Xilam Greenlights “Zig & Sharko” S5, S6
French animation studio Xilam Animation has greenlit the production of two new seasons of its non-dialogue slapstick comedy Zig & Sharko, with longstanding French partner Gulli returning to commission the
Lionsgate Exits Lionsgate Play in Asia
Lionsgate has sold Lionsgate Play — its streaming service in South Asia and South East Asia — to Rohit Jain, the founder of the service and former president of(…)
ITV Studios Launches Bright Entertainment
ITV Studios unveiled Bright Entertainment, a new label dedicated to reality and competitive formats to be headed by Lily Wilson.
The first commission is The Chase Around the World, a new(…)
ATV’s New Drama “A.B.I.” Premieres with High Ratings
ATV Distribution’s new drama series, A.B.I. (A Broken Inheritance), premiered last night on Turkish broadcaster ATV, ranking as the number one program across all rating categories and achieving the highest-rated series premiere in the last seven(…)
BBC and S4C Expand Streaming Plans for Welsh Content
The BBC and Welsh pubcaster S4C have unveiled plans for a new streaming partnership.
Under the new plans, S4C’s Welsh language content will regularly feature on the BBC iPlayer main homepage(…)
Nippon TV, FOR-A America Launch AI Tool for Sports
Nippon TV and FOR-A America have launched viztrick AiDi, an on-device AI solution developed by Nippon TV. NBC Sports will use the real-time AI solution during coverage of several live(…)
Netflix Fuels Expansion of Ad-Supported Streaming
According to Digital I research, a U.K.-based streaming media measurement company, the highest growth in ad-supported subscriptions between Q4 2024 and Q3 2025 was on Netflix, with 40 percent of(…)
European Audiovisual Observatory Now Led by Norway
The European Audiovisual Observatory is kicking off 2026 under its new Norwegian presidency.
The Observatory is headed by its rotating annual presidency which is renewed every January. Norway, which(…)
Fifth Season Secures Sales for “Saint-Pierre”
Los Angeles-based Fifth Season has inked a number of sales for the first season of Saint-Pierre, Hawco Productions’ police procedural commissioned by CBC in Canada. The second season launched on(…)
Paramount-WBD Saga: Paramount Files Lawsuit
Paramount Skydance has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery and CEO David Zaslav, marking its latest move in a contentious effort to acquire the company. The suit asks a(…)









