Mansha Daswani

A Q&A with the executive VP of FOX Entertainment Global.

In a keynote at NATPE, Izzet Pinto, founder and CEO of Global Agency, discussed the distribution outfit’s innovative approaches to launching content on a global scale.

Paramount Global’s Pam Kaufman and Lisa Kramer shared what’s driving the company’s international strategy across streaming, networks and content licensing at NATPE in Miami, including unveiling two new hub-style licensing deals for Paramount+ in the Philippines and India.

Fernando Szew, the CEO of FOX Entertainment Global (FEG) and MarVista Entertainment, discussed the company’s expanding slate and the global business’s renewed focus on "the lost art of distribution" at NATPE this morning.

The first edition of NATPE Global under new owner Brunico officially gets underway in Miami today with more than 1,500 registered delegates, including over 700 buyers, at the InterContinental, with the festival organizers stressing the market’s multi-region focus ahead of Content Americas taking place in this same city next week.

HITS NOW has secured carriage in Sri Lanka with Dialog Television. The channel, owned by Rewind Networks, arrives in Sri Lanka on January 11, joining sister channels HITS and HITS MOVIES on the platform. Dialog Television will provide HITS NOW …

The number of pay-TV subscribers in Africa is set to hit 55 million by 2029, a net gain of 12 million, according to Digital TV Research.

Almost two-thirds of U.S. consumers would select an ad-supported streaming option if it would save them $4 to $5 per month on a video subscription, according to Hub’s new “TV Advertising: Fact vs. Fiction” survey.

ESPN has secured a new eight-year agreement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), covering U.S. and international media rights to 40 NCAA championships.

A report released early last year by Insider Intelligence referred to 2023 as an “inflection point” in U.S. viewing trends, with adult consumers spending more time on digital video than traditional TV for the first time. It ended up being …