Category: Deals
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Spain’s SETT Puts $521M to Work Building Global IP Owners
State-backed SETT deployed €215.6M and unlocked €230M in private co-investment to build Spanish film, TV and animation companies with global IP ambitions.
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HBO wins bidding war for Javier Bardem drama The Spread
HBO has handed a straight-to-series order to Miami wealth drama The Spread, ending a multi-streamer bidding war with Javier Bardem set to star.
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Catalan Film Slate Packs San Sebastián 2026
A surge of Catalan co-productions and market-ready packages is reshaping San Sebastián. Here’s what buyers and programmers should watch.
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A+E backs Lifetime Korea’s Oh! My Guard for 83-market run
A+E Global Media is investing in and distributing Lifetime Korea drama Oh! My Guard, starring Jung Yong-hwa and Hong Seung-hee, in 83 territories.
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Dekanalog Acquires North America for Tan Siyou’s Amoeba
Indie distributor Dekanalog picks up North American rights to Tan Siyou’s Amoeba, planning a spring 2027 theatrical release before VOD and Blu-ray.
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FCC Clears 49.5% Foreign Ownership for Paramount-WBD
FCC greenlights up to 49.5% foreign equity in Paramount-WBD, keeping voting control with Ellison family and RedBird while Gulf funds stay non-voting.
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FCC Clears $24B Foreign Backing in Paramount-WBD Deal
FCC clears the overseas sovereign-wealth capital behind Paramount’s $111B Warner Bros. Discovery bid, with non-voting limits and no editorial control.
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Disney signs Like Nastya to kids content deal
Disney+ and Disney Jr will add original and library programming from 12-year-old creator Like Nastya, whose YouTube network reaches 450 million subscribers.
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Noah Baumbach Signs Warner Bros. First-Look, Theatrical Film
Baumbach’s first WB film gets a wide theatrical release via Clockwork after four Netflix-only premieres; the deal starts in 2027.
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Noah Baumbach exits Netflix for Warner Bros. Clockwork deal
Noah Baumbach leaves Netflix for Warner Bros. Clockwork; his next film gets a theatrical release and LuckyChap backing.