Road to London earlier today featured Sidemen Entertainment's brilliant MIP London session, a Q&A with Banijay Rights' Simon Cox, a profile of Gennie's approach to AI in storytelling, and a podcast with Cookbook Media. Plus BBC Studios' new Rogan Productions deal, Fremantle acquiring the rights to rep Special Delivery, Banijay taking on a new Stacey Dooley series, WBITVP's LTVS slate, and Deepdub's Love TV Channels dubbing alliance. Read it here.
Paramount Submits Revised WBD Offer
Paramount Skydance has submitted an updated proposal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
AsiaPac Expansion for HBO Max
HBO Max is arriving as a DTC service in a raft of additional markets across the Asia Pacific next month.
ITV & Disney Expand Pact
Building on their landmark content-sharing agreement, ITV and The Walt Disney Company have sealed a deal that brings two Hulu originals from Disney+ to ITV1.
5 Renews The Game
U.K. broadcaster 5 has commissioned a second season of The Game from Clapperboard in association with Sphere Abacus, which is distributing the show globally.
ZDF Studios to Represent Ancient Superstructures S4
ZDF Studios has taken on the global distribution rights, outside of French-speaking territories and Australia, for season four of Pernel Media's Ancient Superstructures.
Yoshimoto Kogyo Format You Laugh You Lose Lands at Banijay Entertainment
The format rights to You Laugh You Lose from Yoshimoto Kogyo, the Japanese outfit behind Prime Video's hit LOL: Last One Laughing, have been acquired by Banijay Entertainment.
UKTV Slates Red Flag Return with Paul C. Brunson
FirstLookTV is producing Paul C. Brunson: Red Flag, a true-crime series for UKTV's U streaming service and U&W channel.
Stingray Brings Suite of FAST Channels to Whale TV+
Stingray is launching a portfolio of FAST channels on Whale TV+ in LatAm and Western Europe.
MED.TV Lands on Rakuten TV
Malta-based Med Media Services is bringing its MED.TV FAST channel to Rakuten TV.
Little Lunch to Return with ABC, BBC & ACTF
ABC, BBC, and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) have unveiled Little Lunch: New Class, a new chapter more than 10 years after the mockumentary premiered.
Cookbook Media Seals Pact with Mainframe Studios
Cookbook Media is working with Mainframe Studios to develop new opportunities for the Vancouver-based outfit's slate across originals and its work-for-hire portfolio.
ScreenMDM Talks: Meet the New Team!
On the heels of unveiling ScreenMDM Español, Mansha Daswani welcomes Kate Roach and new team member Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari to the pod to discuss their grand plans for 2026.
Gen A to Z: From Iceland to the World—The Tulipop Story with Helga Árnadóttir
Helga Árnadóttir, CEO and co-founder of Tulipop Studios, joins ScreenMDM’s Gen A to Z strand to share the journey of the Icelandic IP from a series of charming character designs to animated series, specials, consumer products, live experiences, and more.
Gen A to Z: Reinventing the Model with Animaj’s Greg Dray
Animaj Co-Founder Greg Dray joins ScreenMDM to discuss how the company is driving new models across the production, development, and monetization of kids’ and family content, including through its landmark Lumee joint venture with Hasbro Entertainment.
Gen A to Z: WildBrain’s Kate Smith on Audience Engagement Tactics
“We are the kids’ TV network of today,” Kate Smith, EVP for audience engagement at WildBrain, told me as we discussed how the kids’ and family powerhouse has harnessed opportunities on YouTube.
Gen A to Z: David Levine on Navigating Industry Shifts
David Levine, a veteran of Disney and Moonbug Entertainment who is now working on a diverse range of projects at Lightboat Media, discusses navigating the kids’ ecosystem in the newest episode of our Gen A to Z strand.
Caroline Servy, managing director of The WIT, talks to ScreenMDM about social video and its impact on entertainment formats.
Gen A to Z: It’s a Bing Thing with Acamar Films’ Mikael Shields
Mikael Shields, CEO of Acamar Films, shares Bing’s success story, discussing how the brand has scaled its digital and off-screen presence and steering the indie through the complex kids’ media ecosystem.
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