Mansha Daswani

Central and Western District

Editor and Associate Publisher at World Screen

editor @worldscreen, hong kong native, manhattan resident, TV junkie. Views are my own.

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European League of Football Games Headed to Fubo Sports

2 days ago | worldscreen.com | Mansha Daswani

FuboTV has sealed an agreement to bring games from the European League of Football (ELF) to its Fubo Sports FAST channel. Beginning with the 2025 season on May 17, one live ELF game will be carried on the channel every Sunday. Fubo Sports will also carry five playoff games. Additional ELF content will be available on-demand to Fubo subscribers, including game highlights, weekly shoulder programming and archive matches.
FOX Unveils Converged AI-Driven Ad Platform

2 days ago | worldscreen.com | Mansha Daswani

FOX Advertising has launched the OneFOX converged media platform, built on a foundation of AI-driven tools and powered by AdRise. The new platform aims to deliver audience and contextual signals alongside behavioral, creative and campaign analytics to enable a better ad experience for consumers and improved efficiency for advertisers. The ad platform runs across FOX Entertainment, FOX Sports, FOX News Media and Tubi.
Polydont Films - TVKIDS

2 days ago | worldscreen.com | Mansha Daswani

From creation to licensing and everything in between, Polydont Films is looking to carve a unique niche in the kids' entertainment marketplace. Its growing stable of shows reflects the company's motto: "being special by being different."Mazukta & Shambabukli is among the curated slate of projects the boutique outfit is working on, with the teen series featuring "a distinctive concept and artistic style," says Elena Lyalina, CEO and producer at Polydont Films.
Samsung TV Plus Expands AsiaPac Operations

2 days ago | worldscreen.com | Mansha Daswani

Brigitte Slattery has been appointed as the head of Samsung TV Plus in the Asia Pacific, tapped to oversee its regional content slate, operations and marketing as it scales its presence in the region. Samsung TV Plus is available in Australia, India, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Slattery, who previously held roles at Network Ten, Foxtel, HBO and NBCUniversal, reports to Salek Brodsky, senior VP and general manager of Samsung TV Plus.
ITV Clinches Global Champions Deal

2 days ago | worldscreen.com | Mansha Daswani

ITV is set to deliver to U.K. audiences highlights from Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and GCL team series. The deal kicks off with highlights from the Shanghai leg. ITVX will also broadcast the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of London live this August. This marks the first time the horse jumping competition will be featured on ITVX. The new deal features all 14 events.
Amazon Unveils New Prime Video Slate

2 days ago | worldscreen.com | Mansha Daswani

Amazon touted a wealth of new and returning Prime Video shows at its annual upfront pitch to advertisers. "In the same year we introduced advertising into Prime Video, we saw our reach increase to 130 million customers in the U.S. alone," said Tanner Elton, VP of U.S. ad sales.
Something Special Names First Production Head

2 days ago | worldscreen.com | Mansha Daswani

Seoul-based format agency Something Special has tapped format producer Jacob (Jongbin) Han to serve as its first head of productions. Han's first task at Something Special, founded by Jin Woo Hwang and InSoon Kim, will be to produce Unforgettable Duet, commissioned by MBN and funded in part by a recently awarded KOCCA Fund.
SPT Lands The Miniature Wife

2 days ago | worldscreen.com | Mansha Daswani

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has clinched a deal to handle the distribution rights to The Miniature Wife, a new series from Media Res for Peacock. The high-concept one-hour relationship comedy stars Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen, with Zoe Lister-Jones, Sofia Rosinsky, O-T Fagbenle and Sian Clifford as series regulars. Ronny Chieng, Aasif Mandvi, Rong Fu and Tricia Black round out the cast in recurring roles.
Patrick Dempsey Cast in Memory of a Killer

2 days ago | worldscreen.com | Mansha Daswani

Patrick Dempsey has been cast as the lead in FOX's new thriller Memory of a Killer. Announced as part of its 2025-26 lineup, the series is inspired by the 2003 award-winning Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer ( La Memoire Du Tueur). Dempsey stars as a hitman who develops early onset Alzheimer's. It is produced by Warner Bros. Television and FOX Entertainment. Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone executive produce alongside Cathy Schulman of Welle Entertainment.
Apple TV+ Slates Wild Things with Jude Law & Andrew Garfield

2 days ago | worldscreen.com | Mansha Daswani

Apple TV+ has landed Wild Things, a limited series starring Jude Law and Andrew Garfield as renowned showmen Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn. John Hoffman will lead as writer and executive producer of the series, with Brian Grazer exec producing and Matt Shakman enlisted to direct and executive produce. The Apple Studios drama, produced by Imagine Entertainment, is based on the Apple podcast Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy.