CAKE Invests in KidsKnowBest
London-based kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE has made a minority investment in KidsKnowBest.
Founded in 2017 by CEO Joel Silverman — who retains full ownership — KidsKnowBest is a data-driven insights and(…)
UKTV, Samsung Expand Partnership
UKTV has inked a new partnership deal with Samsung that makes UKTV’s free linear channels available to internet-only Samsung TV viewers in the U.K. for the first time. The deal(…)
Esperanza Garay: 1964–2026
Veteran Colombian TV executive Esperanza Garay, founder and CEO of Mega Global Entertainment (MGE), passed away on Friday, March 6, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Garay served as(…)
BossaNova Restructures Sales, Inks Factual Deals
London-based BossaNova Media ha secured a raft of deals throughout Europe for some of its returning brands.
UKTV, SevenOne Germany, RTL Netherlands and Play Belgium plus have all acquired the seventh series(…)
Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck’s InterPositive
Netflix has acquired InterPositive, the AI filmmaking technology company founded by Ben Affleck, who will be joining the company as senior advisor.
Affleck explained that InterPositive’s initial research and(…)
BOOM! to Be Adapted in Brazil
Keshet International has licensed its gameshow format BOOM! to Brazilian production company Boxfish for a new local adaptation for Brazil’s Record TV network.
Hosted by Tom Cavalcante, the Boxfish’s version of(…)
NRK’s Furevold-Boland to Receive Woman in Series Award
The recipient of Series Mania’s sixth annual “Woman in Series Award” is Marianne Furevold-Boland, head of Drama at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. She will be presented with her award on(…)
Up and Down The Ladder: Fremantle, Hearst
• Fremantle has appointed Ben Crompton as Global head of Entertainment, reporting to Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin. He succeeds Andrew Llinares, who stepped down from the position of director of(…)
GMA Welcomes Soka Gakkai
The Philippines’ GMA Network received representatives from Soka Gakkai, a Japan-based organization engaged in peace, culture, and educational initiatives worldwide, during a courtesy call held at the GMA Network Center(…)
Roku in the Black
Roku Media, one of the pioneering streaming services in the U.S., is, after many years, swinging to a full-year profit.
Last year, the San Jose, California-based company, which makes most of(…)









