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Jason Easy and our Licensing team will be joined at The Toy Fair this week by some of our most iconic brands, including the fan favourite wordplay game Catch Phrase and the ultimate addictive game of betrayal and deception The Traitors🎉 Stay tuned for more updates over the next few days!

It’s Content Americas next week! 🌎✨ We’re thrilled to be attending with an incredible line-up. Here’s a sneak peek: 🌟 The Gold- Led by a stellar cast including Hugh Bonneville, Dominic Cooper and Jack Lowden Objective Fiction’s and Tanndice Pictures’ critically acclaimed heist series returns with six new episodes this year. 🌟 The Assassin - Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore star in Two Brothers Pictures high-octane thriller. On a remote Greek Island, a retired hitwoman and her estranged son find themselves on the run when her dangerous past catches up with her. 🌟 Dead & Buried - Addictive and darkly comic, Three Rivers and Vico Films’ four-part psychological thriller follows one woman’s twisted quest for revenge on the man convicted of her brother’s murder 20 years ago. 🌟 Mudtown - A gripping new crime series from Severn Screen. A strident young magistrate is drawn into a criminal conspiracy with life threatening consequences. 🌟 Becoming Madonna - Explore the rise of the Queen of Pop through rare and unseen archival footage in Optomen’s immersive documentary special. Attendees can find our VP LATAM Yari C. Torres at Content Americas on Stand 301 from 20th to 23rd January!

Our CEO, Louise Pedersen, participated in the Industry Roundtable Discussion today at the Screen Encounters with Britain Symposium at King’s College London. During this panel, Louise explored the evolving role of Europe in the UK's global screen content activities, focusing on opportunities and challenges in areas such as production costs, co-productions, and the impact of younger generations on viewing habits. Discussions delved into the UK's strategic opportunities in Europe, including new partnerships, co-funding models, and the growing demand for diverse and inclusive content. Louise spoke alongside Jordan Allwood (Fund Manager, International Distribution, UK Global Screen Fund, British Film Institute - BFI); Briony Hanson (Director of Film, British Council); Ross Lewis (Head of International and Projects, Pact); and Kate Saunders (Head of International Policy, BBC).

Our EVP of Strategic Development, Gary Woolf, will be attending CES 2025 next week in Las Vegas! Leading up to the event, Gary noted “I’m passionate about exploring how emerging technologies are shaping the future of media – particularly in the AI space. CES is the perfect place to connect, and I’m looking forward to catching up with some of our VOD and FAST partners in Vegas, and exploring opportunities in AI.”

The hit Australian comedy Laid, originally created by Porchlight Films, has been reimagined in a bold new US adaptation now streaming on Peacock! Garnering critical acclaim, it’s been hailed as “acerbic, raunchy fun” by The New York Times and praised as “a funny and interesting journey” by Decider. Starring Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet, this darkly hilarious “f*cked-up rom-com” (as co-creators Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna call it) follows Ruby as she retraces her romantic past to solve an unexpected mystery. As the international distributor of the format, we’re thrilled to see Peacock bring this unique format to life for a whole new audience.

The first trailer for Optomen Television's brand new feature documentary Becoming Madonna is here🎤✨ https://lnkd.in/d5es4NrQ Premiering in the UK on December 30th on Sky Documentaries and NOW, this documentary features newly uncovered audio tapes, rare footage, and unseen photos, it shows this celebrated star as we’ve never seen her before. Rachel Job, SVP Unscripted at All3Media International “We’re thrilled to reveal the first trailer for Optomen’s powerful, absorbing insight into Madonna’s astonishing career, life and talent. With Sky UK’s commissioning team as creative partner, the show has delivered an utterly compelling view of the early years of someone who has become a cultural icon across the world.”

Our team had an incredible few days at Content London. From inspiring panels to impactful screenings, this event continues to be a hub for shaping the future of content. Highlights of our week included... 🎥Premiere screening of SILVERBACK FILMS Film’s Parenthood. Met by a rapturous response, the five-part natural history series is coming to BBC next year, and follows the lives of animal parents and their never-before-seen behaviours. 🎭Drama Quarterly: Writers to Watch Panel Featured Georgia Lee, writer of Severn Screen’s anticipated drama Mudtown. and Daf James, creator of Duck Soup Films' poignant adoption drama Lost Boys & Fairies. 🔥 Hot Properties Spotlight Black Camel Pictures’ An-t Eilean (The Island) was celebrated as one of Content London’s Hot Properties, with Executive Producer Arabella Page Croft and Director Tom Sullivan sharing insights into this upcoming crime thriller. 🌍 Climate on Screen Panel Keith Scholey, Co-CEO and Director at Silverback Productions, and Richard Edwards, WWF UK’s Head of Content, discussed the power of climate storytelling during the ‘BIG PICTURE: Climate on Screen’ panel. 🌟 Leadership speakers Our CEO, Louise Pedersen, joined the Money Talks: What the Majors are looking to invest in panel, and our EVP Strategic Development Gary Woolf was a panellist on AI Needs Your IP. 🏆 Rose D'Ors Our Rose D’Or nominated titles included HOYO Films Ukraine: Enemy in the Wood, Studio Lambert’s Race Across the World and the Anonymous and Lime Pictures Hollyoaks, and we were thrilled to our fantastic group producers taking hope awards- with Story Films won Best Documentary for Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story and Studio Lambert won Best Competition Reality for Squid Game: The Challenge.   A massive thank you to everyone who attended, collaborated, and connected with us this week! See you next year, Content London!

We are thrilled to share that the Australian version of our format from Studio Ramsay's, Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars, won Best Non-Scripted Entertainment at the Asian Academy Creative Awards! #FoodStarsAU

Rachel Job, SVP Unscripted, is attending World Congress Of Science & Factual Producers next week from 9-12 December in Marrakech. Here are a few words from Rachel ahead of next week: “ I am looking forward to a productive week meeting with producers, buyers, and commissioners at WCSFP and showing off our impressive content slate. Look forward to seeing you all there”

Our EVP Strategic Development, Gary Woolf, will be speaking on Content London’s ‘AI needs your IP: library owners set to cash in on licensing their IP to AI’ panel on 5th December at 16:00 in Hall 1. Gary and industry experts will discuss the impact of artificial intelligence start-ups on the film and television intellectual property landscape. They will highlight the significant financial interest in acquiring existing IP and outline key considerations for library owners before pursuing this potentially transformative opportunity. The panel will also address market trends and the associated risks and rewards. Moderated by Jonathan Webdale (Editor, C21Media), Gary will be speaking alongside Steve Huford (Founder and CEO of Underknown); Guillaume Pommier – Co-head of distribution (Federation Studios); and Rupam Davé – Partner (Harbottle).