Prime Video to Invest $2 Billion in LatAm Over Three Years
Between 2027 and 2030, Prime Video will invest $2 billion in its Latin American operations across originals, acquisitions, and live sports.
Netflix Unveils Biggest-Ever South Indian Slate
Netflix says it's doubling down on its South Indian slate, planning to release an average of one new Tamil, Telugu, or Malayalam film each week through the end of the year.
Snips Seals Banijay Rights & BIG Media Deals for Vertical Adaptation
Snips has landed deals with Banijay Rights and BIG Media to reformat shows for vertical, short-form rollout.
DAZN Sets Rights Agreement with College Swimming League
DAZN has become the exclusive free-to-view home of coverage of the College Swimming League (CSL) outside of the U.S.
Sci-Fi Manga Please Save My Earth Scores Adaptation at Prime Video
TBS-backed The Seven is adapting the acclaimed sci-fi manga Please Save My Earth for Prime Video, with the platform set to launch the series globally in the fall of 2027.
Sterling Point Gets Second Season
Prime Video has slated a second season of Sterling Point from Amazon MGM Studios, Fake Empire, and LuckyChap.
ScreenMDM Scripted Digest: International Drama’s Summer of IP, Microdrama & Regional Expansion
ScreenMDM Scripted Digest recaps some of our best coverage of the sector this summer, from book adaptations and real-life dramas to vertical video growth, romance commissions, anime, and regional momentum in Canada, Iberia, and Türkiye. Sign up for ScreenMDM Scripted Digest here.
BBC Scotland Sets New Factual Commissions
True crime, contemporary history, terrorism, and the role of mythology in popular culture feature among a new batch of commissions from indie production companies at BBC Scotland.
ScreenMDM Factual & Formats Digest: Format Revivals, Creator Power Moves, and the Co-Pro Imperative
Your monthly breakdown of the biggest moves in formats and factual, from YouTube strategies and creator deals to new commissioning updates. Subscribe—it's free!
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood YouTube Channel Expands Lineup
The Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood YouTube channel, launched earlier this year through a partnership between Fred Rogers Productions and Little Dot Studios, has added three new original videos as part of YouTube Kids’ new arts and culture content Takeover experience.
ScreenMDM Kids/YA Digest: Navigating Digital Frontiers & Evolving Audiences
ScreenMDM Kids/YA Digest recaps some of our best coverage of the sector from the last month, delivering Insights on AI media literacy, YouTube-first partnerships, live-action trends, and new distribution deals. Get your free subscription here.
ScreenMDM Selects
The Accused: A new true crime series exploring the impact that fighting against miscarriages of justice has on the people involved. BossaNova Media.
Show Time with ScreenMDM
This week features Balance: A Perimenopause Journey, MasterChef, A Toxic Love Story, Alley Cats & Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea. Email Mansha if you have ideas or want to be a guest.
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Building a Premium Subscription Ecosystem in Pakistan
Jonathan Mark Tatti, CEO of Begin, tells ScreenMDM about how the platform is using high-end entertainment—imported and domestic—and premium sports to set new benchmarks for streaming in Pakistan.
ScreenMDM Talks: The MIPCOM Marathon Begins
It's ScreenMDM's first MIPCOM Cannes, and we've got a lot planned, from print magazines with premium distribution to our thought-leadership strands, podcasts, and digital shorts across our social footprint.
Local Streamers in Asia: Convergence Takes Center Stage
Local streaming platforms in Asia are winning share with originals, vertical video, sports, and partnerships.
The SwitchScreen: FAST Times at TV5MONDE with Patrice Courtaban
Patrice Courtaban, EVP of global growth and business development at TV5MONDE and CEO of TV5MONDE USA, joined ScreenMDM Talks’ The SwitchScreen strand to weigh in on how the French-language broadcaster is betting on CTV expansion and AI discovery tools to power its international reach.
Vertical, Viral & Bundled: Recapping the Summer’s Digital Shifts
New YouTube milestones, a wave of vertical video investment, bigger streaming bundles, and fresh creator alliances: recapping the digital-facing deals that made headlines over the last month. Subscribe to ScreenMDM Digital-First Digest here.
Building a $1 Billion Vertical Video Giant: The View from Crazy Maple Studio
2026 is proving to be the breakout moment for vertical video, according to Joey Jia, whose Crazy Maple Studio, owner of the ReelShort app, is on track to top $1 billion in revenues this year.
Ex-China Microdrama Revenues Projected to Reach $9.5 Billion in 2031
Microdrama revenues outside of China are expected to hit $3.6 billion this year, rising to $9.5 billion by 2031, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA), with ReelShort/Crazy Maple Studio among a handful of dominant players, generating revenues of more than $1 billion this year.
Hub Research: Smart TV Operators Gain Influence as Streaming Gatekeepers
TV OS operators are emerging as the most influential gatekeepers in the streaming era, Hub Entertainment Research says in a new study of U.S. audiences.
The Vertical Video Revolution with RoseBerry Media’s Guy Hameiri & Lior Friedman
On the heels of the launch of their new vertical video platform Epis, Guy Hameiri and Lior Friedman, co-founders of RoseBerry Media, joined ScreenMDM Talks to discuss reformatting content for mobile-first audiences and leveraging data and analytics to chart a new path in premium, short-form, 9:16 content.
Vertical Content Economy Ex-China to Reach $150 Billion This Year
A comprehensive report from Holywater Tech and Owl & Co has projected that the global vertical video business outside of China will hit $150 billion in revenues this year, a gain of more than 40% on last year, with dedicated microdrama apps generating $4 billion.
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