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FM:stories, the mentoring program from Fiction Magnet, a joint venture between ndF and ZDF Studios, has opened applications for its second round, in cooperation with the Seriencamp Conference.

RX France’s Lucy Smith and Robert Marking outlined plans for the inaugural MIP London to a standing room-only audience in Cannes today.

OUTtv has rebranded its U.K. and Ireland streaming service Froot.tv as OUTflix, as well as launched a direct-to-consumer app and expanded across the Nordics.

Antonio Ruiz, who formerly served at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), has been named managing director and executive VP of AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE).

AMC Networks International Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) has rolled out the FilmMania channel in Romania.

Erwan Luherne, managing director of SPI International, tells World Screen Newsflash about the company’s strategic vision, which has positioned it as the "Home of Great Entertainment."

David Salmon, managing director of international at Tubi, talked to MIPTV delegates about the AVOD platform’s planned U.K. launch this summer as part of the Cannes market’s Global FAST & AVOD Summit.

SkyShowtime’s Kai Finke, Mediawan Pictures’ Elisabeth d’Arvieu, Banijay’s Steve Matthews and Endemol Shine Finland’s Max Malka discussed how they are navigating the disruptions in the media business at a MIPTV panel this morning moderated by World Screen’s Mansha Daswani.

CANAL+ has made a mandatory offer to acquire all the issued shares of the MultiChoice Group it doesn’t already own for 35 billion rand ($1.9 billion).

A-list star Nicolas Cage leads SPI International’s Arcadian, a highlight of the company’s MIPTV offering.