Tubi, Roku Channel & Pluto TV Lead U.S. FAST Rankings
New data from Parks Associates charts the ten leading FAST services in the U.S., with Tubi, The Roku Channel, and Pluto TV occupying the top three positions.
MIPCOM Cannes Aligns with Doug Scott for MIP BrandWorks
MIPCOM Cannes is introducing a new initiative to connect brands and agencies with studios, production companies, IP holders, creators, and commissioners, aligning with branded content expert Doug Scott for MIP BrandWorks this October.
ABC Returns Entire Scripted Slate, Preps Rookie Spinoff for Midseason
ABC has opted for stability with its fall slate, returning all of its scripted series and ordering a spinoff of The Rookie from Lionsgate Television for 2027.
Merzigo Enlists Wendy McMahon as Senior Advisor for U.S. Expansion
Merzigo has tapped Wendy McMahon, former president and CEO of CBS News, television stations, and CBS Media Ventures, as a senior advisor for its U.S. media strategy and growth.
School of Champions Heads to Sky Switzerland
Sky Switzerland has acquired all three seasons of School of Champions from ORF-Enterprise.
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European Commissioning Trends on Global Streamers / Vivian Yin’s Vision for Premium Microdrama / Japan’s Rising Soft Power / The Hirayasumi Story / BBC Studios is Scaling its EMEA Scripted Footprint, One Breakthrough Idea at a Time / & Lots More. Sign up for ScreenMDM Scripted Digest here.
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Swerve TV Launches FAST Channel with Podcaster Scott Galloway
Swerve TV has launched a FAST channel built around podcaster Scott Galloway, with the service available across The Roku Channel, Prime Video, Plex, Zeam, and Fawesome, with additional platforms to come.
TV5MONDE Sets North American Hotels Deal for FAST Channels
TV5MONDE's FAST channels are now available in more than 275,000 hotel rooms in North America via an agreement with SONIFI.
Crime Weekly Podcast Expands with Red Seat Ventures Deal
Red Seat Ventures has sealed a partnership with the popular true crime podcast Crime Weekly that includes distributing the show to FOX’s streaming platforms, including Tubi and FOX One, as well as YouTube and other third-party platforms.
9 Light Entertainment Launches Unscripted Division
Canadian production outfit 9 Light Entertainment has expanded into unscripted with the reality format Lights, Camera…Kitchen!, commissioned by Bell Fibe TV1.
Pocket.watch Sets Franchise-Building Deal with Japan’s Maizen
Pocket.watch will deploy its creator economy franchise-building blueprint with the Japanese entertainment brand and YouTube gaming channel Maizen, bringing the JJ & Mikey animated characters into the publishing, consumer products, original series, and content distribution spheres.
FOX Sports Enters Sesame Street Partnership for the World Cup
FOX Sports is working with Sesame Workshop to integrate Sesame Street characters into its World Cup coverage this summer.
Tulipop Feature Lands in Cannes with Toonz Media Group
Tulipop Studios has named Toonz Media Group as the international sales agent for its new animated feature film Tulipop: Magical Seasons, with the film launching in Cannes today with a special screening.
Millimages Appoints Iberian Agent for Molang
Millimages has tapped Caravanserai as the licensing agent for Molang across the Iberian Peninsula.
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Meevee is Ditching Algorithms for Intentional Viewing / Erika Vogt-Lowell on Edye’s Edge with Spanish-Speaking Kids / Built-In Fandoms: Inside WEBTOON Productions’ Adaptation Playbook / The IP Advantage / Tween & YA Appeal / YouTube Deals & Netflix Games / People in the News. Sign up for ScreenMDM Kids/YA here.
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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.
BBC Studios is Scaling its EMEA Scripted Footprint, One Breakthrough Idea at a Time
From producing local versions of its U.K.-originated dramas and comedies to fostering new talent and supporting authentic, locally resonant IPs, BBC Studios is scaling its scripted output across EMEA.
May Lineup: Road to L.A.; Real Talk; Format Zones; Mallorca Diaries
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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Mallorca Diaries: The Magic of CONECTA with Géraldine Gonard and Alexander Keil
Inside Content’s Géraldine Gonard and independent producer Alexander Keil preview the tenth edition of the well-regarded CONECTA event, convening in Mallorca later this month.
The SwitchScreen: Philip James McGoldrick’s Vertical Leap with Tattle TV
Tattle TV's Philip James McGoldrick joins ScreenMDM Talks to weigh in on reformatting library titles for the scrolling generation, empowering creators, and embracing AI to drive new forms of artistic expression.
Gen A to Z: Erika Vogt-Lowell on Edye’s Edge with Spanish-Speaking Kids
Our latest Gen A to Z episode of ScreenMDM Talks welcomes Erika Vogt-Lowell, VP of content at HITN, to talk about meeting the educational and entertainment needs of Spanish-language preschoolers at Edye, an SVOD platform that has expanded well beyond its U.S. Hispanic roots as it turns seven, with a footprint that runs across Latin America.
Format Zone: Curiosity & Creativity with Harry King TV’s Nicholas Sercombe
ScreenMDM Talks continues its Format Zone strand with Nicholas Sercombe, CEO of Harry King TV, discussing how the London and LA-based indie is finding fresh angles and betting on chemistry and production values as it rolls out Curiosity.
The SwitchScreen: Solving the Discovery Crisis with Chronicle Studios’ Aaron Sisto & Scott Greenberg
ScreenMDM Talks caught up with Aaron Sisto and Scott Greenberg, co-founders of Chronicle Studios, about enabling content makers, from start-ups to well-established IPs, to find fandoms, using decades of Hollywood and tech experience and harnessing the capabilities of AI.
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