Channel 4 in the UK passed on Netflix’s true crime documentary series The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann over duty of care and public interest concerns, it was revealed today.

ITV Studios-owned UK prodco Big Talk Productions is working on a US version of its BBC2 sitcom Mum with Broadway producer Scott Rudin.

NATPE: The chairman, president and CEO of Nexstar Broadcasting Group in the US believes consolidation among the big streaming services is inevitable in the next three to five years.

Family co-viewing was one of the format trends to emerge at Natpe Miami, alongside a warning against a glut of ‘masked’ concepts.

NATPE: Disney-owned US streaming service Hulu has acquired original Sky comedy Brassic in one of a clutch of deals announced by ITV Studios in Miami.

NATPE: US cablenet A&E is looking to build on the success of its Live PD format by increasing its live programming output to four nights a week, while a Brazilian version of UnREAL is in the works.

NATPE: The success of Fox’s The Masked Singer should not be used as an excuse for programme makers to create a glut of mask-themed formats in 2020, Natpe Miami delegates were told yesterday.

NATPE: US factual giant Discovery is eyeing more projects with a comedic twist for its flagship network as part of a revised 2020 commissioning strategy.

The factual commissioning team assembled by Amazon to look for unscripted projects across Europe discuss their strategy.

Global streaming giant Netflix has opened a Paris headquarters and significantly increased its investment in French content, with 20 new productions planned.