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Amazon Reshuffles MGM Alternative
Amazon has reshuffled its studio operations, bringing the MGM Alternative TV division, which produces unscripted shows like Shark Tank, under the oversight of Vernon Sanders’ central team to strengthen resources and content creation.
[Americas]

Adaptiv & Sariya IT GCC Partnership
Adaptiv Networks has partnered with Sariya Information Technology for the distribution of its complete portfolio of cloud-managed networking solutions, including SD-WAN and SASE, across the GCC region.
[MENA]

Climb & Forcepoint Distribution Partnership
Climb Channel Solutions announced a new North American distribution partnership with Forcepoint to provide its data security solutions. The partnership will help expand the reach of Forcepoint’s AI-native data security platform.
[Americas]

Luminys & TMG Distribution Partnership
Luminys Systems Corp. has partnered with Thomasson Marketing Group (TMG) to expand the distribution of its security and smart building solutions across the United States, with a focus on the West Coast.
[Americas]

Paramount & Legendary Global Distribution Deal
Paramount Pictures and Legendary Entertainment announced a new three-year global film distribution deal. Under the agreement, Paramount will market and distribute Legendary films worldwide, with the exception of China.
[Global]

Turtle AV & Trustech India Distribution
Turtle AV has partnered with Trustech as its exclusive distribution partner in India. This partnership is aimed at strengthening Turtle AV’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region and expanding access to its AV over IP solutions for professionals in India.
[ASIA]

C-SPAN & YouTube TV Carriage Deal
C-SPAN has reached a partnership with YouTube to bring its three channels—C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, and C-SPAN3—to the YouTube TV base package this fall. The deal aims to expand the network’s reach to a growing streaming audience.
[Americas]

VIDAA & RunnTV India Partnership
VIDAA, a smart TV operating system, has partnered with RunnTV, an Indian streaming platform, to launch FAST channels in India. The collaboration aims to bring a premium Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV experience to Indian viewers.
[ASIA]

UKTV’s ‘U’ Launches on Sky Q
UKTV’s free streaming service “U” has launched on Sky Q in the UK. This move expands the service’s footprint and strengthens the long-standing partnership between UKTV and Sky.
[EMEA]

Nebula & Support to Win Partnership
Nebula, a SaaS provider of workplace communications software, has partnered with Support to Win (STW) to provide its channel partners with white-label customer support for its CallSwitch One service.
[Global]

Disney & Atresplayer Landmark Deal
Disney+ has struck a landmark deal with Atresmedia to offer over 300 hours of programming from Atresplayer in a branded space on its service in Spain. The long-term alliance also includes co-exclusive rights to some productions.
[EMEA]

Amazon MX & Sony TV ‘Rise and Fall’
Amazon MX Player has partnered with Sony Entertainment Television for the exclusive broadcast of its reality series ‘Rise and Fall.’ The deal allows the show to be streamed for free on Amazon MX Player and air on Sony Entertainment Television, broadening its reach across India.
[ASIA]

Atresmedia backs Sabado Time
Spain’s Atresmedia has taken a 15% stake in a new company, Sabado Time, formed with Catalan firms Sábado Películas and Playtime Movies. The alliance aims to support the Catalan firms in taking on larger projects.
[EMEA]

SS Media expands luxury marketing
SS Media, a Dubai-based digital marketing agency, is expanding its luxury marketing services across the GCC region, diversifying offerings to include automotive, fashion, and lifestyle brands. [MENA]

Viaplay acquires full control of Allente
Swedish streaming group Viaplay acquired the remaining 50% stake in Allente Group from Telenor, gaining full control of the broadband and satellite TV provider for US$113 million. [EMEA]

Perplexity targets India expansion
Perplexity AI is expanding its presence in India, partnering with Bharti Airtel to offer free Perplexity Pro subscriptions to 360 million customers, aiming to compete with OpenAI. [APAC]

Black Bear launches US distribution
Black Bear launched a new U.S. theatrical distribution arm, led by Benjamin Kramer. This expands its distribution capabilities, aiming to release up to 12 films annually. [Americas, EMEA]

Brainlabs acquires Exverus Media
Brainlabs acquired Los Angeles-based Exverus Media to expand its U.S. full-funnel media capabilities and establish a West Coast presence, aiming for a single agency of record for all media. [Americas]

WBD expands VideoAmp deal
Warner Bros. Discovery expanded its measurement deal with VideoAmp, enabling the use of VideoAmp’s data and measurement solutions for linear, digital, and cross-platform campaigns. [Global]

BBC Studios partners with Mediascope
BBC Studios Asia partnered with Mediascope to expand its advertising reach in India. Mediascope will act as the commercial representative for BBC’s ad sales business. [APAC]

YouTube TV adds local stations
YouTube TV expanded its local channel lineup by adding new CW affiliates across the U.S., including stations from Gray Television and Heartland Media, following a 2023 deal with Nexstar. [Americas]

Launchd acquires Hoozu
Launchd acquired Hoozu, an Australian influencer agency, to expand its global creator strategy and enhance its capabilities in the rapidly growing creator economy. [APAC]

Da Vinci Channel launches on Yettel
CosmoBlue Media launched the Da Vinci Channel on Yettel in Serbia, offering family-friendly educational content. This expands CosmoBlue Media’s global access strategy for its brands. [EMEA]

AlphaPolis acquires WHITE FOX
AlphaPolis fully acquired anime studio WHITE FOX to expand its anime business and strengthen in-house animation production, leveraging WHITE FOX’s expertise for animating its IPs. [APAC]

Extu & Onbe Expand Partnership for Payments
Extu has expanded its partnership with Onbe to provide faster, more flexible digital incentive payments. The collaboration integrates Onbe’s payouts platform into Extu’s system to enhance reward experiences for clients.
[Americas]

Smartly & Spotify Cross-Channel Ads
Smartly has partnered with Spotify to integrate its platform with Spotify Ads Manager. This allows brands to run Spotify audio and video campaigns alongside other digital channels, leveraging Smartly’s AI-powered tools for creative and measurement.
[Global]

AD.com acquires Underdog Media
AD.com has acquired Underdog Media to expand its ability to deliver exclusive and premium advertising inventory to advertisers and demand-side platforms. The acquisition combines Underdog Media’s publisher relationships with Advertising.com’s technology to create a stronger marketplace.
[Americas]

Nagad & Publicis Media Digital Partnership
Nagad, a mobile financial service provider, has appointed Publicis Media as its digital marketing solutions partner. The partnership aims to enhance Nagad’s brand popularity and expand its services through digital advertising and marketing campaigns.
[ASIA]

OSN & Harmonic Targeted Ads
OSN has partnered with Harmonic to introduce targeted advertising on its video streaming channels for the first time. The collaboration uses Harmonic’s VOS360 Ad SaaS to enhance monetization and deliver more relevant content to viewers.
[MENA]

ZTE, MyRepublic, MetaX FAST TV
ZTE, MyRepublic Indonesia, and MetaX have launched a Zero-Cost FAST TV solution for emerging markets. The model allows operators to expand content offerings and share in ad revenue without additional investment.
[APAC]

PubMatic & Tubi CTV Partnership
PubMatic and Tubi have partnered to give advertisers programmatic access to Tubi’s Connected TV (CTV) inventory in Australia. The partnership aims to help brands access Tubi’s premium streaming environment in a seamless way.
[APAC]

Harmonic Enhances Live Streaming
Harmonic has announced new additions to its live sports streaming solution, which aims to improve fan engagement and monetization for service providers. The solution, which will be showcased at IBC2025, includes partnerships with Skreens and VisualOn.
[Global]

Verbit & Wowza Partner for Captions
Verbit and Wowza have partnered to launch a new cloud-based solution. The integration allows Wowza users to add Verbit’s AI-powered live captions directly to their streamed videos, simplifying workflows and enhancing accessibility.
[Americas]

Creanord & AVEQ Launch OTT Solution
Creanord has launched a new over-the-top (OTT) measurement feature on its PULSure platform. The solution, developed in partnership with AVEQ, provides real-time insight into the performance and Quality of Experience (QoE) for popular streaming and social media services.
[EMEA]

Amazon & Netflix Advertising Deal
Amazon Ads and Netflix have partnered to allow advertisers to buy Netflix’s ad inventory through Amazon DSP. The deal will be available in 11 global markets, giving marketers a single point of access to Netflix ads.
[Global]

AMI & ITV Backing Business Fund
The Alliance of Media Independents and ITV have partnered to launch the “Backing Business Fund,” a multi-million-pound commercial fund exclusively for AMI member agencies to make TV advertising more accessible for new or lapsed brands.
[EMEA]

Mediatoon & Ankama Partner for Series
Mediatoon Distribution has expanded its partnership with Ankama Animations by acquiring the international sales rights for the animated series “Montclair & The Mechanical Mysteries.” The collaboration aims to strengthen their global distribution footprints.
[Global]

Ross Video Acquires LAMA
Ross Video has acquired LAMA, a developer of advanced audio production software. This move strengthens Ross Video’s audio solution set and brings new capabilities in cloud-native and on-premises audio mixing to its ecosystem.
[Global]

Sesame Street on Kidoodle.TV
“Sesame Street” is now available on Kidoodle.TV, an expansion of the service’s educational offering. Over 20 hours of “bite-sized” content from the show, including songs and stories, will be available to stream.
[Global]

iKOMG Integrates Ateme TITAN Suite
iKOMG has integrated Ateme’s TITAN software suite into its global teleport network. This collaboration will help iKOMG migrate its broadcast services to a high-performance infrastructure and provide a single-software framework for HD and UHD encoding and decoding.
[Global]

Telestream Expands Vantage Ecosystem
Telestream has expanded its Vantage ecosystem by integrating with next-generation media platforms like Mimir, Iconik, Embrace, and Broadteam. This expansion aims to enhance interoperability and support evolving cloud-native media workflows.
[Global]

Neo Space Group Acquires Display Interactive
Neo Space Group (NSG), a Saudi Arabian commercial space services provider, has signed an agreement to acquire Display Interactive (DI), a French innovator in wireless in-flight entertainment and connectivity.
[EMEA]

Ricky Gervais & Netflix Animated Series
Ricky Gervais is returning to Netflix with a new adult animated series called ‘Alley Cats.’ He created and stars in the six-episode series, which is produced by his company, Derek Productions, and Blink Industries.
[Global]

Bomanbridge Acquires West One
Singapore-based Bomanbridge Media has acquired UK-based West One International, a deal that will see the latter integrated and rebranded as Bomanbridge West. This acquisition expands the content library to over 5,500 hours, with Carl Hall leading the new European operation as chief creative officer.
[Global]

Qvest & Fonn Group Strategic Partnership
Qvest and Fonn Group are expanding their strategic partnership to provide integrated, cloud-based solutions for the media and entertainment industry. The collaboration will accelerate international projects and strengthen the integration of their products, such as makalu and Mimir.
[Global]

Ateme embeds Irdeto TraceMark
Ateme has embedded Irdeto’s TraceMark forensic watermarking solution into its video delivery platform. This integration enables the seamless activation of advanced content protection by embedding invisible watermarks in real-time.
[Global]

Babeleye & Eutelsat Extend Deal
Babeleye has extended its partnership with satellite operator Eutelsat to remain the metadata provider for its free-to-air satellite television service, Sat.tv. The deal will also support the Connected TV version of Sat.tv with metadata in DVB-I and HbbTV formats.
[EMEA]

Banijay & TheSoul Publishing Partnership
Banijay Kids & Family and TheSoul Publishing have expanded their partnership to creatively collaborate on a three-video series blending the show Totally Spies! with the popular 5-Minute Crafts.
[Global]

Spot On News & FAST Channels TV
German digital news agency spot on news GmbH has partnered with FAST Channels TV to introduce its own FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel to a global audience. The collaboration leverages FAST Channels TV’s platform for launching and monetizing channels.
[EMEA]

Fremantle Launches ‘AGT’ FAST Channel
Fremantle has launched the first-ever “America’s Got Talent” FAST channel. The free channel is now available on multiple platforms, including DirecTV, LG Channels, and Prime Video, as part of the show’s 20th-anniversary celebration.
[Americas]

Letterman’s ‘Late Night’ FAST Channel
David Letterman’s FAST channel, Letterman TV, has expanded to include content from his “Late Night” show on NBC. The deal with Samsung TV Plus and NBCUniversal gives the platform exclusive TV rights to the entire 1,819-episode run.
[Americas]

CarbonTV & FAST Channels TV Launch
CarbonTV has partnered with FAST Channels TV to launch a new Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channel called “No Limits.” The channel will feature outdoor content and is already available on 10 TV streaming platforms.
[Global]

Law & Order FAST Channel Launch
NBCUniversal and Wolf Entertainment launched a dedicated Law & Order FAST channel in the U.S. It will feature episodes from seasons 5-10 and is available on platforms including LG Channels, Pluto TV, and The Roku Channel.
[Americas]

Pluto TV Adds Fox Weather Channel
Pluto TV has added the Fox Weather channel to its free streaming lineup. This partnership with FOX News Media provides Pluto TV users with 24/7 access to professional weather coverage without any subscription fees.
[Americas]

Cineverse & APT Launch Historian Channel
Cineverse and American Public Television have partnered to launch a new Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channel called Historian. The channel, which launched on LG Channels, will feature history-based programming and documentaries.
[Americas]

All-women’s Sports Channel in Saudi Arabia
The All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN) has launched a new channel called ‘SSC AWSN’ in Saudi Arabia. The channel will broadcast one primetime game from the Saudi Women’s Premier League weekly and other international events. It is available on the MBC Shahid streaming platform.
[MENA]

Eutelsat Adds Two FAST Channels
Eutelsat is adding two new FAST channels to its lineup: GB News, through a partnership with iKO Media Group’s FASTonSAT service, and Baywatch TV, via a deal with SoFast.
[Global]

Watch IT Launches on Samsung TV+
Watch IT has launched eight dedicated FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming TV) channels on Samsung TV+. The partnership allows millions of Samsung TV users to access Watch IT’s extensive content library without a subscription.
[MENA]

Farhana Bhula Film4 Appointment
Farhana Bhula has been appointed as the chief of Film4’s film division, a permanent role she takes on after the departure of the previous head, Ollie Madden.
[EMEA]

WBD Hires Karin Lindström
Warner Bros. Discovery has hired Karin Lindström, formerly of Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video, for the new role of group vice president of programming for WBD Nordics. She will oversee programming for the company in the Nordic region.
[EMEA]

Paramount & Skydance Hire Jeff Silberman
Paramount and Skydance have hired Jeff Silberman, formerly a partner at Boston Consulting Group, as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy. He will report to Tony Driscoll, head of corporate strategy and development.
[Americas]

Nick Lee to Head BBC Acquisitions
Nick Lee has been appointed as the new head of BBC acquisitions. He is returning to the broadcaster after a decade to lead the team that acquires scripted and unscripted series and feature films for linear TV and iPlayer.
[EMEA]

Lionsgate Hires Justin Manfredi
Lionsgate has appointed Justin Manfredi, previously of Apple TV+, as its Executive Vice President of Television Marketing. He will be responsible for overseeing marketing for the studio’s television output.
[Americas]

Blue Ant Media Senior Appointments
Blue Ant Media has appointed Dervla Kelly as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and Surani Adamesco as Chief Technology Officer. The appointments are part of an ambitious growth strategy to strengthen the company as an international streamer and production studio.
[Americas]

Artists Equity Hires Amy Baer
Artists Equity, founded by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, has hired veteran producer and executive Amy Baer as President of Film and Television. Baer, who previously founded Gidden Media and spent 17 years at Sony Pictures, will oversee the studio’s film and TV output.
[Americas]

Fremantle Hires Spotify AI Executive
Fremantle has appointed Kevin Lingley, a former Spotify executive, as its new executive vice-president of AI. He will lead the company’s AI initiatives, leveraging his experience in content platforms.
[Global]

Roku Hires Lisa Holme for Content
Roku has hired Lisa Holme as its new head of content. Holme, who previously worked at Hulu and Warner Bros. Discovery, will oversee Roku’s global content business, including original programming, acquisitions, and partnerships.
[Americas]

Studio Lambert Appoints Stephen Lovelock
Studio Lambert has appointed Stephen Lovelock, an executive producer from Remarkable, as an executive producer in its unscripted division. The appointment is part of a creative team bolstering for the company.
[EMEA]

StudioCanal Hires Paul Gilbert
StudioCanal has appointed former Sky Studios executive Paul Gilbert as its new senior vice-president of English-language series. He will oversee the development and production of scripted series from the UK and US.
[EMEA]

Maria Ishak Launches Mischief International
Former Asacha and All3Media executive Maria Ishak has launched Mischief International, a new London and Paris-based company. The studio will focus on the development, financing, and production of new content.
[EMEA]

First Gulf Company Appoints MD
First Gulf Company (FGC) has named Ahmad Hadi Al Kayal as its new Managing Director for the MENA region. The appointment is a strategic move to expand FGC’s presence in the UAE and Qatar markets.
[MENA]