Omdia: Online Video Subs are Up, But Growth Will Slow This Year
Online video subscriptions worldwide hit 2.24 billion in 2025, a 17.6 percent increase from 2024, Omdia says, but growth is expected to slow to single digits this year.
Zee Lands World Cup Rights for India Through 2034
On the heels of revealing a slate of new sports channels, Zee Entertainment Enterprises (‘Z’) has clinched a deal to bring marquee FIFA events to India, beginning with this summer's World Cup.
Introducing Show Time with ScreenMDM
ScreenMDM has expanded its video product slate with Show Time with ScreenMDM, a new YouTube series where we'll talk about what we're watching, and why, and reflect on how these shows fit into broader trends in the content ecosystem.
FOX One & Peacock Expand Reach with YouTube Primetime Channels
YouTube Primetime Channels has added FOX One to its lineup, with Peacock to follow, and revealed the planned international expansion of the service to Mexico, India, and more.
ZDF Studios Expands Prima Group Alliance
ZDF Studios has expanded its long-running association with Prima Group in the Czech Republic, delivering a slate of 360 titles from the Herzkino TV movie strand.
What It Feels Like for a Girl Lands on Prime Video U.S.
ITV Studios has sealed a deal that brings Hera Pictures' What It Feels Like for a Girl to Prime Video in the U.S., launching in time for Pride Month.
Real Talk: Reviving Sunny Side of the Doc
Sunny Side of the Doc’s Aurélie Reman and Documentary Campus’s Donata von Perfall tell ScreenMDM Talks about joining forces to bring the beloved La Rochelle event back—and reformatting it for a new era.
WBITVP & Little Dot Studios Expand Partnership
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) will license more than 4,000 new hours of library content to Little Dot Studios for use across its owned-and-operated digital broadcast network.
Coolabi & Tencent Partner for Warrior Cats Adaptation
The Coolabi Group and Tencent Video have joined forces to adapt Warrior Cats, a fantasy book series penned by Erin Hunter that has sold more than 90 million books worldwide in 38 languages.
Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! Set for Annecy Premiere
The animated feature Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! from CAKE and New Zealand’s Stretchy is part of the official selection at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, screening on June 24 and followed by a Q&A with voice actors Jemaine Clement and Olivia Tennet and animation director Antony Elworthy.
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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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
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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