Trump Signs Executive Order to Defund Pubcasters
President Trump issued an executive order last night directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to “cease federal funding for NPR and PBS,” claiming ideological bias.
In the U.S., public (…)
ZED Presents AI-Generated Viking Doc Series
France-based ZED has launched the production of “Knut, the Viking Emperor”, a documentary series dedicated to the story of the greatest conqueror of the Viking era.
Narrated by a group of (…)
KDI Unveils New Comedy ‘Grill and Cash’
Kanal D International has added comedy feature ‘Grill and Cash’ (Sıcak Büfe) to its catalog of Turkish content. Produced by D Media and directed by Serdar Gözelekli, the 107-minute film (…)
‘Hollyoaks’ Launches 30th Anniversary Tour
All3Media International has partnered with live events production company Maple Tree Entertainment in collaboration with series producer Lime Pictures on “Hollyoaks: The 30th Anniversary Tour.”
Launching in October in the U.K., the tour (…)
‘MasterChef’ Returns to Pakistan
Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of Banijay Entertainment, inked a deal that secures the return of “MasterChef” to Pakistan following an 11-year hiatus.
Created by Franc Roddam in 1990 and represented (…)
Tariffs on Chinese Toys to Affect Kids TV
It is known that U.S. children’s TV producers and distributors gain high profits licensing toys’ rights to merchandising companies. In turn, U.S. toy companies produce most of their merchandise (…)
Content Consumption During Ramadan
The Dubai International Content Market (November 4-5, 2025) has recently published a report on content consumption across MENA, APAC and Africa during Ramadan, a powerhouse season for TV and digital (…)
Blink49 Acquires Rights to ‘Death on the Island’
Blink49 Studios has pre-empted the rights to ‘Death on the Island,’ the debut novel by former First Lady of Iceland Eliza Reid. Writer and producer Lynne Kamm (Plan B, Transplant) and Truenorth’s (…)
NATPE Global & Realscreen Summit Set 2026 Dates
NATPE Global and Realscreen Summit are set to return to the InterContinental Miami on February 2-6, 2026.
Realscreen Summit will kick off the week February 2-4, followed by NATPE Global on (…)