Chelsea Regan

Back Roads Entertainment has signed an overall co-production partnership with the NBA Hall of Fame basketball star Shaquille O'Neal, his business partner Michael Parris and their production company Jersey Legends.

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and Facebook have partnered to launch a slate of eight original short-form series created for Facebook Watch.

Jed Mercurio, the screenwriter and showrunner behind Line of Duty and Bodyguard, is set to deliver a keynote at this year's MIPCOM, where he will be presented with a World Screen Trendsetter Award, in partnership with Reed MIDEM.

The National Basketball Association (NBA), the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Australian free-to-air broadcaster SBS have signed a multiyear agreement to broadcast live NBA and WNBA games to a nationwide audience.

Studio71 has picked up more than 50 OTT apps from Unreel Entertainment, which span across such verticals as automotive, comedy, lifestyle, gaming, kids and family.

David Chustz has been promoted to the post of executive VP of global creative at Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products (VNCP).

Tubi is set to bring its free AVOD service with thousands of film and television titles to Australia.

Brent Montgomery, Wheelhouse Group founder and CEO, has tapped Rob Lia, his longtime general counsel, business advisor and colleague, to be the company’s president.

HBO Max is adding to its feature roster with Let Them All Talk (working title), an original film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Meryl Streep.

ESPN has entered into an exclusive agreement with the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) for the worldwide rights to the league’s regular-season and playoff matches.