An Insight Into David Ellison’s Plans?
By Dom Serafini
This is my take on the seemingly unreasonable acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance’s David Ellison.
Why would a new owner do something that the old owner (…)
Electric to Rep Maria Bakalova Starrer ‘O Horizon’
Los Angeles-based Electric Entertainment has acquired the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the feature film O Horizon.
The film stars Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) and David Strathairn (…)
‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong to Keynote at BANFF
The Banff World Media Festival — set to take place June 14–17, 2026, at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel — will feature a keynote from Emmy Award-winning, (…)
DICM’s Ramadan Report Records Consumption Shift
The Dubai International Content Market recently published its 2026 report on Ramadan TV consumption, detailing content trends and audience behavior across the MENA, APAC, and African (…)
FCC Gives Early Warning to Disney’s ABC
The FCC, the U.S. federal broadcast regulator, has ordered an early review of the eight Disney-owned ABC television stations, directing them to file for early renewal of their broadcast licenses. (…)
The Channel Store Launches “A tu per tu” Channel in Italy
Barcelona-based The Channel Store has partnered with Italy’s social media company Corax for the launch of “A tu per tu,” a new FAST channel dedicated to conversations with figures from Italy’s (…)
Strong Start to 2026 for Canal+
Canal+ provided a financial update for the first 2026 trimester today, following a challenging 2025. The company reported a 41 percent increase in Q1 revenues after acquiring African pay-TV leader MultiChoice (…)
CCTA Conference Expands Focus to FAST and Content Strategy
The Caribbean Cable Telecommunications Association (CCTA) is broadening the scope of its 47th Annual Conference — running May 24-26, 2026, at the St. Kitts Marriott Beach Resort — expanding beyond (…)
Telefe’s ‘Muñeca Brava’ Returns to Subbota!
Telefe Studios’s drama series Muñeca Brava returned to Russian television on April 13 on Subbota!, this time in HD.
The series — known there as Wild Angel — had already aired (…)
Canada’s Rogers Offers Exit Buyouts to Thousands
Canada’s Rogers Communications is offering voluntary exit packages to roughly 10,000 employees as it looks to reduce costs in response to slowing growth in the telecom sector.
The company — which (…)