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Sky and Peacock return to The Day of the Jackal
Carnival Films’ modern take on classic novel has swept up viewers across Europe and US
Netflix top 10: 11 - 17 November
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, Arcane, Cobra Kai, The Diplomat, and Investigation Alien all make this week’s most-watched list
C4 orders linear version of digital prank series
Tapped Out is first Channel 4.0 series to land linear commission
Chernin Entertainment names TV presidents
Tracey Cook and Kaitlin Dahill elevated at US-based outfit
Fox and Hulu agree multi-year content pact
Disney SVoD to continue as in-season streamer home of series including The Simpsons
NEM Zagreb unveils programme and awards finalists
Croatia event from organisers behind NEM Dubrovnik now into its fourth year
Disney+ expands APAC originals, highlights Korean demand
Nine out of 15 most-viewed Disney+ international originals have hailed from Korea this year
Dirk Hoogstra to exit Lionsgate amid unscripted cuts
Former Half Yard chief among five members of staff to depart
Netflix boards The Sidemen’s YouTube show
Streamer greenlights second run of hit reality series Inside
Comcast plans to spin off cable channels
Channels including USA, Syfy and E! to be housed in new venture led by Mark Lazarus
Watchdog urges BBCS to create more IP
NAO report probes efficiency and effectiveness of BBC Studios
Netflix unveils host of international projects
Streamer preps Love is Blind France, Physical 100 renewal and Bollywood drama
Apple TV+ lines up Fleetwood Mac feature doc
Frank Marshall to helm single charting fifty years of the band
After The Party indie chief lauds ‘political act’ of female-centric dramas
Helen Bowden also hails significance of Channel 4 buying Kiwi thriller
Indiepics taps factual producer as head of international
Eoin O’Shea joins Irish outfit behind RTÉ’s Ear to the Ground
Fulwell73 and LeBron James’ SpringHill strike mega-merger deal
Transatlantic company will have a vast unscripted footprint
WBD’s HBO Max shares Talpa drama in Netherlands
Episodes of Medisch Centrum West to be available on streamer after debuting on SBS6
Sky selects diverse indies for tailored docs support
Dare Pictures, 22Summers, Proper Content and Zandland will work with Sky Documentaries
Peaky Blinders creator urges industry to defend jobs from AI
Steven Knight speaks at Web Summit 2024 in Lisbon alongside Banijay Entertainment chief Marco Bassetti
Netflix top 10: 4 - 10 November
Outer Banks, Arcane, The Diplomat, Territory and Investigation Alien all make this week’s most-watched list
Disney streaming profits leap
Entertainment SVoDs contribute £199m of overall £253m in Q4
Samsung TV Plus among Bosch buyers
Amazon Prime Video detective series heads out internationally
Fremantle content slump puts dent in RTL Group revenues
Got Talent outfit’s revenues dip by more than 7%
Zinc moves into entertainment with label launch
Andrea Hamilton joins from ModestTV to head up Electric Violet
Ex-Monkey head and ex-Talkback exec set up with BBCS
Ollie Brack and James Longman establish Jolly Octopus to develop ents formats
Amazon gets set to shut down Freevee
Shows such as Neighbours have moved to Prime Video ahead of closure
Sky Studios navigates Rivers of London
UK broadcaster on board as Pure Fiction project seeks US partner
News Corp explores sale of Foxtel
Australian pay-TV operator and owner of streamer Binge assessing future following initial overtures in August
Banijay Rights hires StudioCanal exec
Sarah Mottershead to take on Robin Pollok’s remit covering Middle East among other regions
C4 picks up flight attendant thriller
Katherine Kelly plays drug smuggling stewardess in drama from Marcella writer
WBD’s Max lands on Prime in Sweden, Netherlands
Deal comes ahead of Dune: Prophecy launch next week
AMC Networks buys BBCS out of BBC America
US giant takes full control of Killing Eve broadcaster for £32.5m
Banijay Group revenues up despite content division dip
Production and distribution revenues fell 8.8% as group figures hit £2.6bn
Federation explores options as M&A market hots up
European producer-distributor appoints Morgan Stanley to assess investment or sale
Netflix top 10: 28 October - 3 November
Beauty in Black, The Diplomat, This Is the Zodiac Speaking and The Lincoln Lawyer all make this week’s most-watched list
Future Studios to close TV production arm
Publisher looking to redeploy staff
MPs to look into future funding of the World Service
Government select committees to examine pressures facing BBC’s international news division
C4 and SBS board Titanic doc
BriteSpark behind two-parter Finding the Titanic: Secrets from the Depths
UK indies lead KI unscripted commissioning drive
18-strong group includes Fulwell 73, Wag and France’s Satisfaction Group
See-Saw appoints ACF to explore deals
Potential bidders weigh up the Heartstopper label
Westworld’s Luke Hemsworth to narrate VR documentary
White Spark Pictures’ doc transports viewers to Australia’s Purnululu National Park
In brief: Fremantle label hire; iPlayer expansion; WBD promotion
Abram Sitzer joins founders Donovan Chan and Jocelyn Little at Beach House
Co-pro investment in PSB drama hits record levels
Commercial broadcaster and SVoD funding tops £100m per year for first time
Netflix top 10: 21 - 27 October
The Lincoln Lawyer, This Is the Zodiac Speaking, Nobody Wants This and Love Is Blind all make this week’s most-watched list
Pluto TV seals UK and Canada NBCU content deal
AVoD also launches 80s action and sci-fi-focused FAST channels
Call the Midwife lands first two-part Christmas special
Neal Street to make hour-long episodes set in 1969
Former World Service boss says govt full funding ‘very unlikely’
Jamie Angus speaks out after additional funding pledged in budget
In brief: Raw true crime sales; Keshet International hire; American Public Television doc acquisition
All3Media International seals multiple deals with streamers and broadcaster
Rola Bauer to exit Amazon MGM Studios
Pan-English global originals chief stepping away after two years
Warner Bros Discovery reboots Body Bizarre
Future Studios partners with TVF International on medical series
ITV streaming chief heading to Tubi UK
Ross Appleton named general manager at newly launched streamer
TellTale lands space podcast
16 Sunsets is latest offering from production team behind 13 Minutes to the Moon
BBC picks up cult series Escaping Utopia
Warner Bros docuseries explores New Zealand’s Gloriavale Christian Community
World Service gets budget funding boost
BBC welcomes prospect of increased government funding
In brief: Big Owl food series; Nicôle Lecky drama cast
Aussie chef Matt Moran to front food format set for SBS
Swiss indies launch unified group to leverage ‘Lex Netflix’ scheme
Swiss Studios AG will develop, produce and distribute TV and film projects
Fremantle sets Mexican leadership
Johanna Helman promoted as Coty Cagliolo exits after 11 years at business
WBITVP sets German scripted chief
Kristina Löbbert succeeds Bernd von Fehrn as director of fiction
Peacock preps Renowned Films Charles Manson doc
US streamer readying ‘most comprehensive’ portrait of infamous cult leader
Mipcom: how existential crises met reasoned thinking
Funding and consolidation dominate conversations as new models emerge in the Cannes sunshine
Triple Euro order for first Lego Masters spin-off
EndemolShine Nederland brand extension seals Dutch, Finnish and Polish commissions
Cindy Holland to exit Sister as it closes US office
Kaos outfit acknowledges difficulties of North American market with 20 staff affected
Netflix top 10: 14 - 20 October
Outer Banks, The Lincoln Lawyer, Nobody Wants This, Love Is Blind and Jurassic World: Chaos Theory all make this week’s most-watched list
Château DIY makes first format sale in Australia
Aussie families head to France as Nine Network picks up C4 format
Workerbee production head joins The ATS Team
Nicola Griffiths to take on international role between Manchester, London, LA and Lisbon
Mipcom delegates drop by 500, as MIP London plans laid out
Organisers reveal jump of 27 exhibitors at Cannes market while insisting inaugural UK event is ’not a rival’ to London TV Screenings
In brief: BBCS does wildlife deal; Trivial Pursuit and Werewolves heading to Mipcom
BBC Studios signs first-look deal for natural history content in Netherlands
Mipcom sales roundup: BBC picks up Black Snow series two
Aussie drama travels around the world while The Traitors heads to Korea
BBCS ties with South Korean network for diving series
Docuseries with South Korean star is super-indie’s first co-pro with JTBC
Fremantle boards BBC2 Roger Moore doc
Film about James Bond star one of several commissioned for Arena strand
Pingu to return to screens after 18 years
Aardman and Mattel co-developing stop motion animated series
In brief: BBC2 war doc; StudioCanal partnership; BBC Studios sales; C4.0 order
Passion Pictures and Kailash Films are behind Helmand: Tour of Duty
Tony Vinciquerra: Hollywood strike impact ‘far more severe’ for the US than people realise
Mipcom: Sony Pictures boss says last year’s industrial action forced productions out of US
Mipcom sales roundup: In With A Shout heads to France
Adaptation of ITV1 quiz show leads latest global sales
Banijay re-opens women-focused formats initiative
Second iteration of Banijay Launch comes as programme wins Mipcom Diversify Award
Nightsleeper heads around the world
Fremantle secures raft of sales for BBC1 train-based drama
BBC picks up S4C crime drama
The One That Got Away heads around the world with numerous broadcasters
Warner Bros targets ‘meaningful’ international projects
Mipcom: Channing Dungey talks up co-production potential amid ’bloated’ scripted shows
All3Media chief teases scripted M&A moves
Mipcom: Jane Turton says additional scripted units or labels to be announced in coming months
In brief: Fremantle music game show; John Stapleton diagnosis; SXSW London
Heartbreak High indie to work with Fremantle Netherlands on new format
Liar leads Mipcom global sales
Two Brothers’ ITV smash heads to Africa in latest international adaptation
Ed Havard: Destination X reflects a new norm for unscripted TV
NBCU exec says ‘days of having a commission, producer and distributor are over’ as NBC/BBC format offers fresh model
Netflix top 10: 7 - 13 October
Outer Banks, Nobody Wants This, Love Is Blind, Heartstopper, and Unsolved Mysteries all make this week’s most-watched list
Netflix co-chief ‘not looking to change’ talent compensation model
Ted Sarandos dismisses chatter about possible move to more traditional practice
Netflix adds 5.1m global members
Streamer beats Q3 earnings targets as members up to 282.7m
CBBC and CBC return to K-pop drama
Canada-produced Gangnam Project lands second series
Fox Entertainment Studios sets scripted and unscripted heads
MarVista exec Hannah Pillemer moves across with Allison Wallach upped
BBCS appoints global content sales division head
Janet Brown lands expanded role as president
Sony TV studios chief blames performance obsession for ‘untenable’ series delays
Katherine Pope warns ‘data-driven buyers’ could alienate fans and lauds return of ‘healthy rigour’ to industry
Inspector Lynley to return to BBC1
Fictional detective to make comeback after 16 years
Blue Ant Studios ups Diane Rankin
London-based exec takes oversight of development strategy at production and distribution giant
TV drives investment boost into Italian productions
Inward expenditure hits £1.7bn, with revenues up 20%
Mediawan and StudioCanal partner for sports commentary format
Hit the Mic! already under option in numerous markets including UK and US
Navalny filmmaker urges streamer risk
Odessa Rae says SVoDs have ‘responsibility’ to invest in documentary and widen audiences’ viewpoints
In brief: Sky picks up reggae doc; Apple orders more Slow Horses; Bectu on BBC News cuts; Ceidiog sells kids series
Story of the UK’s first reggae band Cimarons to air on Sky Arts
Government ‘fully committed’ to World Service
Media minister Stephanie Peacock ‘recognises pressures’ BBC unit faces ahead of funding decision
World Service funding decision to land on Budget day
Tim Davie is lobbying for government funding of international news division
TVF International unveils China wildlife co-pro
Distributor partners with Bilibili for series set in China’s national parks
Masked Singer creator seals Asian co-development pact
Wonwoo Park label dI Turn teams up for music entertainment format 100
Netflix unveils debut Dutch reality series
Yolanthe sits alongside crime drama based on The Dinner Club in Benelux slate
Newen alum Romain Bessi surfaces at indie collective
Experienced European exec will be inaugural chief of The Creatives
An Hour On Earth: how Offspring worked with the BBC and PBS
Indie chief reveals international collaboration behind latest bluechip natural history series
BBC Eye team spotlight Gaza under siege
Creatives behind Life and Death In Gaza on stresses and practicalities with contributors at constant risk of death
Rob Brydon to host Destination X
Welsh comedian and actor lands job on much-anticipated BBC1 competition format
UK indies in drama development with NZ’s South Pacific
Joejack and Sinner series to be based around Pauline Hanna murder trial
Tim Davie: World Service cuts paving way for propaganda
BBC director general to warn of moves by Russian and Chinese state-funded media
Humble Bee to explore moon’s impact on wildlife
Love Nature and Sky Nature co-commission Blue Ant Studios-distributed series
Netflix developing Pride and Prejudice
Streamer looks to adapt classic Jane Austen novel with Dolly Alderton
RTÉ greenlights The Traitors Ireland
Kite Entertainment will produce Irish edition of psychological reality competition
Hyphenate Media backs With Love creator
Eva Longoria and Cris Abrego’s outfit invests in Gloria Calderón Kellett’s GloNation
Netflix top 10: 30 September - 6 October
Nobody Wants This, Love Is Blind, Heartstopper, Mr McMahon and Emily in Paris all make this week’s most-watched list
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SPT inks first-look deal with Emily Mortimer indie
Agreement will see King Bee Productions develop and produce scripted TV content
Happy Accidents and Taskmaster NZ indie tie for scripted comedy
The Sanctuary follows an eccentric billionaire creating a massive bird sanctuary
France Télévisions lands Prime Video and C4 dramas
French broadcaster picks up premium scripted package from ITV Studios
BBC picks up Nicole Kidman’s The Last Anniversary
Aussie drama is latest adaptation from Big Little Lies scribe Liane Moriarty
The Summit scores trio of European orders
Endemol Shine Australia format heading to Netherlands, Finland and Norway
BBC ties with European broadcasters for kids detective series
A Kind Of Spark writer to adapt The Lady Grace Mysteries
Major French firms unveil Paris unscripted event
Paris Unscripted Showcase will be held in April next year
Love Is Blind heads to Italy
Kinetic Content hit dating format finds tenth home with European expansion
PBS boards C4’s car crash experiment
Pile Up (w/t) from Blink and Two Rivers investigates a multi-vehicle car crash
Netflix UK profits rocket to £47m
Latest annual accounts show 75% increase at streaming giant
In brief: Escapade Media AI launch; New indie support agency; Love Nature appointment; Pact partnership
Garry Smith’s company is behind new AI-powered digital video platform
BBC unveils US election programming
Panorama special among programmes ordered in run-up to 5 November
Anyway Content links with Nippon for manga-themed series
UK label partners with Japanese giant for bi-lingual comedy drama
MPA appoints president for EMEA region
Emilie Anthonis takes up the role in the new year
C4 and SBS board mystery doc series
PSBs board Mysteries Of… as BossaNova also acquires rights to POW escape series
In brief: Big Cats 24/7 sales; 7 October doc sales; Johnnie Walker retires
BBC2 wildlife series bought by broadcasters in Finland, France, Germany, Spain and China
Studio giants sign up for Natpe
BBCS, NBCU, Amazon MGM among distributors heading to Miami event
Liam Keelan to exit Disney
EMEA content chief to depart streaming giant next year with replacement search underway
Netflix top 10: 23 - 29 September
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Nobody Wants This, Mr McMahon and The Perfect Couple all make this week’s most-watched list
StudioCanal adapts Matt Haig novel and invests in Broadchurch director’s indie
Ties with Sunnymarch for six-part adaptation, secures commission with Strong Film & Television
Sky pre-buys Paramount+’s Last King of the Cross
Helium Pictures’ Australian series sold by Cineflix Rights