Streamers Gather to Discuss the New Global Ecosystem at Conecta Fiction Roundtable

Spice Girls have launched new merchandise as part of a new deal with Universal Music Group’s (UMG) Bravado division.The hit ’90s group’s global, multi-year team-up will see Bravado handle their brand, merchandising, direct-to-consumer products and campaigns, touring as well as retail licensing and distribution, as Music Week reports.News of the deal comes ahead of Spice Girls marking the 25th anniversary of their debut album ‘Spice’, which was released in 1996.

Amelia Hamlin has more to say about her sudden Scott Disick breakup, but in classic fashion, she’s saying it via a cryptic Instagram upload!

NEW YORK -- Singer Sarah Dash, who co-founded the all-female group Labelle — best known for the raucous 1974 hit “Lady Marmalade" — has died. She was 76.Patti Labelle and Nona Hendryx completed the trio.

the Supremes, with the remaining trio naming themselves Labelle. With Dash celebrated for her emotive, versatile voice that spanned soprano prettiness and robustly soulful singing, the group branched out, backing Laura Nyro, and covering the Who and touring with them.

Soul Tracks reports that “it was unexpected”.

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John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent“Forget My Name,” “Life” and “Stolen Kids” proved some of the big winners at the 2021 Conecta Fiction awards ceremony in Pamplona, northern Spain on Wednesday night as the Europe-Latin America co-production forum reached its climax.A female spy drama-thriller charged emotionally by an effective mother-daughter relationship, “Forget My Name” won one of the most enticing awards on offer: A development contract with Spanish public broadcaster RTVE.

Microsoft is returning for its second Xbox showcase stream at Tokyo Game Show 2021 on September 30, but will not feature any “new global debuts”.While it was reported earlier this month that the platform holder will have its own virtual streaming slot at Tokyo Game Show 2021 with promises of “exclusive news”, an Xbox Wire post from Jeremy Hinton, head of Xbox Asia, clarifies that fans should not expect any new world premiere reveals but instead there will be “a celebration with our Asia

JD Linville Conecta Fiction and Virtual Screenings 2021 brought together European public broadcasters for an online presentation on Tuesday that attempted to capture the alliances and challenges of the European public broadcasters, among Europe’s biggest and most active TV companies.“We are aware that the past and the future is based on partnership,” said Maria Pia Ammirati, head of Rai Fiction in Italy.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentSeven projects will be introduced to an industry audience at the first Euroregion NAEN pitch competition, held on Tuesday Sept. 14 at Pamplona’s Conecta Fiction.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentThe heart of Conecta Fiction is its pitching sessions where producers and creators bring onto the market, looking for partners and sales, projects which have often flown completely under the radar.

Family man! Scott Disick spent a special day out on the water with his children following his Amelia Gray Hamlin split.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentThe first three editions of Conecta Fiction were a delight: an intimate, boutique Latin America-Europe co-production and networking event for drama series in which top executives from either side of the Atlantic spent quality time together, as they put through a revolution in content creation.Last year’s 4th Conecta Fiction on-site event was decimated by COVID-19.

Working through it. Serena Kerrigan gave an update on how Amelia Gray Hamlin is dealing with her split from Scott Disick after the pair called it quits earlier this month.

Amelia Gray Hamlin is loving the energy in New York for fashion week. The 20-year-old model, who walked in her first show this week, is getting back to work on the runway after her breakup with Scott Disick.  Hamlin told what her emotions are when asked how she's feeling during NYFW.

Saweetie has a brand new gig! On Friday, September 10, MAC Cosmetics revealed that the 28-year-old rapper is the new face of the beloved cosmetics brand.