KingstOOn 2021 will feature as its opening keynote speaker the American storytelling consultant Matthew Luhn, whose credits include the Toy Story films, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars, Monsters University, Ratatouille, Up and more.

APC Kids has signed a raft of deals for the animated preschool series DinoCity, including Piwi+ (France) and MBC (MENA) taking pay-TV rights.

Japan-based NHK Enterprises has confirmed that the Italian pubcaster Rai has picked up eight of NHK’s documentaries.

The French TV content distributor Ampersand Fiction, a division of Paris-based sales company Ampersand, has picked up the rights for three series produced by NTV for Europe, Asia, North America and Africa.

FilmRise and FirstLookTV are collaborating on Meet, Marry, Murder Hosted by Michelle Trachtenberg, a true-crime docuseries that explores dozens of tragic love stories that led to murder.

ATV Distribution is representing on the global stage the drama series For My Family, from the same producers as The Ambassador’s Daughter.

SPI International/FilmBox has secured a new deal in Portugal to bring Gametoon and FightBox to Nowo.

SynProNize has sold the romantic drama series Hercai from Turkey's ATV to TVOne in Pakistan.

Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) have closed an exclusive first-pay-window licensing deal in the U.S. for theatrically released feature films, starting with Sony's 2022 movie slate.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the film and TV assets of Sonar Entertainment.