​More Than Half of Viewers 18 to 24 Use Short-Form Vertical Video for Discovering New Content​

A new Luminate study has found that 57% of U.S. viewers aged 18 to 24 use short-form video to find new movies and TV shows to watch, edging out streaming service browsing at 55%.

​COL’s FlareFlow to Land on AIS Play in Thailand​

COL Group will bring its FlareFlow vertical video platform to AIS Play in Thailand via a deal brokered by ROCK Networks.

​KOCCA Targets LatAm Gains with Santiago Event​

Organized by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and backed by the country's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the K-Content Expo Chile will run from November 4 to 7 in Santiago, hosting 30 content companies eager to explore distribution and co-production opportunities with buyers from the region.

​Scripted Roundup: Leadership Changes, Licensing Plays, & Known IP​

Co-production insights; Netflix reshuffles its content leadership and leans on licensing; K-drama deals keep coming; and crime, reboots, and known IP drive the month’s distribution activity. Sign up to receive ScreenMDM Scripted Digest here.

​ID Slates Doc on Andrew & Tristan Tate​

Investigation Discovery (ID) will air a four-part documentary about Andrew Tate and his younger brother Tristan, directed and produced by Julian P. Hobbs, Elli Hakami, and Adrian Murray.

​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.

​Animotion Titles Head to ClickView Video Platform for Schools​

Animotion Media Group's Fixitoon collection has arrived on ClickView, a solution for schools that allows teachers to incorporate videos into lessons.

​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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