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James Ross, CEO of Lightning International, joined the FAST Festival to discuss the company’s curated slate of broadcast-quality channels intended for broad audience reach, the importance of localization and emerging opportunities in the Asia Pacific.

wedotv has expanded its channel distribution partnership with the Italian digital TV platform tivùsat to include wedotv BIG stories and move the EPG slot for wedotv movies for increased visibility.

Warner Bros. Discovery has made two new appointments to support the international rollout of HBO Max, with Sasha Breslau joining from ITV as VP of content acquisitions for the streamer in the U.K. and Ireland.

At UKTV, Steve North will take on the newly created role of chief content officer and Hilary Rosen will assume the creative lead for all originals in the wake of Richard Watsham’s decision to step down as chief creative officer in September.

Olivier Jollet opened the third edition of the FAST Festival, discussing how Pluto TV is curating its stable of FAST channels, trends in AVOD and the importance of partnerships as the platform has scaled its global footprint.

Netflix has slated the launch of the three-part documentary Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser for August 15.

Countdown to Delicious, a new show from Cleve Keller and Dave Noll, the duo behind the hit Chopped franchise, is set to bow on VIZIO WatchFree+ on July 25.

Misan Harriman has joined White Man Walking, a feature-length BBC Storyville documentary about racial injustice, as executive producer.

Great Pacific Media (GPM), the unscripted arm of Thunderbird Entertainment, has named Laura Crowson as senior VP of global development.

Aldo Kane, Declan Burley and Vianet Djenguet, hosts of the conservation series The Wild Ones, sit down with World Screen Newsflash to talk about the hundreds of custom-built cameras for the project, ensuring the crew’s safety throughout filming and their partnerships with locals and organizations around the world.