Anette Rømer, recipient of this year’s Gold Award at the International Format Awards, reflects on how the business has changed during her career and where it’s heading next.

UK-based Horizon Studios Entertainment has signed with Beverly Hills talent agency Gersh as part of a plan to get its scripted and unscripted projects away in the US market.

UK prodco Horizon Studios Entertainment has teamed up with Paris-based Something Big Studio on a new animated series that mixes rock ’n’ roll with zombies.

Amazon Studios has greenlit a TV adaptation of Jenny Han’s best-selling young-adult book series The Summer I Turned Pretty, with former ABC chief Paul Lee’s studio Wiip coproducing.

LA-based prodco AGC Television is fully financing and producing a new crime thriller called Leopard Skin, with production underway in the Dominican Republic.

UK-based Horizon Studios Entertainment has signed a first-look deal with US publisher Abdo Publishing for TV adaptation rights to a selection of comic books, children’s novels and educational titles.

German company Palatin Media has invested in Rocket Rights, the UK distribution start-up launched by David and Matthew Frank, as well as sister company Rights Booster.

Taylor Sheridan, the Oscar and Golden Globe nominee who co-created US cable hit Yellowstone, has extended his deal with ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment Group.

Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions has unveiled a slate of programmes to be produced under the company’s deal with streamer Netflix.

BEYOND 2020: ViacomCBS Global Distribution’s Dan Cohen looks at how a restructuring, lockdown and new ideas about cop shows will impact the business.