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Silverlining Rights announces multiple pre-sales for Content Kings’ “Lip reading The Royals” 18 JUL 2025

Deals

Silverlining Rights announces multiple pre-sales for Content Kings’ “Lip reading The Royals”

It´s a bold new documentary that claims to reveal private conversations among senior royals — and broadcasters from Australia to Israel have already secured rights.
Banijay Kids & Family secured multiple new content sales 7 JUL 2025

Kids & Animation

Banijay Kids & Family secured multiple new content sales

ABC (Australia) has picked up the rights to season 4 of "Moominvalley" and season 1 of "Piripenguins," and has relicensed seasons 1–4 of "Junior Vets." Czech Television has acquired seasons 4 and 5 of "Mister Maker Comes to Town," season 4 of "Moominvalley," and season 1 of "When I Was Your Age," among other deals.
Australia: SBS Chair George Savvides to step down after eight years of leadership 7 JUL 2025

Corporate Moves

Australia: SBS Chair George Savvides to step down after eight years of leadership

Under Savvides’ tenure, SBS doubled its digital engagement, launched NITV as a free-to-air channel, and reached nearly 90% of Australians monthly across platforms, according to the broadcaster.
Woodcut International presold two new documentaries to Channel 4 UK and SBS Australia 7 JUL 2025

Distribution

Woodcut International presold two new documentaries to Channel 4 UK and SBS Australia

"Britain’s Railway Empire in Colour" and "The Manhattan Project in Colour" employ extensive newly colourised archive and follow on from another of Woodcut’s hugely successful docs "Titanic in Colour" which premiered last year.
Australian Test cricket captain Pat Cummins joins "Snick and Willow" animated series 4 JUL 2025

Kids & Animation

Australian Test cricket captain Pat Cummins joins "Snick and Willow" animated series

Cummins has joined the project as both an official ambassador and an upcoming character in the series, develop by Xentrix Studios Australia.