Bela Bajaria Ousted as Netflix Content Chief, Replaced by Peter Rice
Bela Bajaria, who was in Cannes this week to speak at MIPCOM and receive the Variety Vanguard Award, is out as Netflix's chief content officer, replaced by Peter Rice.
AFM Adds First Opening Day Summit
The American Film Market (AFM) is launching its inaugural New Global Screen Economy Summit on the opening day of this year's event and has unveiled an expanded conference program with 45-plus sessions across three stages.
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) in Rights Pact with DAZN
A deal between the European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) and DAZN covers the multi-territory broadcast rights for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 seasons of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup.
ORF-Enterprise Seals Multi-Genre MIPCOM Deals
First-time deals with The Walt Disney Company in Portugal and Canal+ in Austria feature among a wealth of agreements announced by ORF-Enterprise across its multi-genre slate.
Horror Podcast Mayfair Watchers Society Gets Film Adaptation
Cineverse is working with Trevor Henderson, creator of Siren Head and Cartoon Cat, to adapt the hit horror podcast Mayfair Watchers Society into a feature film.
MIPCOM Scripted News Recap
All of our scripted headlines out of MIPCOM in one place.
Political Debate Format Lands First Adaptation at Primitives
The Belgian political format First Choice, represented by Primitives, has scored its first remake, with STVR Slovakia on board for a local version.
CNN Enters AI Pact with Google
CNN and Google have entered into a strategic, multi-year partnership to explore how AI can drive engagement with the news organization's journalism.
MIPCOM Factual & Formats Recap
Visit our MIPCOM news hub for all of this week's stories from the factual and format ecosystems.
Dr. Seuss Enterprises & The Pinkfong Company Prep Crossover Specials
Dr. Seuss Enterprises and The Pinkfong Company have joined forces for digital specials featuring Baby Shark and the Dr. Seuss Babies.
MIPCOM Kids & MIPJunior Recap
From MIPJunior keynotes to sales deals, the kids and YA headlines out of the market this week.
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October 2026 MIPCOM & MIPJunior Edition
Vertical Video Trends / Scripted Co-Pros & Financing / Factual Distribution Shifts / Format Evolution / True Crime / Vuulr’s Relaunch with Ben Flint / A Conversation with Lynn Novick / Brand Architecting with Banijay Kids & Family’s Benoît di Sabatino / Building an IP Powerhouse with Studio 100 International’s Martin Krieger / NHK’s Doc Strategy / Hit List
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25 Years of Reality TV Innovation with Arthur Smith
As Hell’s Kitchen marks its landmark 25th season on FOX, reality TV icon Arthur Smith, CEO of A. Smith & Co. Productions, joins ScreenMDM Talks to weigh in on building brands that last and spotting compelling ideas in the global market.
A Constellation in Rome: Gaia Tridente on MIA’s New Format & Expanded Lineup
Gaia Tridente, director of MIA (Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo), which will bring executives and creatives from the global film, drama, documentary, animation, and entertainment industries to Rome from October 19 to 23, joins ScreenMDM Talks to showcase the event’s expanded lineup and new format.
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.
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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