McCormack, Velazquez to Keynote at MIP Cancun
MIP Cancun has lined up Nicolás McCormack, VP of Ad Sales for Mexico and Central America at Warner Bros. Discovery, to keynote at the 12th edition of MIP Cancun, taking (…)
Q&A With a Hollywood Casting Director
The word “Casting Director” first entered the lexicon around 1814, and described the person tasked with selecting actors for parts in stage productions. In the movie business, it began being (…)
Banijay Benelux to Co-Develop ‘Let’s Play Ball’ S2
Banijay Benelux is co-developing a second series of Let’s Play Ball with EndemolShine Nederland, Talpa Studios and Signal.Stream, for Dutch broadcaster SBS6.
Initially piloted on YouTube via StukTV, the digital-first program (…)
President Trump Signs TikTok Deal Proposal
President Trump signed an executive order endorsing a proposal that would keep TikTok operating in the U.S., following a national security measure that required China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok’s U.S. (…)
MIA Market Gears Up for 11th Edition
The 11th edition of MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo — set to kick off in Rome on October 6 and run until October 10 — will feature over 80 (…)
2025 International Emmy® Noms Unveiled
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled the nominations for the 2025 International Emmy® Awards. There are 64 nominees across 16 categories and spanning a record number (…)
Viaplay Inks Deal with SkyShowtime
Viaplay Content Distribution, the international content sales division of Viaplay Group, has signed a deal with SkyShowtime granting Viaplay international distribution rights for a wide-ranging slate of European titles.
The deal (…)
Greek Version of Nippon TV’s ‘Mother’ To Premiere on Alpha TV
The Greek adaptation of Nippon TV’s drama series ‘Mother’ will premiere in Greece on Alpha TV and stream on Alpha TV’s HbbTV beginning today.
Titled Na me les mama (Call me (…)
MediaLane’s ‘The Connection’ to Premiere on SAT.1
MediaLane’s quiz format ‘The Connection” is set to debut on September 25 on German commercial broadcaster SAT.1.
The show — titled The Connection – Wer knackt die Verbindung? — will air in primetime for (…)
Fashion’s “Historic” Bad Taste
“The Sunday Styles” section of the September 14 edition of The New York Times featured a full front cover story, “Fashion’s Historic Shake-up,” which spanned seven pages and introduced big (…)