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Keynotes slated for the FAST Festival, running from July 25 to 27, include Pluto TV’s Olivier Jollet, Tubi’s Adam Lewinson, Samsung TV Plus’s Jennifer Batty and Aline Jabbour, Rakuten TV’s Marcos Milanez, Fremantle’s Jens Richter, NBCUniversal’s Matt Schnaars, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Decker and many others. Check out the full schedule here and sign up for your free registration here.

SPI International, a CANAL+ company, has secured the first integration for its FilmBox+ streaming service, striking a deal in Bulgaria with Bulsatcom.

Registrations are now open for the ninth edition of MIA—International Audiovisual Market, being held in Rome from October 9 to 13.

The full roster of speakers for the FAST Festival, taking place from July 25 to 27, has been unveiled. Sign up for your free registration to attend here.

A+E Networks has upped Youngsun Soh and John Flanagan to new roles in its Asian operations.

Banijay is combining Endemol Shine India and Banijay Asia under the leadership of Deepak Dhar.

Netflix alum Cindy Holland has been tapped as the new CEO of SISTER, the media company founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider.

S4C International has tapped Claire Urquhart to head up a new commercial content fund.

Fremantle has promoted Robert Zamboni to global head of branded content sponsorship to strengthen its global branded entertainment team.

ITV has said that it is no longer "actively exploring" a deal to acquire All3Media.