WARC Study Charts YouTube Ad Dominance & Deceleration, TikTok’s Rise & CTV Gains
Ad revenue growth at YouTube is slowing, WARC says, as it faces stiffer competition from TikTok and Netflix.
Channel Hopping: CTV Battles & FAST Evolution
ScreenMDM Extra takes a deep dive into the battle for dominance in the CTV era, exploring trends at leading TV OS platforms and AVOD services.
Fandango Expands Free Streaming Service
Fandango is unifying its consumer proposition under a single brand and expanding its AVOD lineup, becoming a single ecosystem for free streaming content, movie tickets, rentals, and purchases.
The Black Mirror Experience Heads to Brazil
In co-production with Univrse and WOW Exibições, Banijay Live Studio is bringing The Black Mirror Experience to Brazil.
Pixie Productions & Silverlining Rights Prep The Langham Doc
ITV and several other broadcasters and platforms are on board for Inside The Langham: Britain’s First Grand Hotel, a new six-part series from Pixie Productions, with Silverlining Rights handling distribution.
Culinary Content Creator Nick DiGiovanni Pacts with Netflix
Amid questions about Netflix's engagement rates, the platform has sealed yet another creator partnership, aligning with culinary content creator Nick DiGiovanni.
The Lady Grace Mysteries Lands International Sales
Federation Kids & Family and ZDF Studios have secured several deals for season one of The Lady Grace Mysteries, as well as presales for the recently greenlit second season.
Gen A to Z: Candid Conversations About the Kids/YA Business
With ScreenMDM Kids/YA's Gen A to Z strand, we've assembled an incredible collection of interviews with executives and creators making sense of the twists and turns in the business of creating content for young audiences. Recent pieces include an in-depth look at Wonder Project's first children's original, a spotlight on how BBC Studios Kids & Family and Magic Light Pictures came together for the Zog series, and Q&As with Banijay Kids & Family's Benoît di Sabatino and Studio 100 International's Martin Krieger.
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Format Zone: Wanna Bet?’s Winning Combo
ZDF Studios’ Ralf Rückauer, ZDF’s Nadine Kerstan, and Rollercoaster Studios’ James Fox join ScreenMDM Talks to showcase the journey of the iconic German entertainment show Wetten, dass..? as it gets reinvented at home and remade internationally.
SVOD Streamers in Asia Part 1—The Global Majors
From Netflix’s decade-long Asia-Pac journey to HBO Max’s relative upstart play, a look at how global SVODs are chasing scale across the region.
Scooby-Doo, Bitesize, and a “Busted Flush”: Highlights from Matt Brittin’s House of Commons Q&A
New BBC DG Matt Brittin, together with the pubcaster's chair, Samir Shah, faced tough questions during a House of Commons session on the charter review process, weighing in on a funding model that needs to be revamped, IP ownership, acquired content, and the restoration of public trust.
The Optimizers Making Sense of Social
As the creator ecosystem has grown, another new industry has emerged alongside it: the optimizers helping creators and “traditional” content firms maximize their digital footprints.
The Filmmaker’s AI Toolkit with Arcana Labs’ Jonathan Yunger
In the latest edition of ScreenMDM Talks’ The SwitchScreen strand, we welcome Jonathan Yunger, veteran film producer and co-founder and CEO of Arcana Labs, to discuss how the company is using artist-driven AI to protect the integrity of storytelling, lower barriers to entry for new artists, and enhance the financial viability of indie moviemaking.
Show Time with ScreenMDM is our new original series for social video platforms where the team weighs in on what we're watching and why, with an extra layer of analysis on how what we're watching fits into broader audience trends. On our watch lists this week: The Walsh Sisters, World Cup thrillers, Worst Neighbor Ever, Camping, one weird film, and more Love Island (UK). Email Mansha if you have ideas or want to be a guest.
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