Data-Center Growth Raises Concerns
The rapid expansion of data centers worldwide is fueling concerns over their growing demand for electricity, water, and infrastructure resources.
In 2023, data centers located in Ireland consumed 21 percent of (…)
Serial Maven to Rep ‘The Dunblane Tapes’
Serial Maven Studios has acquired international distribution rights to feature doc The Dunblane Tapes.
The documentary comes from Candour Productions for the U.K.’s Channel 4.
The Dunblane Tapes explores the aftermath of (…)
Inter Medya’s ‘Halef’ Travels to Croatia and Albania
Istanbul-based Inter Medya has secured licensing deals for drama series Halef to broadcasters in Croatia and Albania.
The series has already aired in Romania, Hungary, Honduras, Angola, Mozambique, and Panama, (…)
Italian Films as the Basis for U.S. Horror Movies
“Italian horror [cinema] of the 1960s and 1970s was, in the truest sense, an export industry,” wrote Giovanni Pedde, a former Rome, Italy-based VP of Sales for CBS Studios.
He continued: (…)
Universal Theme Park in the U.K. Unveils Name
Comcast NBCUniversal is set to build the Universal United Kingdom Resort, a theme park and resort in Bedfordshire, U.K., slated to open in 2031.
Today, U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Culture (…)
Creation and Passion Strike YouTube First Deal
Creation Content has partnered with Passion Distribution and digital channel group network UpStream Media on a new YouTube-first factual series, Most Wanted With Billy Billingham.
The blue-light documentary series follows former (…)
YouTube Overtakes Netflix in Daily Viewing
Global streaming media measurement company Digital i has released its latest trend report, The YouTube Era: 2025 in Review, revealing continued growth in daily viewing, a shift in consumption from mobile (…)
Utopai Is MIP AI Forum Headline Partner
MIPCOM Cannes (set for October 12-15, 2026) will feature Utopai Studios as a Headline Partner of the inaugural MIP AI Entertainment Forum.
Utopai Studios’ co-founder and CEO Cecilia Shen will present an opening (…)
DCD Rights Secures CEE Deals
U.K.-based distributor DCD Rights has secured sales for more than 150 hours of content to channels and broadcasters across the CEE region.
In Poland, Polsat has picked up 38 hours (…)
RTL Completes Acquisition of Sky Deutschland
RTL Group has confirmed the closing of the transaction to acquire Sky Deutschland (DACH) yesterday, June 1, 2026. The transaction was unconditionally approved by the European Commission on April 22, (…)