Paramount Amends WBD Offer with Larry Ellison Guarantee

Paramount Skydance Corporation has updated its all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to include an irrevocable personal guarantee from Larry Ellison.

Double-Digit Gains for Paramount & Netflix in Nielsen Media Distributor Gauge

YouTube continued to dominate Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge ranking in November with its 12.9% share of total TV usage, while Paramount and Netflix each delivered double-digit gains.

Radial Entertainment Clinches New FAST Channel Deals

Radial Entertainment continues to expand its presence in the FAST and AVOD spaces, landing new alliances with VIDAA, Titan OS, pocket.watch, and Creator Television.

MPA Convenes AI Summit in Singapore

Media Partners Asia is hosting an invitation-only event in Singapore in January focused on AI, with speakers from across the ecosystem.

Sky Extends PGA Tour Deal

Sky and the PGA Tour have extended their media rights deal until 2029.

ESPN Renews Heisman Trophy Pact

ESPN will remain home to coverage of college football's Heisman Trophy Ceremony, which averaged 4.3 million viewers this year, peaking at 5.8 million.

ZDF Studios Boards Czech Historical Drama

ZDF Studios is handling international distribution on a period miniseries for Czech TV, Slovak TV, and NDR/Arte about Agnes of Bohemia.

Warner Bros. Discovery & Youku Team for Scripted Initiative

In a bid to champion new Chinese-language scripted series, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Asia Pacific has entered into a talent-development initiative with Youku.

Last Samurai Standing Renewed at Netflix

Netflix is bringing the acclaimed Japanese period action drama Last Samurai Standing back for a second season.

i&u Studios Pacts with Brabus for Prime Video Series

LEONINE Studios' i&u Studios is working with German luxury automotive brand Brabus on the factual series Brabus: One Second Wow, set to land on Prime Video in the spring.

DeAPlaneta Entertainment Boosts FAST Presence

DeAPlaneta Entertainment is looking to build upon its FAST footprint in 2026 on the heels of expanding the reach of Maya the Bee and unveiling new services in Spain.

Dr. Seuss Enterprises & Moonbug Set Crossover Events

Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Moonbug Entertainment have joined forces for several crossover episodes on YouTube featuring Blippi with The Grinch and The Cat in the Hat.

MIP London Slates Podcast Spotlight

MIP London, returning to IET London and The Savoy from February 22 to 24, will feature a dedicated strand on growth opportunities in podcasting.

Culture CAP7 Fund Acquires Onza Entertainment

Culture CAP7 Fund, an investment fund managed by Blackpearl Capital Management targeted at the Spanish audiovisual sector, has acquired Onza Entertainment.

Toho Acquires Anime Limited, Sets European Base

Japan's Toho is acquiring the U.K.-based distributor Anime Limited from Plaion Pictures and establishing a new European base.

So Far Gone Adaptation for Netflix

Netflix continues to bet big on book adaptations, slating a take on Jess Walter's best-selling novel So Far Gone.

The Nowhere Man Picked Up at STARZ

The exclusive U.S. rights to the six-part series The Nowhere Man have landed at STARZ.

Wheel of Fortune Heads to India

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is set to host the new Indian adaptation of the classic format Wheel of Fortune for Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI).

Fear Factor Returns to Denmark

Banijay Nordic's Metronome is making a new edition of Fear Factor for the Danish market.

Talkback Thames & Fremantle UK Align with BGT Winner Harry Moulding

Harry Moulding, the magic performer who won this year's edition of Britain's Got Talent, is launching a new YouTube channel in partnership with Talkback Thames and Fremantle UK.
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