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Candlelight Media Group is looking to serve all corners of the market with its slate of romance, holiday, action and thriller titles showcased in the TV Movies Screenings Festival.

HBO Max will launch its ad-supported subscription tier in the U.S. in the first week of June at a price of $9.99 per month.

From Austria, ORF-Enterprise is showcasing the “clever thriller” In the Shadow of Fear, says Armin Luttenberger, head of content sales international, the period drama Secret in the Mountain and the popular Tatort franchise in the TV Movies Screenings Festival.

Crown Media International Distribution distributes the popular Hallmark Channel movies and is showcasing in the TV Movies Screenings Festival a slate that includes the rom-coms It Was Always You and Mix Up in the Mediterranean, the holiday features A Timeless Christmas and One Royal Holiday and the thriller Mystery 101: Killer Timing.

David Zaslav is set to remain president and CEO of Discovery, Inc. through 2027, extending his previous contract, which ran till the end of 2023.

Bavaria Media International’s selections in the TV Movies Screenings Festival include the sci-fi thriller Exit—#1nfin1ty, set in 2047, which Carlos Hertel, the company’s director of international sales, refers to as a “tightly-wound near-future thriller with a long list of virtual and digital ingredients.”

Red Arrow Studios International has acquired 16 new romantic-comedy and holiday TV-movie titles, produced by North American production companies and commissioned by such U.S. networks as Hallmark, Lifetime and A&E. 

Artist View Entertainment is highlighting a diverse slate at the TV Movies Screenings Festival, including Saving Paradise, which Scott J. Jones, the president of the company, refers to as an “inspirational” tale that “deals with the struggles and reality of what so many people are dealing with in today’s economic world.”

At the TV Movies Screenings Festival, Incendo is showcasing its extensive Rom Com Collection, which “represents a remarkable commitment to our broadcast partners around the world,” says Gavin Reardon, who heads up international sales and co-productions at the company.

The true story of Lorena Bobbitt is told in Cineflix Rights’ I Was Lorena Bobbitt, one of the highlights featured in the TV Movies Screenings Festival.