Paris-based producer and distributor Oble has partnered with Yes Studios and Donna & Shula Productions to develop a six-part dramedy for Israeli broadcaster YesTV.

Broadcasters in Belgium, Spain and Portugal have acquired La Peste (The Plague), a modern adaptation of Albert Camus’ seminal novel of the same name, following sales by French distributor Oble.

Canal+, AMC Networks International and Hot in Israel are among the networks to have picked up Keshet International’s new global action thriller Conflict.

MCTVF: Former Bambú Producciones exec Teresa Fernández-Valdés has reunited with StudioCanal, which has taken a stake in her new prodco, Te espero en Marte.

MCTVF: Bridgerton and Sex Education star Simone Ashley has spoken of her ambitions behind the screen after launching her own prodco and stepping into an executive producer role for the first time.

MCTVF: With Paramount still in the eye of an M&A storm, licensing chief Dan Cohen said he is focused on trying to “control what we can control” in the wake of Skydance’s failed acquisition bid.

MCTVF: Revelations Entertainment CEO Lori McCreary has called for the screen industries to find the AI tools that can take their work to “the next level,” before the technology industry gets there first.

MCTVF: The fallout from Netflix drama Baby Reindeer is a “seminal moment for television,” factual producer Steve Anderson has claimed, expressing hopes the recent legal action over the series won’t “kill off drama-documentaries.”

MCTVF: Night Therapy writer and showrunner Raanan Caspi has revealed he used artificial intelligence software to help research for the 10-part Israeli drama but doesn’t believe technology can grasp the “nuances” needed to write a TV series.

As the stars fly in to strut the red carpet at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, behind-the-camera figures are also gathering for the Business Content conference side of the event, ready to discuss challenging times in the industry.