Jamie Stalcup

Eight years after its initial launch in the South African streaming market, Showmax is slated to relaunch throughout Africa in February 2024 with a new look, new app and entirely new product suite, in partnership with NBCUniversal and Sky.

Banijay UK has tapped Leon Wilson, former managing director of Talkback and Thames and co-founder of Great Scott Media, to serve as CEO of Shine TV and Zeppotron.

Academy Award-winning studio Vendôme Pictures (CODA) has appointed Black Bear and Anonymous Content alum Kathryn Thal as senior VP of development and production.

VA Media has signed new content licensing partnerships with Dynamic Television, Encripta, Jackrabbit Media and Good Deed Entertainment for its owned-and-operated channels.

Stéphanie Paquette, a lawyer with 30 years of experience in the media industry, has been named regional commissioner for Quebec at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a five-year term.

Inter Medya has entered a co-production agreement with Chile’s Mega Global Entertainment (MGE) and Mas Ros Media to develop a lineup of programs.

FLX has appointed Joshua Mehr, who has served as head of business affairs for nine years, as CEO, effective January 8, 2024.

Cineverse and Amagi have forged a partnership to jointly offer an end-to-end FAST kit for video service providers that covers monetization services, content acquisition and curation services.

Series Mania Institute and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) have unveiled the new workshop Serial Bridges for East Asian scriptwriters and producers.

VIZIO has doubled the WatchFree+ free premium TV and movie lineup through new deals with BBC Studios, Magnolia Pictures and Paramount Global Content Distribution.