CONTENT LONDON: Calliope Networks' Dave Davis, who appears at Content London today, tells C21 about his role in helping film and TV companies take up the potentially lucrative opportunity of licensing content to AI firms.

Write With Laika co-founders Charlene Putney and Martin Pichlmair explain why AI won’t replace screenwriters but can instead help them in the creative process.

France Télévisions, together with public service counterparts across Europe, is on the hunt for ambitious documentaries that bring the past back to life and help viewers imagine the future.

Sony Pictures Television recently took majority control of Alex Rider prodco Eleventh Hour Films in a deal facilitated by Helion Partners’ Tom Manwaring. The exec tells C21 the transaction is indicative of a sector still in good health, with plenty more M&A to come.

Terra Mater Studios, the factual production arm of drink giant Red Bull, is seeking partners for documentary and scripted projects it is developing around a joint European Space Agency and NASA asteroid exploration mission.

SUNNYSIDE: The French documentary market remains robust but uncertainty over the outcome of the country's upcoming election and its bearing on public service broadcasting is causing concern within the industry.

SUNNYSIDE: France Télévisions has called on international producers to submit "audacious, innovative" projects to the latest round of its Global Doc initiative, supported by nine other public broadcasters.

SUNNYSIDE: French factual specialist Gedeon Media Group has partnered with game developer Ubisoft, Japan's NHK and France Télévisions to make a primetime documentary drawing on the new Assassin's Creed video game to explore 16th century Japan.

Director Lars von Trier's Danish production company Zentropa has appointed former Viaplay head of documentaries Nicole Horanyi to spearhead a new documentary division.

LA SCREENINGS: A hot topic in Hollywood this week has been OpenAI’s text-to-video AI tool Sora, which has sparked shock and awe across the entertainment business. Does it herald the dawn of a new age of content creation?