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Roku appoints Lisa Holme as Head of Content to drive streaming growth 5 SEP 2025

Corporate Moves

Roku appoints Lisa Holme as Head of Content to drive streaming growth

Lisa Holme joins from Warner Bros. Discovery and Hulu on September 8 to oversee Roku Media’s original programming, acquisitions, sports, brand and studio content, as well as emerging verticals and tech innovation.
Hat Trick International secured global pre-sales for Channel 4 health titles 5 SEP 2025

Distribution

Hat Trick International secured global pre-sales for Channel 4 health titles

"What Not to Eat" and "Do You Have ADHD?" join HTI’s wellness slate, with early sales to SBS Australia and TV2 Norway; "Do You Have ADHD?" debuts to 810,000 viewers in Channel 4 primetime.
Rabbit Films' "Över Atlanten" breaks records on Sweden's Kanal 5 and drives HBO Max viewership 5 SEP 2025

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Rabbit Films' "Över Atlanten" breaks records on Sweden's Kanal 5 and drives HBO Max viewership

With 416,000 viewers and a 21.6% share in the 25–69 demo, the long-running adaptation of Rabbit Films’ format becomes the top local production on Kanal 5 since 2008, prompting a swift renewal for Season 10.
pocket.watch and MLB Studios to produce “Ballpark Blast!” series 5 SEP 2025

Kids & Animation

pocket.watch and MLB Studios to produce “Ballpark Blast!” series

The whole season will feature a new 10-episode set to debut September 5 on Hulu and pocket.watch’s SVOD Ryan and Friends Plus, followed by Roku Channel, and MLB’s owned-and-operated platforms.
MFE secured a 75.61% stake in Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 4 SEP 2025

Corporate Moves

MFE secured a 75.61% stake in Germany's ProSiebenSat.1

The additional acceptance period of MFE’s voluntary public takeover offer ended on September 1, and the settlement of the voluntary takeover offer is expected for September 16.