Rights Trading Platform Vuulr Relaunches with New Backing & Leadership Team
The B2B online rights platform Vuulr is returning to the international market in time for MIPCOM after shuttering in 2023, securing fresh investment and installing a new leadership team.
BBC Studios Expands Benelux Operations
BBC Studios Benelux is moving into local production and has created a dedicated development team as the U.K. content powerhouse builds on its international growth strategy.
Prime Video Sets Japanese Remake of Hit Korean Drama
The Korean mystery drama Quiz from God is being remade in Japan for global rollout on Prime Video this December.
Khalil Homeissy and Ralph Matar on MForMedia’s Scripted Ambitions
Dubai-based production outfit MForMedia is repositioning itself as an IP-based studio and is looking to raise the profile of Arabic scripted content, Khalil Homeissy and Ralph Matar, managing partners, tell ScreenMDM.
O3 Medya’s The Hatmaker Lands at Eccho Rights
Eccho Rights has taken on the rights to The Hatmaker (Şapkacı Kadınlar), a new Turkish period drama series from O3 Medya set to premiere in early 2027.
Library Deals, Real People, Global Distribution & Microdrama Expansion
ScreenMDM Scripted Digest recaps a busy month in global drama, from library and FAST deals to the ongoing push for known IP, real-life events, mysteries, romance, and the rapid rise of serialized short-form. Sign up for ScreenMDM Scripted Digest here.
Real Talk: Breakthrough Factual with BossaNova Media’s Francesca Johnson & Iona Hopper
Ahead of their first Development Days and MIPCOM with BossaNova Media, Francesca Johnson and Iona Hopper, who are leading acquisitions at Paul Heaney’s factual outfit, join ScreenMDM Talks to share what they’re looking for across the history/mystery, access, and true-crime genres.
Ample Accelerates Digital Drive with SVP Appointment
Veteran producer and development executive Brian Dale has joined Ample Entertainment as SVP of digital content.
Known IP, Digital Scale, & Asian Ambitions
This month’s digest of the biggest stories in the factual and format spheres explores the known IP trend, digital-first activities, creator collaborations, restructuring for the new landscape, and the challenges and opportunities in exporting Asian IP. Subscribe—it's free!
Gen A to Z: Why The Next Step: Cheer Is Winning Over Audiences Worldwide
On the heels of CBBC commissioning a second season of Boat Rocker Studios’ The Next Step: Cheer, showrunners, writers, and executive producers Matt Huether and Courtney Jane Walker tell ScreenMDM about the origins of the hit series, the opportunities in the tween/YA space, and never talking down to young audiences.
ZDF Studios Expands Preschool Slate with Be With Zee
ZDF Studios has secured the international co-distribution rights to Be With Zee, a mindfulness-based 2D animated preschool IP from Canada's Vérité Films in collaboration with New Zealand production partners Oddly Quiet and Media Tech Productions.
WildBrain Lines Up New Strawberry Shortcake Partners
WildBrain has landed a slate of new licensing agreements for the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, with a new series, Strawberry Shortcake’s Bake Shop, set for a digital-first launch next month.
Universal Eyes Doozie’s Doghouse L&M Partners at BLE
Unveiled by Netflix last week, the Gabby’s Dollhouse spin-off, Doozie’s Doghouse, from DreamWorks Animation, will be a key highlight for Universal at Brand Licensing Europe (BLE).
ScreenMDM Kids/YA Digest: Cannes Plans, Brand Savvy & Teen Dreams
Our latest digest of the developments in kids/YA content includes MIPJunior updates, a raft of L&M deals, and Emily Horgan’s latest deep dive into what young ones are watching on Netflix. Get your free subscription here.
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Strawberry Shortcake’s Bake Shop: Strawberry Shortcake’s cozy neighborhood bakery is officially open, serving up sweet treats to her Berry Besties and baking the world a better place! Produced and distributed by WildBrain.
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This week's episode with special guest Adrian Last, CMO at ITV Studios, covers SNL UK, Into the Deep, P-Valley, Rivals, Trigger Point and Black Warrant.
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Real Talk: A Story of Crime and Punishment with Lynn Novick
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Lynn Novick joins ScreenMDM Talks’ Real Talk strand to discuss her upcoming PBS documentary series, Crime and Punishment in America, which condenses more than 200 years of U.S. justice into an eight-hour series that PBS Distribution is bringing to the global market at MIPCOM.
Video Content Investment in Seven Asian Markets to Hit $15 Billion
Across India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, video content investment is projected to reach $15.1 billion this year, Media Partners Asia says in a new report.
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.
Anime Takes Rising Share of Streaming Usage in Asia
Anime accounts for a larger share of streaming viewers in Asia than any other genre, Media Partners Asia (MPA) has found, reaching between 31% and 47% of premium VOD users across eight key markets in the region.
Getting into the Game: The New Sports Media Playbook
The sports media sector is leveraging FAST, YouTube, rising engagement among YA and women audiences, and new tech to chart a new playbook.
Sports Engagement Among Teens & YA Audiences On the Rise
A new study from Hub Entertainment Research highlights opportunities to reach teen and YA audiences through sports, as figures show engagement levels rising fastest among this demo.
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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