Jamie Stalcup

The MMATV channel has expanded its global presence to 12 more territories through a launch on the LG platform.

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.

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).

The ever-expanding Cineflix Rights catalog has everything from returnable scripted series across drama, comedy, crime, thriller and more, to factual programs covering history, true crime, lifestyle and entertainment.

Gaggl, a new company that licenses and distributes TV shows to content creators for them to watch with their communities on social platforms, has been founded by former Twitch and TV executives.

Universal Studio Group has named Blossom Lefcourt, previously at Entertainment One (eOne) and ViacomCBS, as its new global head of business affairs.

ZDF Studios has signed on to distribute Goalpost Pictures’ Top End Bub, a series follow-up to the Australian film Top End Wedding, which is going into production in May 2024 for Prime Video Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).

SPI International has launched the channels FilmBox Action, FilmBox Family and FilmBox Middle East in the MEA region in partnership with Digital Virgo.

KC Global Media’s Japanese anime channel Animax has become available on Samsung TV Plus in India, marking the third platform in the country to offer the service.

Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) has partnered with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a global consumer products program featuring Looney Tunes characters that is set to roll out through 2026.