Bell Media Unveils 2025-26 Slate at Upfront
Bell Media unveiled its 2025-26 line-up of original content, featuring a total of 116 titles showcasing a diverse array of Canadian stories, at its Toronto Upfront today.
“Bell Media’s 2025-26 programming (…)
Xilam and TF1 to Develop “Turbo Twins”
French animation studio Xilam Group is partnering with TF1 to develop Turbo Twins, a new comedy action CG animation series for kids aged 6-10 years old for the broadcaster’s leading children’s (…)
Nippon TV and Blue Ant Partner on Formats
Nippon TV and Blue Ant Studios have agreed to enter into a strategic partnership to expand development and production of Nippon TV Gyokuro Studios’ unscripted formats in the North American market.
The partnership builds (…)
Sphere Abacus Signs Multiple CEE Deals
U.K.-based distributor Sphere Abacus secured sales of 200 hours of programming to platforms and broadcasters across multiple CEE territories.
DOX TV has acquired a raft of titles for its platform across Croatia, (…)
Talpa and Hasbro’s “Trivial Pursuit” Travels to Spain
Talpa Studios and Hasbro Entertainment are launching game show ‘Trivial Pursuit’ on Spain’s public broadcaster La 1 (RTVE).
Based on the iconic board game, Trivial Pursuit transforms classic trivia into a strategic television battle. The (…)
Meta’s Big AI Brother
Call it Meta’s vertical advertising integration. Indeed, Meta platforms, which include Facebook and Instagram, are planning to offer advertisers the full package: media space, ad creation, and targeted viewers. All (…)
Zaslav’s Pay Too High for WBD Shareholders
Before merging Discovery with Warner Bros., CEO David Zaslav’s salary was $246.6 million a year (in 2021). At this year’s WBD annual meeting, the majority of the company’s shareholders rejected (…)
Monte-Carlo TV Fest Unveils Speaker Line-Up
The Monte-Carlo Television Festival, set to take place June 13-17, 2025, unveiled its full program and executive speaker line-up, with ten specially curated topics to be addressed during the Business Content, the (…)
DCD Rights Secures CEE Drama Sales
U.K.-based distributor DCD Rights has secured sales of more than 100 hours of drama titles to CEE.
Profour (Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia) has acquired series 5 of long-running series My (…)
GMA’s Jessica Soho Celebrates 40 Years in the Industry
Marking Jessica Soho’s 40th year in journalism in 2025, GMA Public Affairs launched “Jessica Soho @40: Telling the Story of Filipinos.” This digital archive, available on GMA Public Affairs’ YouTube (…)