Jamie Stalcup

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.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has revealed plans to invest C$357 million ($264 million) in the Canadian television and digital media industries during the 2024-25 year, starting April 1.

Lionsgate Television has extended its partnership with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver’s production banner Point Grey Pictures (Neighbors, Sausage Party, The Boys) to continue developing scripted TV programming.

The first six episodes of ARK: The Animated Series, an adaptation of the video game ARK: Survival Evolved, have debuted exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada.

DAZN is set to begin offering a PGA Tour Pass with four live and exclusive feeds to customers in MENA and Southeast Asia, as well as a global PGA Tour FAST channel.