​U.K. Ad Spend Projected to Rise by Almost 10% This Year​

Full-year advertising spend in the U.K. is projected to hit £51.3 billion, according to the Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report, a 9.9% increase on 2025.

​YouTube Partners with Polsat​

Telewizja Polsat has inked a wide-ranging deal with YouTube that brings more of its content to the platform and includes an ad-sales component.

​Ampere Highlights Distribution Opportunity for Japanese, Turkish, South Korean & French Shows​

Disney+ and Netflix are leaning into non-English-language acquired shows, Ampere Analysis says, highlighting a key opportunity for IP owners, especially in Japan, Turkey, South Korea and France.

​Branded Entertainment in Focus at MIP Cancun with New Headliner Address​

Senior executives from Publicis, Nestlé and Heineken will take the stage for a headline address at MIP Cancun this month, showcasing opportunities for entertainment companies to align directly with brands.

​Peaky Blinders Live Music Experience Set for International Rollout​

Fever, a tech platform for discovering culture and live entertainment, and Banijay Rights have joined forces for Candlelight: Peaky Blinders, a live music experience inspired by the hit drama, set for rollout to 39 cities in 18 countries worldwide.

​Versant Expands FAST Channel Slate​

Versant has added four new channels to its FAST portfolio, bringing the slate to 13 services.

​Dynamic Sets NZ Script Development Initiative​

Dynamic Television, Sky New Zealand and NZ On Air have joined forces to support the development of up to three original scripted series from New Zealand.

​5 Boards Wentworth Revival​

Wentworth: Beyond Bars, the continuation of the iconic Australian prison drama, has landed at 5 via a deal brokered by Fremantle, which handles international rights to the brand.

​MultiChoice & Stained Glass TV Extend Partnership​

MultiChoice Group and South Africa's Stained Glass TV are continuing their longstanding alliance, showcasing their partnership to deliver premium African storytelling at FAME Week Africa 2026 this week.

​Funding Factual, Seeking Breakthrough Ideas & Making Sense of YouTube​

Factual buyers and format commissioners are hunting for breakthrough ideas; true crime and megaformats are still hot; and everyone is trying to make sense of YouTube. Subscribe to ScreenMDM Factual & Formats Digest here for a monthly recap of the trends reshaping these sectors of the business.

​Hearst Canvas Unveils Digital Original Pitch, Please!​

Hearst Canvas, the digital content company within Hearst Networks, has launched Pitch, Please!, a social video series produced by Objekt in which influencers compete to help small businesses solve a problem.

​Acamar Unveils New Bing Miniseries for YouTube Channels​

Acamar Films has developed a new miniseries for its Again! Again! and Bing YouTube channels that provides gentler storytelling, targeted at the younger end of the preschool demo, for the beloved IP.

​Fourth PAW Patrol Film Set for 2029 Release​

Spin Master is teaming up with Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies for a fourth PAW Patrol feature film.

​The Kids’ Business Reinvents Itself​

From Greg Dray’s rousing MIPJunior address to the new summit looking to fill a market need for the kids’ sector; recapping the month in coverage on ScreenMDM Kids/YA. Sign up to receive ScreenMDM Kids/YA Digest here.

​MIA Hub​ All the news from Rome last week, in one place.

​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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​The SwitchScreen: FAST Times with Rakuten TV’s Cédric Dufour​

​Viewpoint: The Four Horsemen of the Streaming Apocalypse​

​Netflix Chiefs Talk Engagement, Peter Rice, Content Licensing & TF1 Pact​

​Lucy Smith on Disruption, Evolution & Reshaping the Content Business’s Biggest Annual Event​

​Broadcast Plus YouTube: The RTL Deutschland Example​

​Jeff Zucker & Marco Bassetti on Scale & Leaning into Live & Sports​

​Same Mission, New Model: Ben Flint on Vuulr’s Relaunch & Repositioning​

​A MIA Moment with Jane Tranter​

​Fremantle’s Rebecca Dundon Talks Scripted Financing & Co-Pro Trends​

​High Drama: The Art of International Co-Pros with Brendan Foley​

​Navigating the World of International Drama​

​Khalil Homeissy and Ralph Matar on MForMedia’s Scripted Ambitions​

​Samantha Cameron-Mowat on New Regency’s Scripted Distribution Strategy​

​Doc Buyers at MIA: The Funds are Available; The Ideas Need Work​

​25 Years of Reality TV Innovation with Arthur Smith​

​Investing in Creativity with Banijay Entertainment’s James Townley​

​Format Innovation & Brand Building with Seven.One Studios International​

​Factual Distribution Trends with Germaine Deagan Sweet​

​Brands, Access & Quality—Cecilie Olsen Showcases ITV Studios’ Unscripted Lineup​

​NHK’s Yuko Fukuyama & Takeshi Shibasaki ​

​Fremantle’s Premium Doc Playbook with Mark Reynolds​

​Breakthrough Factual with BossaNova ​

​The Indie Success Story with Primitives’ Katie Pike​

​History Doc Trends with ZDF Studios’ Nikolas Hülbusch​

​True Crime Trends with ITV Studios’ Harry Arkwright​

​Greg Dray at MIPJunior: The Kids’ Business Needs a Radical Reinvention​

​Ramy El Gabry on Taking Egyptian Animation to the World​

​Franchises, Fandom & Knowing Your Audience: The Kids & Family Playbook at Disney​

​IP Building with Studio 100 International CEO Martin Krieger​

​Funding Innovation & Brand Strategies with CAKE’s Ed Galton​

​Nick the Mechanic Heads Worldwide with WildBrain​

​Introducing KIMS Canada with France Martin & Maria Kennedy​

​Debating the Big Ideas: Sara Ramsden Previews WCSFP 2026​

​The Asian Format IP Blueprint: Local Authenticity Wins​

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