Kristin Brzoznowski

A coalition of five production companies—Elite Filmproduktion, Praesens-Film Production, Contrast Series, Bavaria Fiction Switzerland and Kinescope Film—has founded Swiss Studios in Zurich.

Emilio Azcárraga Jean, the chairman of Televisa and owner of Club América, is taking an administrative leave amid the U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the company's dealings with FIFA officials.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed an expansion of the state's film and television tax credit program from the current $330 million annual allocation to $750 million annually.

Pierluigi Gazzolo, CEO of ViX, is planning to leave the TelevisaUnivision streaming service, stepping down at the end of this year.

BBC Studios has entered a partnership with the 9Network in Australia for the launch of six exclusive FAST channels, including BBC Comedy and BBC Food.

Serial Maven Studios’ Solange Attwood, Fremantle’s Rebecca Dundon and Czech producer Vratislav Šlajer discussed financing strategies in the current TV landscape today at MIPCOM, in conversation with World Screen’s Kristin Brzoznowski.

Entertainment executive Thom Chapman has set up Victura Media, a new entertainment franchise company based in the U.K. and Canada, along with company director and executive producer Gráinne McNamara.

Electric Entertainment has unveiled ElectricNOW Originals, the streaming platform’s own original programming for its AVOD and FAST streaming service, and has signed four new deals for its series Almost Paradise.

The Walt Disney Company has named James P. Gorman as chairman of the board, effective January 2, 2025, succeeding Mark G. Parker, who is departing after nine years of service.

ITV Studios is ramping up its digital business by evolving it into its own label: Zoo 55.