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Big Media signs licensing deals with WBD, Nat Geo

Big Media, the production company, distributor and channel provider, has struck licensing deals for its original series with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in the US and Nat Geo in the Benelux region. Under the terms of the agreement with WBD, the company has licensed Destruction Decoded (Season 1), Fatal Engineering and Modern Warfare 2.0 (pictured). […]

September 29, 2025

Extreme H signs Fox broadcast deal in Mexico, Central America

The FIA Extreme H World Cup, the hydrogen motorsport, has signed a two-year broadcast agreement with Fox Sports, ensuring racing fans across Mexico and Central America can follow the next era of sustainable racing. The action will begin with Extreme E’s ‘Final Lap’ on October 4th to 5th, a celebratory farewell to its electric racing, […]

September 29, 2025

Extreme H extends broadcast deal with SPOTV

The FIA Extreme H World Cup Presented by PIF, the hydrogen motorsport, has confirmed the extension of its broadcast partnership with SPOTV for 2025, allowing fans across Asia to continue following the sustainable racing sport. SPOTV has been a partner since Season 1 of Extreme E, and this renewal will see coverage expanded to the […]

September 26, 2025

Viaplay acquires 20 titles from SkyShowTime

Viaplay Content Distribution, the international content sales division of Viaplay Group, has signed a deal with SkyShowtime granting Viaplay international distribution rights for a slate of titles from across Europe. The deal includes 20 dramas, thrillers, comedies, and documentaries. “We’re proud to be working with SkyShowtime to bring some of Europe’s most creative talent and […]

September 25, 2025

India: Prime Video to stream New Zealand’s home cricket season

Prime Video in India has announced that it will live-stream matches from New Zealand’s 2025-26 home season. From October 1st through to March 2026, Prime members in India will be able to watch the men’s and women’s team, in action across all formats — Tests, ODIs and T20Is. The Black Caps will be hosting Australia, […]

September 25, 2025

ITV Studios’ The Hack to air in 50+ countries

ITV Studios has announced the first international sales for the new premium event drama series The Hack which will see it airing in 50 countries with more under discussion. The Hack has been acquired by ARTE for French and German speaking countries, YLE in Finland, SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, DR in Denmark, Cosmote […]

September 24, 2025

FIS, Infront sign international rights deal

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and Infront have finalised an exclusive distribution agreement for the international distribution of media rights to the FIS World Championships in the FIS Disciplines Alpine, Nordic, Snowboard, Freestyle & Freeski and Ski Flying for the period 2026 through to 2029. For the first time, the media rights to […]

September 22, 2025

Arrests in LatAm IPTV piracy case

Antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has welcomed the arrest of the operators of a large Latin American illicit IPTV network, IPTV66. The operators were taken into custody in the Dominican Republic following an operation triggered by an ACE criminal referral. The Department of Investigation of High Technology Crimes and Offenses (DICAT) […]

September 18, 2025By Colin Mann

Channel 4 to air FX’s Say Nothing

Channel 4 has licensed FX’s limited series Say Nothing from Disney Entertainment. The nine-episode series, based on the book by Patrick Radden Keefe, is a story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland during ‘The Troubles’ and will air on Channel 4 later this year. Spanning four decades, the series opens with the shocking disappearance […]

September 18, 2025

Bomanbridge signs wildlife deal with DocLights

International distributor, Bomanbridge Media, has secured a multi-year partnership with Doclights, a German producer of natural history films, to take over their wildlife catalogue alongside new and upcoming productions. The agreement, cash valued at over $1 million, will see Bomanbridge take over the distribution of DocLights’ wildlife and factual content which totals close to 200 […]

September 18, 2025