EarthxTV’s president Dan Russell discusses the environmental network’s programming requirements as it prepares for its next growth phase.

Edhem Fočo, co-founder of Al Jazeera Balkans, outlines his plans to offer opportunities to documentary makers in the Balkans and MENA via the AJB Doc festival in Sarajevo.

Streaming services helped Italy’s audiovisual sector return to pre-Covid-19 levels of growth and investment, but inflationary pressures remain.

Original productions chief Alessandro Saba is on the hunt for Italian IP with international appeal and exclusive access to serve Disney+ Italy’s subscribers.

Warner Bros Discovery’s kids editorial lead for Southern Europe and Africa Ana González says local relevance and broad-skewing fare are increasingly important when it comes to reaching young viewers.

Netflix in Italy is looking for narrative documentary projects that can take the genre into new territory.

Aminoca Brands-owned The Sandbox has appointed former PlayStation Studios exec Nicola Sebastiani as its chief content officer.

MIPCOM: Tokyopop, the US-headquartered distributor and licensor of anime and manga works, has joined forces with Saudi-based broadcast group MBC on a new strategic initiative called MBC Anime to produce, license and promote anime content in the MENA region.

MIPCOM: US prodco Baboon Animation has forged a partnership with Tokyo- and LA-based animation studio Custom Nuts to jointly develop a new slate of cartoons.

MIPCOM: Warner Bros Discovery in Italy and AMC Networks International are among several broadcasters to acquire factual titles from German factual distributor and digital channels operator Quintus Studios.