Multicom Entertainment’s chairman Irv Holender (center) was celebrated by long-time industry friends at a surprise lunch for his 79th birthday. The celebration — organized by his son Darrin, on Irv’s (…)

Netflix and FIFA have signed a deal for the exclusive U.S. rights to the next two FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments: the 2027 edition — set for Brazil – and (…)

Toronto-based Boat Rocker has hired Patrick Roberts as senior VP, Global Sales, Boat Rocker Studios. Roberts will support the company’s overall sales strategy and lead scripted and documentary content distribution (…)

Iceland’s Glassriver has optioned book trilogy ‘Reykjavik Noir’ from bestselling author Lilja Sigurdardottir for a series adaptation. Icelandic broadcaster Síminn has picked up the series.

The first book in the trilogy, Snare, follows a young mother who, after a (…)

ATVC and CAPPSA have set the date for the 35th edition of Jornadas Internacional. The international trade event and conference will take place again at the Hilton Hotel in Buenos (…)

Sky Kids has expanded its commitment to The Wiggles in the U.K. and Eire by acquiring two new series, series 6 of Ready Steady Wiggle — launching this month —and (…)

After Disney agreed to settle for $15 million a defamation lawsuit filed by president-elect Donald Trump against ABC News, the staff at the Disney’s TV news outlet became frustrated and (…)

Netflix has been fined by the Netherlands’ privacy regulator DDPA for 4.57 million euro (U.S.$ 4.99 million) because the U.S. streamer’s didn’t provide Dutch subscribers adequate (…)

Australia-based VA Media has launched BLK Screen Central, a channel dedicated to Black voices and content creators from around the globe.

The current 181-title catalog represents a variety of genres, including Horror (…)

Canada’s Bell Media has made a commitment to Point Grey Pictures to develop and produce an original scripted series from Point Grey and Lionsgate. The series will be available to (…)