Long reads
Six key takeaways from Series Mania 2026
Development spending, European regulation and future of US partnerships dominate annual scripted event in Lille
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HBO Max puts international front and centre
Sarah Aubrey talks rights flexibility, ‘feathered fish’, ‘prestigerals’ and why a UK originals team isn’t in the plan for the streamer
Breaking the rules: What Gomorrah’s return says about Italian drama
Unpacking how Sky Italia’s prequel series Gomorrah: The Origins made it to screen despite an increasingly risk-averse industry
What links seven days of ‘momentous’ industry headlines
A common factor lies behind Paramount’s deal for Warner Bros Discovery, Banijay and All3Media’s tie-up, and the BBC’s Green Paper response
Dominic West and Clarke Peters: The Wire allowed audiences to ‘exercise their minds’
Actors and friends hail impact of David Simon’s groundbreaking HBO drama and draw comparisons with buddy travel documentary
Banijay-All3: Marco Bassetti lays out mega-merger strategy
Chief executive tells Broadcast he has ‘no plans’ to close labels, talks up DTC investment and stronger negotiation power with streamers
How London took the Screenings crown
Week-long set of events draws buyers from around the world as UK capital finds itself at centre of global industry
Distribution in Focus: TVF's Poppy McAlister
Poppy McAlister, managing director at TVF International, on adapting to a squeezed production pipeline and expanding international reversions
Distribution in Focus: All3Media’s Louise Pedersen
All3Media International chief exec Louise Pedersen on the US scripted market, moving further into merchandising and her live event push
Distribution in Focus: Blue Ant’s Mark Bishop
Blue Ant Rights’ Mark Bishop on the company’s scripted shift and how YouTube fits into his unscripted strategy
Distribution in Focus: France TV’s Julia Schulte
France TV Distribution’s Julia Schulte on streamer partnerships and her focus increasing on pre-financing partners
Distribution in Focus: Sony Pictures’ Mark Young
Mark Young of Sony Pictures on unlocking ’local-global’ opportunities in EMEA and how he’s navigating ’complex’ windowing
Distribution in Focus: Banijay’s Cathy Payne
Banijay Rights chief exec Cathy Payne on her key focuses for 2026 and second window pressures
Distribution in Focus: ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry
ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry on ‘valuing’ rights in streamer/broadcaster deals and YouTube expansion
Distribution in Focus: BossaNova Media’s Paul Heaney
Paul Heaney of BossaNova Media on slate curation and the overblown fears around C4’s in-house production plans
Distribution in Focus: Passion’s Nick Tanner
Passion Distribution’s sales chief Nick Tanner on the ‘worrying trend’ of buyers applying leverage on their suppliers
Distribution in Focus: Federation’s Guillaume Pommier & Monica Levy
Federation sales chiefs Guillaume Pommier and Monica Levy on how the TF1/Netflix deal is impacting rights discussions
Distribution in Focus: Cineflix Rights’ Tim Mutimer
Cineflix Rights chief Tim Mutimer on secondary window pressure and ‘inevitable’ consolidation
Distribution in Focus: Sphere Abacus’ Hana Palmer
Sphere Abacus sales chief Hana Palmer on increasing gaps in financing and the potential impact of Channel 4’s in-house production move
Distribution in Focus: Keshet International’s Kelly Wright
Keshet International MD Kelly Wright on the rapidly changing scripted landscape and a ’complicated’ relationship with YouTube
Distribution in Focus: Fifth Season’s Jennifer Ebell
Fifth Season’s Jennifer Ebell on margins, capital deployment and how streamers are buying audience loyalty