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StudioCanal launches sales of interior design reality format Eyecatchers #ContentEurope: Canal+'s in-house production and distribution arm StudioCanal is launching global sales of scripted reality format Eyecatchers here at #ContentEurope this week. Representatives from the...

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ITV orders seventh run of detective series Grace NEWS BRIEF: UK commercial broadcaster ITV is returning to its detective series Grace for a seventh season and four stand-alone films, produced by ITV Studios' Tall Story Pictures, and Vaudeville Produc...

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Apple’s Oliver Jones tapped for UK scripted role by Amazon MGM Studios Apple executive Oliver Jones is joining Amazon MGM Studios as senior commissioner for UK scripted, as the company expands its slate of dramas in the country. The move came to light in an email to staff...

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Joy Peddlers, Coleen Nolan launch visual podcast NEWS BRIEF: Joy Peddlers Studios, part of UK production group 53 Degrees Global, is launching a visual podcast fronted by television presenter, singer and Loose Women star Coleen Nolan together wi...

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Turkish prodco OGM Pictures signs development pact with Ganga in Spain Turkish producer OGM Pictures has signed a strategic development agreement with Spanish scripted production company Grupo Ganga. The two companies will collaborate to develop scripted projects in Turke...

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Sister Group buys majority stake in UK digital studio After Party Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone's Sister Group has acquired a majority stake in British digital production outfit After Party Studios. London-based After Party, which was established a ...

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Banijay takes worldwide rights to French digital-first format Stop the Train #ContentEurope: European production group Banijay Entertainment has acquired the global format rights to French YouTube adventure game Stop the Train. The high-concept format from Unfold Production was...

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BBC wildlife format Springwatch gets first int’l adaptation via Spain’s EITB #ContentEurope: Euskal Irrati Telebista (EITB), the public broadcaster operating in Spain's Basque region, has greenlit an adaptation of the long-running British natural history series Springwatch. The...

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C4 and Cornelia Street reunite for new travel series NEWS BRIEF: UK public broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired a new two-part travel series produced by UK factual indie Cornelia Street Productions and hosted by broadcaster, author and comedian Sandi Toksv...

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Cartoon Next’s take on AI in animation AI led the conversation at the latest edition of animation-focused event Cartoon Next, where execs shared updates on how they are – or aren't – using it, while students revealed fears over its impa...

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Singapore’s IMDA and South Korea’s SBS seal international content copro alliance Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and South Korean commercial broadcaster SBS have agreed a partnership to coproduce content with international appeal. Under the terms of the pac...

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Apple’s Oliver Jones tapped for UK scripted role by by Amazon MGM Studios Apple executive Oliver Jones is joining Amazon MGM Studios as senior commissioner for UK scripted, as the company expands its slate of dramas in the country. The move came to light in an email to staff...

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Norway’s NRK seeks more Eternal Glory as it commissions team-based spin off Norwegian broadcaster NRK is expanding its format Eternal Glory with a new team-based spin-off. Locally titled Mesternes Mester, the series is currently filming in Greece and is produced by Nordisk ...

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NZFC adds Australia’s Lantern Pictures to international prodco placements initiative The New Zealand Film Commission has extended its international production company placements initiative to include Australia-based Lantern Pictures. The Lantern Pictures International Placement scheme ...

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Connect with Portugal at #ContentEurope #ContentEurope: C21's inaugural #ContentEurope will highlight how a long history of telenovelas and independent film has combined with momentum from increasingly generous production incentives and broa...

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TBS’s The Seven strikes ‘historic’ co-development deal with Disney in Japan The Seven, the international production studio run by Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), has forged a co-development deal with Disney in Japan. Under the multi-year deal, the companies will devel...

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BBC explores The Future with Hannah Fry NEWS BRIEF: UK public broadcaster the BBC has acquired factual series The Future with Hannah Fry. Produced by Bloomberg and Windfall Films, it will air on BBC Two and stream on iPlayer from May 13. The...

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Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground to end Netflix first-look pact Higher Ground, the production company led by Barack and Michelle Obama, is set to exit its first-look deal with Netflix at the end of the year as it shifts to a “more independent” model. Former US ...

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Find out how to make a hit microdrama with Onset Octopus, Shorties Studios, Reelforce and Section Cinema at #CreateLondon on April 29 Key producers and directors finding success in the microdrama space – Onset Octopus's Ben Pengilly, Shorties Studios' Kelly Luegenbiehl, Reelforce's Tom Chambers and Section Cinema's Jimmy Wu – wil...

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DR1 commissions History Hunters S2 NEWS BRIEF: Denmark's DR1 has commissioned a second season of gameshow format History Hunters, produced by local outfit Heartland TV. The series blends national history with a gameshow structure, with ...

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Keshet 12 greenlights original celebrity roundtable format Who Wants To Start? Israeli broadcaster Keshet 12 has commissioned a new original entertainment format created by Assi Azar, Anat Stalinsky and Keshet Broadcasting. Who Wants To Start? is described as an emotionally drive...

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RTL Hungary, TV2 Denmark get wise to Nation’s Dumbest format #ContentEurope: Hungary's RTL and TV2 in Denmark have commissioned local adaptations of Norwegian comedy gameshow format Nation's Dumbest. Created by Montreux Film and Fjernsyn, the format is distribut...

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Lifted Entertainment’s act of Celebrity Sabotage Ben Aston and Catherine Saint discuss format trends such as crossover hybrid shows, clippable content and comedy's renaissance, and how they are reflected in Lifted Entertainment's new ITV show Celebri...

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BBC acquires Gallic superhero action series The Sentinels UK public broadcaster the BBC has picked up French superhero action series The Sentinels for BBC Four and streamer iPlayer. Produced by Federation Studio France and Esprits Frappeurs, the eight-part se...

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Spirit Studios rolls out AI-powered shortform channel 10 Minute History Channel 4-backed UK indie Spirit Studios has launched AI-powered digital channel 10 Minute History, as the company further embraces shortform content aligned with modern consumption trends. The new net...

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Australia’s Bus Stop Films adds former Screen NSW head Kyas Hepworth to board Australian not-for-profit social enterprise and producer Bus Stop Films has appointed former Screen NSW head Kyas Hepworth to its board. Bus Stop Films also announced the departure of board members Jen...

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Portugal’s SIC lands Turkish drama from Eccho Rights as #ContentEurope launches #ContentEurope: Portuguese free-to-air broadcaster SIC has licensed a slate of Turkish drama from Scandi distributor Eccho Rights. The agreement sees SIC acquire I Am Mother, My Home My Destiny, A J...

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NBA All-Star Tyrese Haliburton rolls out Zero Doubt Creative, strikes Wheelhouse pact Basketball star Tyrese Haliburton has launched US-based prodco Zero Doubt Creative (ZDC) and signed a multi-year production and development partnership with Brent Montgomery's unscripted-focused produc...

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Judge temporarily halts US local TV group Nexstar’s $6.2bn acquisition of Tegna A federal judge in California has temporarily blocked Nexstar Media Group's proposed US$6.2bn takeover of fellow TV station group Tegna and ordered the companies to cease all integration plans while a ...

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US streamer Tubi opens first Canadian office, plans to grow Toronto workforce Fox-owned AVoD platform Tubi has established its first Canadian outpost with the opening of an office in Toronto. The US-headquartered company said 21 employees will work in the new, 10,000 sq ft offic...

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