Kristin Brzoznowski

Netflix has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Grammy Award-winning musician Megan Thee Stallion, under which she will create and executive produce new series and other projects for the streaming platform.

Additional programming details have been revealed for NATPE Miami 2022, including an opening session that features Kevin Mayer and Kevin Beggs, among others.

FOX Entertainment has acquired MarVista Entertainment, which will continue to be led by CEO and founding partner Fernando Szew.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has unveiled the nominees for the Golden Globes, with HBO’s Succession scoring the most nominations in the TV categories, alongside Apple TV+’s The Morning Show and Ted Lasso.

108 Media has acquired all the assets of DCD Media in a deal worth $6.3 million, marking what the company says is the first of several major corporate acquisitions being negotiated within the next 18 months.

Matthew Berkowitz has been appointed to the role of president of Thunderbird Entertainment, which is also bolstering its Atomic Cartoons division by establishing a current series team.

Eros STX Global Corporation is selling its STX Entertainment subsidiary to an affiliate of The Najafi Companies for $173 million.

The television advertising market is forecast to grow by 11.7 percent in 2021, according to the latest figures from GroupM, though the industry is not expected to fully rebound until 2023.

ViacomCBS and CJ ENM have entered into a partnership that includes co-productions for original series and films, content licensing and distribution across streaming services.

According to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts report, the global ad market will continue its recovery from the 2020 downturn with 9.1 percent growth in 2022, after 15.6 percent growth in 2021.