FCC Approves Skydance-Paramount Merger
Today, the FCC, the primary U.S. communications regulator, approved Skydance Media’s $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global and its subsidiaries, after a 250-day review process. The merger includes the (…)
MIP Cancun Unveils YouTube Keynote
YouTube’s Juan Pablo Robert will deliver the opening keynote at the 12th edition of MIP Cancun (November 18-21, 2025).
Under the theme Winds of Change: The Forces Driving Video’s Next (…)
Cineflix Inks Deals in Iberia and Italy
Cineflix Rights has secured a number of sales for factual series to broadcasters and streamers across Spain, Italy, and Portugal.
Movistar+ Spain has acquired Vikings: The Empire of the North Sea, (…)
Inter Medya’s “Deception” (La Traición) Debuts on Telefe
Inter Medya’s drama series “Deception” (La Traición), produced by TIMS&B Productions, has officially made its debut on Argentina’s Telefe.
Airing in primetime, the drama premiered as the #1 show (…)
SPT Secures Sales for ‘Outlander’ S2
Following Outlander: Blood of my Blood’s early season two renewal and ahead of its world premiere, Sony Pictures Television has sold the romantic prequel in major markets across EMEA, Latin (…)
CJ ENM Opens Saudi Arabia Subsidiary
Korea’s CJ ENM has established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company, CJ ENM Middle East LLC, is the first Korean entertainment company to establish a subsidiary in (…)
Canal+ Gets Approval for MultiChoice Takeover
The South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has approved Canal+’s $2 billion takeover offer for TV broadcaster MultiChoice, subject to agreed conditions.
Maxime Saada, CEO of CANAL+, said : “The approval by South Africa’s Competition (…)
Keller and Noll Launch ‘Countdown to Delicious’
Cleve Keller and Dave Noll — creators of the long-running Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ franchise — have launched new culinary series Countdown to Delicious, which will debut on VIZIO WatchFree+ on July (…)
ElectricNow to Sponsor Mometu College Film Fest
ElectricNOW, Electric Entertainment’s free streaming platform, will be participating in the third Annual Mometu College Film Festival. Taking place on July 26, 2025, at The Harmony Gold Preview House (…)
Up the Ladder: UKTV, HBO Max
• UKTV has given Steve North and Hilary Rosen expanded responsibilities for channels and content, following Richard Watsham’s decision to step down as chief creative officer.
North, currently chief programming officer, will (…)