running for an International Emmy Award this year, the French-language drama Carême has secured a second season at Apple TV.

​Beta Film Logs Deals for Rex—Vienna Calling​

Beta Film has landed a slate of deals on Rex—Vienna Calling, an updated take on Rex—A Cop’s Best Friend, with filming underway on a second season.

​Paramount+ Acquires A24 Series for the U.S. & Select International Markets​

Paramount+ has reached a deal for three A24-produced series, including The Ministry of Time.

​DCD Clinches U.K. & U.S. Presales on The Last to Disappear​

DCD Rights' crime drama The Last to Disappear has secured presales with ITV for the U.K. and Acorn TV for North America.

​CJ ENM, KCCUK & KOCCA Partner to Expand K-Content in the U.K.​

CJ ENM, the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK), and KOCCA have signed an MOU to launch a series of initiatives to expand the reach of Korean content in the U.K.

​Nathalie Folloroux Tapped to Lead Unscripted at CANAL+​

CANAL+ Group has expanded Nathalie Folloroux's remit, appointing her to run all unscripted content in France in addition to her role at CANAL+ Channels Africa.

​Off the Fence Scores Orange County Choppers Original​

Off the Fence has landed the worldwide rights, excluding the U.S., to Orange County Choppers Original, with Hearst Networks in the U.K. on board for the reboot of the ob-doc series that originally aired in 160 markets in 35 languages.

​Hearst Networks Rebrands Sky HISTORY2 as MysteryX​

Hearst Networks is rebranding its Sky HISTORY2 channel as MysteryX in the U.K. and Ireland, creating a linear home for history, mystery and paranormal content.

​Roger Vanderspikken & Jimmy Elkington Launch New Indie Factual Distributor​

Fred Media veterans Roger Vanderspikken and Jimmy Elkington have launched Season Three Media, a new indie distribution outfit specializing in factual and lifestyle content.

​Three Unscripted Originals Greenlit at Boat Rocker Studios​

Boat Rocker Studios has greenlit three new unscripted originals, including Cities of Mass Construction, which will be launched to the global market at MIPCOM.

​Woodcut Media & Sphere Abacus Join Forces for Horror at the Hotel​

Woodcut Media and Sphere Abacus will launch the eight-part true-crime series Horror at the Hotel—already presold to 5, Crave, and Radial Entertainment.

​ScreenMDM Factual & Formats Digest: Known IP, Digital Scale, & Asian Ambitions​

This month’s digest of the biggest stories in the factual and format spheres explores the known IP trend, digital-first activities, creator collaborations, restructuring for the new landscape, and the challenges and opportunities in exporting Asian IP. Subscribe—it's free!​

​Gen A to Z: Introducing KIMS Canada with France Martin & Maria Kennedy​

Set for February 23 to 25, 2027, the Kids International Media Summit (KIMS) Canada aims to attract delegates from around the world for three days of deal-making, networking, and showcasing the local children’s ecosystem and its co-production opportunities, the Youth Media Alliance’s France Martin and Maria Kennedy tell ScreenMDM Talks in our latest Gen A to Z episode.

​Pocket.watch Original Lands on Tubi in October​

The Besties in Haunted High, a new pocket.watch original series based on The Besties YouTube channel, premieres globally on Tubi on October 13.

​Acamar’s Bing Lands on Disney+ in EMEA​

Acamar Films has reached a deal that brings its hit preschool series Bing to Disney+ across EMEA.

​Australian/Canadian Co-Pro Flower & Flour Scores Second Season at ABC Australia​

ABC in Australia has committed to a second season of Flower & Flour from Cheeky Little Media and Sinking Ship Entertainment, with the support of Screen Australia.

​ScreenMDM Kids/YA Digest: ​Cannes Plans, Brand Savvy & Teen Dreams​

Our latest digest of the developments in kids/YA content includes MIPJunior updates, a raft of L&M deals, and Emily Horgan’s latest deep dive into what young ones are watching on Netflix. Get your free subscription here.

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​Real Talk: Factual Distribution Trends with Germaine Deagan Sweet​

Germaine Deagan Sweet, head of content acquisitions and sales at PBS Distribution, reflects on the rising need for co-productions, appealing to buyers’ increasingly selective tastes, and driving gains across FAST and YouTube.

​Gen A to Z: Elena Lyalina on Taking Nick the Mechanic Worldwide with WildBrain​

Elena Lyalina, CEO and producer at Polydont Films, shares with ScreenMDM the origin story of Nick the Mechanic, a CG preschool series that WildBrain recently acquired the distribution rights to for launch at MIPCOM and MIPJunior.

​High Drama: Samantha Cameron-Mowat on New Regency’s Scripted Distribution Strategy​

Samantha Cameron-Mowat, SVP and co-head of international distribution at New Regency, previews the indie studio’s plans for Cannes and weighs in on the art of global co-pros and shifting windowing strategies.

​Real Talk: Breakthrough Factual with BossaNova Media’s Francesca Johnson & Iona Hopper​

Ahead of their first Development Days and MIPCOM with BossaNova Media, Francesca Johnson and Iona Hopper, who are leading acquisitions at Paul Heaney’s factual outfit, join ScreenMDM Talks to share what they’re looking for across the history/mystery, access, and true-crime genres.

​Gen A to Z: Why The Next Step: Cheer Is Winning Over Audiences Worldwide​

On the heels of CBBC commissioning a second season of Boat Rocker Studios’ The Next Step: Cheer, showrunners, writers, and executive producers Matt Huether and Courtney Jane Walker tell ScreenMDM about the origins of the hit series, the opportunities in the tween/YA space, and never talking down to young audiences.

​High Drama: Khalil Homeissy and Ralph Matar on MForMedia’s Scripted Ambitions​

Dubai-based production outfit MForMedia is repositioning itself as an IP-based studio and is looking to raise the profile of Arabic scripted content, Khalil Homeissy and Ralph Matar, managing partners, tell ScreenMDM.

​Real Talk: A Story of Crime and Punishment with Lynn Novick​

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Lynn Novick joins ScreenMDM Talks’ Real Talk strand to discuss her upcoming PBS documentary series, Crime and Punishment in America, which condenses more than 200 years of U.S. justice into an eight-hour series that PBS Distribution is bringing to the global market at MIPCOM.

​The Asian Format IP Blueprint: Local Authenticity Wins​

If you’re an Asian producer with great IP you want remade internationally, focus on local authenticity, simplicity, and collaboration, a panel of leading executives said at BCWW last week.

​The Case for Gaming, YouTube’s TV Courtship, AI Evolution, and Vertical Video’s “Arrival”​

Our monthly recap of the latest developments in vertical video, AI technology, the creator economy, and audience shifts, and what they mean for the content production and distribution business. Subscribe to ScreenMDM Digital-First Digest here.

​The Road to Cannes with RX’s Lucy Smith​

The theme of convergence runs across MIPCOM Cannes this year as the event embraces the creator economy, vertical video, branded entertainment, and AI, Lucy Smith says on the latest episode of ScreenMDM Talks.

​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.

​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.

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