Series Mania Forum Selects Buyers Upfront Projects
Series Mania Forum has announced the ten titles selected to be showcased during the Buyers Upfront, a new segment set to take place on March 24 at the Lille’s Chamber (…)
Sports TV Reckoning
While the U.S. basketball association (NBA) stroke a $77 billion streaming and broadcast package (with ESPN, Amazon and NBC), the U.S. baseball league (MLB) is struggling to maintain its (…)
SPI Partners with Thematic Channels in Romania
SPI International has partnered with Thematic Channels in Romania. Following the launch of the Turkish TV series-focused DIZI Romania feed in February 2025, Thematic Channels has been appointed the exclusive representative (…)
Indie Films Sweep Oscar Wins
At the 97th Academy Awards®, held in the evening of Sunday, March 2, independent films secured 15 out of the 20 awards in feature film categories. This achievement accounts (…)
Xilam Secures New Sales for ‘Karate Sheep’
French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured new sales for its CG animated slapstick comedy series Karate Sheep. Following its worldwide premiere on Netflix in 2023, Xilam has inked new (…)
Banijay Presents ‘Game of Chairs’
Banijay Entertainment has unveiled its latest nostalgia-driven, family-friendly, competition format, Game of Chairs.
Created by Shine Iberia (part of Banijay Iberia), the traditional game of musical chairs has been transformed (…)
Turkish Drama ‘Farah’ Travels to Bosnia Herzegovina, Portugal
Calinos Entertainment’s drama series ‘Farah’ — produced by O3 Medya originally for Turkish broadcaster NOW — is set to premiere in Bosnia Herzegovina and Portugal.
Aslı Serim, head of (…)
Skype Zooms Up to Teams
Before we could Zoom, we “Skyped,” but now Microsoft has decided that Skype has become anachronistic. The service will be shut down on May 5, 2025, and will be (…)
‘The Repair Shop’ in Need of Repair
Amazon has introduced a stand-alone non-stop, 24-hour channel dedicated to airing the long-running BBC series The Repair Shop as part of the basic Amazon Prime subscription.
Prior to moving to Amazon, the (…)
MIP London Releases Attendance Figures
MIP London announced that more than 2800 delegates from over 80 countries, including more than 1000 buyers, registered for the inaugural edition of the five-day market, which closed its doors (…)