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Merzigo to spend $200m on content in 2027

Investment comes alongside plans to focus on US growth

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Tuesday round-up: Latest news, deals & hires

All the latest news from the global content industry on Tuesday, 22 September

Dan Blazer (left) and Wannes Deleu, founders of Must Sea Media. Courtesy of Must Sea Media.

BlazHoffski co-founder launches format firm

Belgian creative Wannes Deleu also onboard Must Sea Media

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Paramount merger settlement delayed by four US states

David Ellison firm looking to strike deal in antitrust case as daily $7m ‘ticking fee’ deadline looms

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Show of the Week: Grand Hotel By The Sea

This Netherlands-based period drama is unmistakably Dutch in its setting, but universal in its emotions

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Broadcast magazine - August 2026

Kate Phillips on shaping a quiet revolution at the BBC; What’s the recipe for success on YouTube; Farewell to Edinburgh