Discovery Italy has become the latest international broadcaster to pick up Belgian format Did You Get The Message? for local adaptation.

Germany-based distributor Beta Film has picked up the finished tape and format rights to Russian comedy series 257 Reasons to Live.

Independent UK distributor Orange Smarty has stocked up with 175 hours of new programming, focusing on feel-good series to fill schedules during the coronavirus crisis.

Phil Gurin of Frapa and The Gurin Company talks through the challenges posed to gameshows, shiny-floor reality and live events by the Covid-19 lockdown.

Commercially funded UK public broadcaster Channel 4 has promoted from within to replace its veteran head of news and current affairs, Dorothy Byrne.

Michael Yudin of MY Entertainment discusses the mixed ecology driving the unscripted producer’s slate and the realities of the Covid-19 lockdown.

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Discop’s markets in Abidjan and Johannesburg have become the latest events to move to new dates because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Freelance workers and the self-employed in the UK will be able to apply for a grant of up to £2,500 (US$3,000) a month from the government to cover lost earnings during the coronavirus crisis.

As the demand for ready-made and library content to fill schedule gaps continues to soar, London-based finance and distribution outfit Drive has added a range of factual content to its sales slate.