A Universal Object of Desire
New York City–based Pershing Square Capital, the investment firm led by billionaire investor Bill Ackman, has made a bid for Dutch-American Universal(…)
Roku Has a New Look
Roku, which recently reached 100 million streaming households, has updated its home screen for the first time in a decade.
“When we set out to rethink the Home Screen, we knew(…)
French Riviera Film Fest Unveils Winners
The eighth annual French Riviera Film Festival has unveiled its 2026 award winners during a special closing ceremony held on May 16 at the Eden Hotel & Spa in Cannes,(…)
The Twisted Success of ‘Love Island USA’
Before finding a home on Comcast’s Peacock streaming service, the reality series Love Island USA originated in the U.K. on ITV.
The format arrived in the U.S. on the CBS television(…)
Dynamic Renews ‘The Sommerdahl Murders’ for S8
Dynamic Television has renewed its long-running Danish crime series The Sommerdahl Murders for an eighth season.
The Nordic drama, based on Anna Grue’s bestselling book franchise, is a co-production between Dynamic Television, ZDF,(…)
Grogu: A Popular Baby Yoda
The fourth installment in the Star Wars saga, The Mandalorian and Grogu — produced by Lucasfilm and Fairvew and released theatrically by Disney on May 22, 2026 — is not(…)
Channel 4 Acquires Shergar Doc
Channel 4 has acquired from Peninsula Television a new documentary exploring one of sport’s greatest unsolved mysteries: the disappearance of wonderhorse Shergar.
Shergar: The Racehorse and the IRA charts Shergar’s extraordinary rise from(…)
Conecta Kicks Off Tenth Edition in Mallorca
Conecta launched its tenth edition yesterday evening at the INNSiDE by Meliá Calvià Beach hotel in Magaluf-Mallorca. The event will run until May 28.
The opening reception, which brought together 150(…)
Inter Medya’s Drama ‘Halef’ To Air in Italy
Turkish drama series Halef, distributed by Inter Medya and produced by Most Production, has been licensed to Italy’s Mediaset and is set to debut on Canale 5 this week.
Neon Wins Seventh Palme D’Or
U.S. distribution company Neon won another Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, which ended May 23, 2026, with the moral drama Fjord. This marks the seventh consecutive year(…)









