Adult Animated Retail Comedy ‘Dealies’ Receives Official Series Order at Netflix

Netflix has officially given a series order to Dealies, a brand-new adult animated comedy series set in a big box store, developed by Joe Bennett, Ted Travelstead, and Green Street…

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Sphere Abacus Secures 200+ Hours of Unscripted Content Sales in CEE

Leading UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus (SA) has announced a major wave of unscripted content sales, licensing more than 200 hours of programming to top platforms and broadcasters across multiple Central…

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Banijay Rights Scores First International Deal for ‘Let’s Play Ball’

Banijay Rights has secured the first international adaptation deal for its physical comedy gameshow Let’s Play Ball with Bell Media, which acquired the format for its French-Canadian streaming platform, Crave.…

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Netflix Sets ‘The Cackling of the Dodos’ with Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson

Netflix has officially announced its new film The Cackling of the Dodos, with acclaimed actor and director Jason Bateman (Black Rabbit, Ozark) set to helm the project, marking the latest…

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Versant Media Group Acquires Minority Stake in Micro Drama App GammaTime

Versant Media Group has acquired a minority stake in micro drama streaming platform GammaTime as part of the company’s Series A funding round, strengthening its position in the fast-growing short-form…

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Disney+ and AMC Global Media Snap Up Australian Horror-Comedy ‘Gnomes’

The upcoming Australian horror-comedy series Gnomes, which was commissioned by local streaming platform Stan and is set to premiere this year, has successfully secured major global distribution deals. The broadcasting…

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Acclaimed Turkish Drama ‘Halef’ Continues Global Expansion

Global distributor and producer Inter Medya has officially secured new licensing deals for its acclaimed Turkish drama series Halef, expanding its broadcast footprint into Croatia and Albania. Halef continues to…

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Blink Films Begins Production on ‘Lost City of Gold’ for ARTE and The WNET Group

Production company Blink Films has commenced work on Lost City of Gold, a landmark 60-minute documentary being prepared for The WNET Group, ARTE, and a theatrical release, which tells the…

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Fox Entertainment Global Snaps Up International Rights for Scripted Drama ‘The Heights’

Paramount-owned UK terrestrial channel Channel 5 has re-teamed with independent production company Clapperboard Studios for a scripted series adaptation of Louise Candlish's bestselling novel, The Heights, with Fox Entertainment Global…

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The YouTube Era: How Personalization Overtook Netflix in the Battle for the Living Room

According to the latest comprehensive data released by analytics firm Digital i in their June 2026 report, “The YouTube Era: 2025 in Review,” YouTube has officially surpassed streaming titan Netflix…

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​BBC Comedy Chief Jon Petrie Steps Down to Join Hat Trick Productions

The BBC’s director of comedy, Jon Petrie, is leaving the UK public broadcaster to become the new creative director at Hat Trick Productions. Having joined the BBC in 2021, Jon…

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Eccho Rights Secures Initial International Sales for Turkish Daily Drama ‘Zerhun’

International distributor Eccho Rights has finalized its first global broadcasting deals for Zerhun, the latest daily drama produced by Sincar Medya Group for Türkiye’s Kanal 7. The series has kicked…

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Inkitt Expands Portfolio with AI-Driven Action Microdrama App “Ironblood”

San Francisco-based digital publishing company Inkitt is expanding its portfolio with the launch of "Ironblood," a new microdrama application focused entirely on AI-generated action, sci-fi, and superhero content. Inkitt, which…

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Netflix to Develop Series Adaptation of Al Pacino Legal Thriller

Netflix has entered the development stage for a series adaptation of the 1979 legal thriller And Justice for All, which originally starred Al Pacino. The project is being produced by…

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Sydney Sweeney to Lead Modern ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Reimagining ‘Hollow’

Sydney Sweeney is set to star in the upcoming film adaptation of Hollow, a debut novel written by Lindsey Anderson Beer that is scheduled for publication in the fall of…

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DCD Rights Secures Major Unscripted Content Deal Across CEE Ahead of NEM

Leading UK-based distributor DCD Rights has announced a significant expansion of its unscripted footprint in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) market. Finalized just ahead of the upcoming New Europe…

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Beta Film Takes Hit Greek Drama ‘The Beach’ to Italy’s RAI

Beta Film has successfully sold the rights to the hit Greek drama The Beach (known locally as Paralia) to Italy’s RAI, with negotiations for additional European territories currently in their…

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Fremantle and Archery Pictures Team Up for Moriarty Crime Drama

European production group Fremantle and UK independent studio Archery Pictures have joined forces to co-develop and co-produce a new drama series centered on Professor James Moriarty, the legendary arch-nemesis of…

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