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Fifth Season landed key UK deal for Blink49 Studios’ "Wild Cards" 11 JUN 2025

Distribution

Fifth Season landed key UK deal for Blink49 Studios’ "Wild Cards"

Hit crime-solving procedural launches on Paramount+ UK and Channel 5, with additional sales to Disney and Sony across Europe and Latin America, and future seasons 3 and 4 locked under Fifth Season’s global distribution.
DCD Rights secured sales for over 100 Hours of drama in the CEE region 4 JUN 2025

Distribution

DCD Rights secured sales for over 100 Hours of drama in the CEE region

Ahead of NEM and Natpe Budapest, DCD Rights closed multiple deals across Central and Eastern Europe, including the fifth season of “My Life is Murder” to Profour and 28 hours of scripted content to CDA Premium. “My Life is Murder” S1–4 was also picked up by BBC Studios for Poland and TV3 Group for Latvia, while “The Secrets She Keeps” S1–2 was acquired by multiple platforms.
Nicole Clemens joins Amazon to lead International Originals 3 JUN 2025

Corporate Moves

Nicole Clemens joins Amazon to lead International Originals

The news comes during a time of major shifts at Amazon, both in the U.S. and overseas. Studio head Jennifer Salke recently left the company, shortly after international originals chief James Farrell and UK managing director Chris Bird also stepped down.
Upfronts 2025: Ad-Supported TV viewing shifts, with linear and streaming fragmentation 30 MAY 2025

Trends

Upfronts 2025: Ad-Supported TV viewing shifts, with linear and streaming fragmentation

According to Nielsen, broadcast and cable accounted for 57.6% of ad-supported viewing in 2025, compared to 42.4% for streaming. The report also notes that seven different streaming platforms ranked among the year’s top-performing assets.
Banijay Entertainment launched the a new reality format, "The Detective Club" 27 MAY 2025

Production

Banijay Entertainment launched the a new reality format, "The Detective Club"

Produced by Banijay France’s B Prod, creator of travelling hits "The Fifty" and "Good Luck Guys," the suspense-filled title launches next month on W9.