ScreenMDM Talks

RX's Lucy Smith showcases the theme of convergence that runs across the MIPCOM Cannes schedule—encompassing vertical video, AI, and branded entertainment—and previews some of the highlights from MIPJunior.

As we continue our The SwitchScreen strand ahead of IBC, ScreenMDM Talks welcomes Philipp Rotermund, co-founder and co-CEO of wedotv, to discuss the AVOD platform’s expanding global reach, ad-tech innovations, content rights negotiations, and priorities for the months ahead.

On the heels of the large-scale migration of RTL+ to the Bedrock tech stack, the streaming solutions provider’s CEO, Jonas Engwall, joins ScreenMDM Talks’ The SwitchScreen strand to discuss streaming profitability, European scale, and AI.

As their new series Estate of Mind arrives on Bell Media’s Fibe TV1, Jeff Biederman and Jake Horowitz join ScreenMDM Talks to share the genesis of the hybrid docu-comedy series from Canadian indies Sideways Dog Productions and Grainey Pictures.

Mansha Daswani & Kate Roach preview our plans for MIPCOM CANNES 2026.

Patrice Courtaban, EVP of global growth and business development at TV5MONDE and CEO of TV5MONDE USA, joined ScreenMDM Talks’ The SwitchScreen strand to weigh in on how the French-language broadcaster is betting on CTV expansion and AI discovery tools to power its international reach.

On the heels of the launch of their new vertical video platform Epis, Guy Hameiri and Lior Friedman, co-founders of RoseBerry Media, join ScreenMDM Talks to discuss reformatting content for mobile-first audiences and leveraging data and analytics to chart a new path in premium, short-form, 9:16 content.

Amanda Groom, founder and CEO of The Bridge, joins ScreenMDM Talks to offer her takeaways on the key trends that emerged out of Sunny Side of the Doc, including the continued importance of co-productions and PSBs in commissioning high-end docs, the keys to navigating the quest for alternative funding sources, and the role of AI in factual shows.

ZDF Studios’ Ralf Rückauer, ZDF’s Nadine Kerstan, and Rollercoaster Studios’ James Fox join ScreenMDM Talks to showcase the journey of the iconic German entertainment show Wetten, dass..? as it gets reinvented at home and remade internationally.

Sylvia Brindis and Shane Snow joined ScreenMDM Talks todiscuss how the show, which has already been renewed for a second season at the Wonder Project, merges Unreal Engine, puppetry, a well-thought-through music strategy, dancersand actors—including Brindis herself—to help young ones develop the skills needed to become good citizens.