Tim Davie has resigned as director-general of UK pubcaster the BBC, alongside chief executive of news Deborah Turness, in a dramatic shake-up for the country’s broadcasting industry.

Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media has made significant changes to its executive board, with Marco Giordani succeeding Bert Habets as CEO, Bob Rajan being appointed interim chief financial officer and Markus Breitenecker stepping down as chief operating officer.

UK producer One Tribe TV has been commissioned by ZDF and Canada’s Blue Ant Studios to produce a documentary series examining the English Civil War, the execution of King Charles I and the restoration of the monarchy for German-French cultural channel Arte.

The BBC has appointed Nevine Mabro as head of Storyville, taking the helm of the corporation's distinguished documentary strand that has established itself as a showcase for the best international documentary filmmaking.

With microdramas now competing with the creator economy to have the most impact on a transforming scripted TV industry, C21 went to Cannes to learn how the traditional business is adapting.

MIPCOM: Euphoria creator Ron Leshem is partnering with Janeiro Studios and Brazil’s Globoplay to produce Paranoia, an eight-part returning drama series set entirely in Rio de Janeiro.

MIPCOM: Quebec-based KO Distribution has signed a broadcast deal with German public broadcaster ARD for the comedy series Perfect Storm, originally produced for SRC, the French-language arm of CBC.

MIPJUNIOR: French studio Mediawan Kids & Family has come onboard as coproduction partner for Spanish-language kids’ platform El Reino Infantil’s digital-first animated preschool series Wadoo (39x7’).

MIPCOM: C21 has drawn together a selection of programmes likely to make an impact at this year’s Mipcom, ranging from the problem of super-destructive pigs to the physical gameshow born on YouTube, a Cold War spy drama and a true-crime parody.

Canada’s local streamers are keeping scripted commissions alive even as international platforms retreat, budgets tighten, and the industry adapts to a post-peak-TV world where unscripted content offers stability and growth.