Editor & Associate Publisher, World Screen

October 29, 2021 Analysis, Top Stories

Advertising Association/WARC Upgrade U.K. Ad Forecasts

October 29, 2021

U.K. advertising spend will rise by almost 25 percent to reach £29.3 billion this year, according to the latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report.

October 26, 2021 Top Stories

HBO Max Launches in the Nordics, Spain

October 26, 2021

HBO Max has gone live in the Nordics and Spain, arriving in these territories with a special promotion offering new customers half price on the monthly subscription.

October 11, 2021 Top Stories

Alex Mahon, Bibiane Godfroid & Bouchra Rejani on Diversity, Media Trends

October 11, 2021

The MIPCOM keynote schedule opened today with a wide-ranging conversation between Channel 4’s Alex Mahon, WeMake’s Bouchra Rejani and Newen Studios’ Bibiane Godfroid on leadership styles, trends in the media business, implementing diversity initiatives and more.

October 11, 2021 Top Stories

Pluto TV, BBC Studios Ink Channels Deal

October 11, 2021

Pluto TV has sealed a deal with BBC Studios to bring three new channels to its service in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and Spain, including a dedicated Doctor Who channel.

October 7, 2021 Analysis, Top Stories

U.K. Streaming Reaches “Tipping Point”

October 7, 2021

U.K. consumers prefer streaming to traditional pay-TV services, according to a new study by Roku.

October 6, 2021 Analysis, Top Stories

European Broadcasters Up Commissioning Activity

October 6, 2021

In the second quarter of this year, commissions by the leading free-to-air groups in Western Europe’s largest TV markets were up 64 percent on the same period in 2019, according to Ampere Analysis.

October 5, 2021 Top Stories

HBO Max Unveils European Launch Plans

October 5, 2021

HBO Max is adding seven territories to the first phase of its European rollout, including the Netherlands and Turkey, bringing it to an initial batch of 27 markets in the region.

October 1, 2021 Top Stories

Antenna Group Acquires SPT’s CEE Channels Bouquet

October 1, 2021

Sony Pictures Television has sold its portfolio of channels and OTT services in 12 Central and Eastern European territories to Antenna Group.

September 30, 2021 Top Stories

Fremantle Completes Acquisition of 12 NENT Labels

September 30, 2021

Fremantle has closed its acquisition of 12 production labels in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark from Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group).

September 22, 2021 Top Stories

Viaplay Sets U.K., German Launch Plans

September 22, 2021

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has unveiled new expansion plans for its streaming service Viaplay, adding the U.K., Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland to its footprint over the next two years.

Mansha Daswani