Kristin Brzoznowski

Banijay has fully completed the acquisition of Beyond International, taking full control of the production and distribution business worldwide.

Ampere Analysis is forecasting that global content expenditure will increase by just 2 percent this year, the lowest growth in more than a decade (other than the Covid-19-induced contraction in 2020).

Darren Nielson has been promoted to executive VP of international networks at STARZ, taking over for Superna Kalle.

Brunico Communications has acquired the assets of the National Association of Television Programming Executives (NATPE), including NATPE Global, NATPE Budapest, NATPE Streaming+ and the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards.

House of the Dragon ranks as the most-pirated TV show released on torrent sites in 2022, according to TorrentFreak, with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power coming in second at a respectable distance.

Screen Australia has brought on Ken Crouch in the newly created role of training and industry development manager.

Jeff Weber, CEO of Zone·tv, tells World Screen Newsflash about opportunities around interactive engagement for distributors and content owners.

Content Americas, which is taking place January 24 to 26 in Miami, has revealed the first speakers and sessions for the event, including keynotes from FOX Entertainment Global and MarVista Entertainment, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America & U.S. Hispanic.

Hallmark Media and Brooks Darnell (The Young and the Restless) have entered into a multi-picture overall deal.

Screen Australia has announced 19 feature films, ten TV dramas and three online projects that will share more than A$1.2 million ($800,000) of story development funding.