Night Train Media Sells Stakes in Eccho Rights, BossaNova, Curve
Herbert L. Kloiber’s Night Train Media has sold its stakes in Eccho Rights, BossaNova Media and Curve Media to Serafin Group. Night Train previously owned 100% of Curve, 75% of Eccho Rights and 51% of BossaNova. Serafin installed Christoph Auer as interim CEO of Eccho and will keep a 50% stake in Night Train, which now plans to focus on co‑producing and co‑financing premium scripted TV and film. The divestiture releases a 25,000‑hour library and unscripted titles such as Our Dementia Choir and Chess Masters.
Electric Entertainment to Launch Upgraded ElectricNOW App
Electric Entertainment will relaunch its ElectricNOW app on April 16, adding a suite of new features and a broader content catalog. The upgrade introduces the platform’s first original scripted series, *The Poly Couple*, a half‑hour comedy about a polyamorous couple in...
Lion Forge Acquires Rights to Beyond the Paddock
Lion Forge Entertainment announced it has acquired the television rights to Kimberly Ann Harrison’s debut novel *Beyond the Paddock* and will develop it into a young‑adult series. The story follows two foster‑care teens who move from Los Angeles to Kentucky,...
Y+X Entertainment to Launch Vertical IP Platform LumiView
Y+X Entertainment, led by former FremantleMedia China CEO Vivian Yin, will debut LumiView in August as a premium vertical IP platform. The service emphasizes an IP‑first development strategy, creator‑aligned infrastructure, and a franchise‑oriented expansion model rather than volume‑driven content. LumiView...
English Club TV Channel Expands in Central Europe
English Club TV, a global educational channel, has launched on Yettel Hungary’s platform. Starting April 15, the channel will be included in Yettel’s TV Plus package for subscribers. The partnership aligns with English Club TV Group’s plan to broaden its...
Boat Rocker Studios Expands Creative Team with New Hires
Boat Rocker Studios announced two senior director appointments to bolster its creative teams. Vanessa Esteves joins as senior director of creative affairs for kids and family, bringing 19+ years and experience at Nelvana with brands like Thomas & Friends. Joey...
March Digital Editions Now Available
World Screen, TV Kids, and TV Listings released their March digital editions, featuring a streamlined, on‑the‑go design and direct links to the WorldScreenings.com video portal. The World Screen issue includes interviews with NHK’s Tatsuhiko Inoue and Inter Medya’s Can Okan...
Shorties Studios Launches New Micro-Drama
Shorties Studios, the premium vertical‑series producer founded by OGM Pictures’ Onur Güvenatam, has debuted a new micro‑drama titled “The Prince and the Royal Wedding Planner” on the GammaTime streaming app. The five‑episode romance stars Toby Elliot, Emily Gateley, Kayleigh Foster,...
Great American Media Introduces New Banner
Great American Media announced a new content banner called The Golden Thread, aimed at faith‑driven storytelling that weaves spirituality into everyday narratives. The initiative emphasizes that faith influences both joyous and challenging moments, not just crises. Its inaugural film, Blessings...
Hearst Media Production Group Names New President
Hearst Media Production Group announced that Bryan Curb will assume the role of president on July 1, succeeding retiring founder Frank Biancuzzo. Curb, currently executive vice president and general manager of educational and informational programming, brings over a decade of...
Warm Springs Productions Launches Faith-Based Film & Television Banner
Warm Springs Productions announced the launch of Steadfast Collective, a new faith‑based film and television banner. The banner will produce a range of formats—including docudramas, reality series, micro‑dramas and feature films—for global audiences. Executives Bridger Pierce and David L. Cunningham...
Vigloo Launches AI-Powered Creator Dashboard
Vigloo unveiled Vigloo Studio, an AI‑powered creator dashboard tailored for microdrama producers. The platform consolidates viewership statistics, regional breakdowns, episode completion rates, and paid‑viewership data into a single interface. It also delivers a revenue hub showing coin and subscription earnings,...
Chasing Greatness
European drama producers and distributors are adapting to a tighter financing environment as U.S. co‑production dollars shrink and production costs rise. They are emphasizing well‑packaged deals, flexible windowing, and multi‑territory appeal, often leveraging tax incentives and strategic location budgeting. Known...
Auckland Film Studios Sells to The Xytech Group
Auckland Film Studios has been acquired by The Xytech Group, expanding Xytech’s studio network to ten stages and over 500,000 square feet in Auckland. The purchase secures AFS as a long‑term production hub, leveraging its history of hosting high‑profile international...
Versant Media Reports 2025 Revenues of $6.69 Billion
Versant Media Group reported 2025 revenues of $6.69 billion, generating $930 million in net income. Linear distribution contributed $4.09 billion, ad sales $1.58 billion, platforms $826 million, and licensing $193 million. Adjusted EBITDA reached $2.42 billion, and the board approved up to $1 billion in share repurchases alongside...
Paprika Studios Opens Croatian Office
Paprika Studios announced the opening of a new office in Zagreb, Croatia, led by country manager Sandra Anušić. The studio’s first local production is a Croatian adaptation of the reality format “Come Dine with Me,” titled “Večera za 5,” for...
WBD Sees Revenues Drop 7 Percent in Q4
Warner Bros. Discovery reported a 7% year‑over‑year drop in Q4 total revenues, falling to $9.5 billion. All three core segments—distribution, advertising and content—declined, with advertising down 9% and content down 10%. The company posted a net loss of $252 million after accounting...
Jonathan Allan to Exit Channel 4
Jonathan Allan, who has been with Channel 4 for 15 years, will step down as interim CEO ahead of the arrival of new chief executive Priya Dogra in March. Allan’s tenure included roles as chief commercial officer, chief operating officer, and interim...
Fernando Szew on the Importance of Partnerships
Fernando Szew, president of FOX Entertainment Studios, highlighted the studio’s core strength: marrying creative ambition with disciplined business practices while leveraging FOX’s distribution network. He outlined a talent‑first strategy that includes first‑look deals with established stars and emerging digital creators,...
The Channel Store Integrates FAST Channels on Prime Video in Spain
The Channel Store has become the first technology provider to launch four free‑ad‑supported streaming TV (FAST) channels on Prime Video in Spain. The channels—Anime Visión, Anime Visión Classics, Cines Verdi TV and Cine Feel Good Verdi TV—were technically integrated in...
Legendary Alum Deborah Kaufmann Joins Sipur
Deborah Kaufmann, a former senior vice president of literary affairs at Legendary, has been appointed chief of global content at Sipur Studios. The newly created role tasks her with steering worldwide content development and creative leadership. During her decade at...
ZDF Studios Brings Premium Drama & Factual to London
ZDF Studios showcased three flagship titles at MIP London, highlighting the detective drama Benidorm Is Murder, the true‑crime series Take the Money and Run, and the docuseries Mammals: Life before Dinosaurs. The company used the event to promote its premium...
Banijay Rights’ Cathy Payne Shares Shares View of the European Market
Banijay Rights CEO Cathy Payne says the European scripted market is grappling with a shrinking U.S. co‑production pipeline, forcing distributors to be more selective about financing risk. Buyers now demand projects anchored by recognizable on‑ and off‑screen talent and strong,...
BBC Studios’ Ghosts Lands Czech Adaptation
BBC Studios announced a Czech version of its hit scripted comedy Ghosts, joining six other territories that have adapted the series. The format, praised for its ability to embed local heritage into a house‑mate sitcom, will be produced by TV...
NBCUniversal Brings Top Titles to London TV Screenings
NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution used this year’s London TV Screenings to debut three flagship series – the ensemble drama The Five-Star Weekend starring Jennifer Garner, the high‑octane thriller Prisoner featuring Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle, and the character‑driven comedy Dog Park....
SPI International & A1 Group Launch FilmBox+ in Southeast Europe
SPI International has rolled out its FilmBox+ streaming service in Bulgaria and Serbia through a partnership with telecom operator A1 Group. The launch builds on FilmBox+'s existing presence in Poland, Hungary and Romania, extending the brand’s reach in Southeast Europe....
Creatorville Appoints Head of Content
Maryana Brown has been appointed head of content at Creatorville, bringing a multi‑award‑winning background in platform‑native productions across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and podcasts. Previously, she held senior roles at LADbible Group and Strong Watch Studios, where she launched high‑view formats....
Canela Media Partners with LiveRamp
Canela Media has teamed up with LiveRamp to let advertisers use LiveRamp’s interoperable RampID for seamless access to Canela’s over‑the‑top (OTT) inventory and broader digital destinations. The partnership opens a LiveRamp Data Marketplace offering more than 1,000 audience segments that...
Onza Distribution Unveils MIP LONDON Slate
Onza Distribution is showcasing three flagship series—Neuer, Vulnerables and I Give You My Life—at MIP London, emphasizing that each title has already delivered strong ratings in its home market. Neuer, a procedural thriller, was Slovakia’s most‑watched series and performed well on...
Artist View Entertainment’s New MIP LONDON Offerings
Artist View Entertainment unveiled four new titles at MIP London, marking its 35th anniversary and signaling a robust 2026 pipeline. The slate includes the AI‑crafted sci‑fi thriller The Great Reset, the Kashmir‑set drama Line of Control, the survival story Hazel’s Heart,...
CJ ENM’s 2025 Slate Showcases the Global Power of K-Content
CJ ENM’s 2025 slate cemented its status as a global IP powerhouse, with dramas like *Bon Appétit, Your Majesty* topping Netflix’s non‑English TV chart for two weeks and staying ten weeks total. Other scripted hits such as *Typhoon Family* and...
Bundling Adds Value for Potential Subscribers & Aids Retention
A new Ampere Analysis report finds bundling streaming services boosts perceived value and retention, with 47% of consumers willing to keep a bundle even if they don’t use every service. churn risk is high—52% of U.S. video‑streaming users may leave...
Fremantle UK Taps BBC Studios as People Director
Fremantle UK has created a People Director position and appointed Lisa Hardy, formerly of BBC Studios, to lead it starting March. Hardy is known for shaping culture across large, diverse media teams and will now drive the company’s people and...
Cineflix Rights Unveils London TV Screenings Slate
Cineflix Rights unveiled a robust slate for the 2026 London TV Screenings, featuring over 50 hours of scripted and factual programming. The flagship scripted series is "Anna Pigeon," an adaptation of Nevada Barr’s best‑selling novels starring Tracy Spiridakos. The factual...
Nippon TV Opens Vertical Video Division
Nippon TV has launched a new vertical‑video unit called Viral Pocket, dedicated to micro‑drama and Gen Z‑focused storytelling. The division will develop platform‑native IP, handle end‑to‑end vertical production, and provide KPI‑driven marketing support. It builds on the broadcaster’s micro‑drama hits, including...
Fremantle UK Teams with Eberechi Eze’s Flowstate
Fremantle UK has entered a strategic partnership with Flowstate, a new creative agency founded by Premier League star Eberechi Eze. The collaboration will produce premium entertainment, factual and brand‑funded scripted and unscripted series across sport, music, fashion and broader culture. Both...
MIP’s Lucy Smith Shares Updated Preview of MIP LONDON
MIP London 2026 will run Feb 22‑24 as a three‑day, multi‑genre market attracting over 1,500 industry professionals from 74 countries, including more than 650 international buyers and 62 exhibitors. The program blends private TV screenings with open conferences, round‑tables and showcases...
LatAm Streaming Revenues to Reach $19 Billion by 2030
Latin America’s streaming market is set to generate nearly $19 billion in revenue by 2030, driven by a surge in subscription video‑on‑demand (SVOD) households from 68 million to about 84 million. Total SVOD subscriptions are forecast to climb from 111 million to roughly 176 million,...