Joerg Winger talks about how his Deutschland 83 trilogy changed things and about setting up his own outfit, Big Window Productions, in a pandemic.

Finnish entertainment service Elisa Viihde has commissioned a futuristic science thriller that will debut next year on new streaming platform Elisa Viihde Viaplay.

Delivering programmes amid the pandemic is key to maintaining producers’ reputations for reliability, according to ITV Studios head of international production Lisa Perrin.

Nordic streamer C More and Sweden’s TV4, both owned by Bonnier Broadcasting, have renewed crime drama Sandhamn i Morden (The Sandhamn Murders) for an eighth season.

Broadcasters in the Americas, Australia and Scandinavia have picked up rights to ITV true crime drama Des from All3Media International, about infamous UK serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

SÉRIE SERIES: Swedish public broadcaster SVT is shifting away from noir crime series as it seeks "unique" stories that discuss society and the country’s history.

The BFC's Adrian Wootton discusses how the UK film and TV industries will cope with new production rules as they prepare to roll cameras again after the coronavirus lockdown.

French streaming service Salto, founded by pubcaster France Télévisions and commercial networks TF1 and M6, has added a young-adult supernatural drama from German distributor Beta Film.

Japanese broadcaster NHK has lined up a fourth drama for its dedicated 8K channel, a feature-length production from celebrated filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

International Literary Properties, the company helmed in the UK by former Agatha Christie Ltd CEO Hilary Strong, has acquired rights to the literary estates of 12 writers, including Maigret creator Georges Simenon.