Discovery is finally entering the global streaming market. Kate Bulkley asks if its Discovery+ service can succeed in such a crowded space.

Courteney Monroe, president, National Geographic Global Television Networks Carolyn Bernstein, executive VP, global scripted content and documentary films Geoff Daniels, exec VP of global unscripted entertainment Hamish Mykura, exec VP of programming and development Carolyn Payne, commissioning editor, London office For first-time pitches: Francesca Johnson at the linear channel Jessie Springer for natural history projects […]

NEWS BRIEF: WarnerMedia-owned cablenet TNT has renewed crime drama Animal Kingdom for a sixth and final season.

In the C21FM Weekly Review Show, which this week runs from 10am today to 10am on Monday January 18, we play highlights from a great week on the station. Tune in for a mix of music, news and interviews that put the global content business in perspective.

Thomas Bellut, director general Norbert Himmler, director of programmes Dr. Florian Kumb, head of programme planning Heike Hempel, deputy programme director, head of TV movies/series II Frank Zervos, head of TV films and series Simone Emmelius, senior VP of ZDF feature films, international fiction coproductions Oliver Heidemann, head of entertainment Thorsten Haas, strategic development entertainment […]

NEWS BRIEF: Reelz in the US, ZDF in Germany, RMC Story in France and Discovery Channel in the UK have acquired the rights to feature doc CIA vs Bin Laden: First In.

Parade Media Group CEO Matthew Ashcroft and chief content officer Mark Caulton showcase the factual producer/distributor’s C21 Digital Screenings playlist and discuss how 2021 could be the year of unscripted.   With drama more impacted by the pandemic than factual, Parade Media Group (PMG)’s playlist on C21’s Digital Screenings comes at a time when unscripted […]

Rolla Karam of OSN talks about the Mid East pay TV operator's move into originals and its changing relations with US studios, plus No Man's Land co-creator Maria Feldman and Fremantle's Christian Vesper discuss the Hulu/Arte copro.

Laure Kniazeff reveals that with lockdown driving drama development, the market for TV rights to literary works is booming and looks set to be a defining trend in 2021.

Today we hear from Lupus Films' Camilla Deakin, Trioscope Studios' LC Crowley and Submarine's Femke Wolting about how adult animation is increasingly popular for sophisticated storytelling, pushing boundaries and powering through the pandemic.