World Screen Podcast
1) BBC Studios Goes FAST with Kasia Jablonska
Kasia Jablonska, director of digital and on-demand for EMEA at BBC Studios, joins the FAST Festival to share how the IP powerhouse is capitalizing on its deep library to find new ways to engage with a...Show More
2) Rakuten TV’s Marcos Milanez
Marcos Milanez, chief content officer at Rakuten TV, returns to the FAST Festival to share his programming strategy across FAST, on-demand and TVOD.
3) Lightning International’s James Ross
James Ross, CEO, will share with FAST Festival delegates how Lightning International is navigating the crowded European FAST landscape and finding new expansion opportunities across the Asia Pacific.
4) Pluto TV’s Olivier Jollet
The third edition of the FAST Festival kicks off with a conversation with Olivier Jollet, executive VP and international general manager of Pluto TV, on scaling the platform’s global presence, channel...Show More
5) The Buccaneers’ Cast, Writer & Producers
Apple TV+’s period drama The Buccaneers, based on an unfinished novel by Edith Wharton, has returned with a second season. The series centers on five wealthy American women who travel to London in the...Show More
6) Outlander: Blood of My Blood’s Matthew B. Roberts & Maril Davis
The Outlander screen franchise has expanded to include the prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood, which is now airing on STARZ every Friday. The new series goes back in time to tell the love sto...Show More
7) Smoke’s John Leguizamo & Anna Chlumsky
Acclaimed mystery and thriller author Dennis Lehane (Shutter Island, Mystic River) returned to screenwriting with Apple TV+’s Smoke, a nine-part crime drama inspired by the true story of arsonist John...Show More
8) Kitchen Glow Up’s Ellen Bennett & Patrick Weiland
Tastemade’s Kitchen Glow Up is back with a second season on August 26, returning after its filming schedule was disrupted by the L.A. fires in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades in early 2025 that bur...Show More
9) Scaling Opportunities
The second edition of the FAST Festival will kick off with a spotlight on how distributors with significant libraries are approaching channel curation with BBC Studios’ Beth Anderson, ITV Studios’ Gra...Show More
10) Movie Time
Amid a wealth of AVOD services and FAST channels for movies, VA Media’s Mark Ashbridge, Candlelight Media Group’s Scott Wiscombe and Nicely Entertainment’s Scott Kirkpatrick will offer their views on ...Show More