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Anna Carugati takes a look at how the past is influencing the here and now and gives a glimpse of what readers can expect in our February (MIP LONDON/London TV Screenings) edition of World Screen.

Sky has struck a multiyear agreement with The Walt Disney Company that will make Disney+ available via Sky TV subscriptions and introduce a new Disney+ Cinema channel for Sky Cinema customers.

Vodafone Spain alum Javier Fernández has been named CEO of Tivify.

An estimated 124.9 million viewers watched Super Bowl LX on February 8, according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel measurement, with NBC’s presentation ranking as the second most-watched Super Bowl in history.

Paramount has reorganized its distribution and international networks leadership structure under Kevin MacLellan in a way that brings together its global content licensing, global transactional and international media networks businesses.

The TV Foundation has opened its Visionaries, Changemakers, The Network and TV PhD career development programs for applications.

In Parks Associates’ latest findings, 30 percent of U.S. consumers reported cutting household expenses as the top reason for canceling a streaming service subscription, overtaking content availability as the dominant driver.

Paramount has revised its $30-per-share, all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to include a $0.25-per-share “ticking fee,” payable to WBD shareholders for each quarter its transaction has not closed beyond December 31, 2026.

Fremantle has strengthened its production and development team with the hiring of Jhamal Robinson as head of U.S. unscripted and scripted productions and Emily Knight as senior VP of unscripted development.

Erica Small has been promoted from senior counsel, business and legal affairs, to the role of VP of business and legal affairs.