Jamie Stalcup

Paramount has revised its $30-per-share, all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to include a $0.25-per-share “ticking fee,” payable to WBD shareholders for each quarter its transaction has not closed beyond December 31, 2026.

Fremantle has strengthened its production and development team with the hiring of Jhamal Robinson as head of U.S. unscripted and scripted productions and Emily Knight as senior VP of unscripted development.

Harbour Rights has entered a strategic partnership with the vertical drama leader COL Group International to distribute the company’s portfolio of more than 1,000 vertical drama titles in Europe and Latin America.

Angela Jain, head of content for Disney+ EMEA, and Monty Sarhan, CEO of SkyShowtime, will deliver keynotes at Series Mania Forum, running from March 24 to 26.

Lionsgate has tapped leading AI executive Kathleen Grace as its first chief AI officer.

HBO Max is set to make its U.K. and Ireland debut on March 26, bringing content from HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, DC Studios and Max Originals to British and Irish viewers.

Lionsgate’s third-quarter revenues for the fiscal year were $724 million, up from fiscal 2025’s Q3 revenues of $628 million.

Executives from YouTube, Goalhanger and Sidemen Productions are among those who will deliver keynotes at MIP LONDON, forming part of a two-day creator economy strand.

Saturday Night Live UK, the British adaptation of the hit NBC late-night sketch show, will stream in Canada on Crave.

Telemundo Puerto Rico, a FAST channel featuring Telemundo Puerto Rico/WKAQ’s original entertainment and news programming, has become available in the mainland U.S. on The Roku Channel, with additional platforms to come.