Icelandic prodco Sagafilm has partnered with LittleBig Productions in Sweden to develop a drama series inspired by the true, untold stories of the European slave trade.

German distributor Beta Film has doubled down on its partnership with Russia’s Star Media after acquiring worldwide rights to the prodco’s historical drama Land of Legends.

Ghosts and Harlots producer Monumental Television is developing a contemporary family drama based on Hope & Glory, the debut novel from Jendella Benson.

ETVF: Broadcast windowing and the language a series is filmed in have been identified as two of the biggest challenges facing future financing of international high-end drama series.

Banijay Rights is handling international rights to a new Swedish drama that centres on a mysterious death in an elite boarding school.

Bafta chair Krishnendu Majumdar has become the latest television executive to speak out against UK government proposals to sell off Channel 4, revealing he is “deeply concerned” at the plans for the commercially funded pubcaster.

Belgian broadcaster VRT, producer De Mensen, and German distributor Global Screen have partnered on a new kids adventure series in which four friends uncover mysterious secrets of the past.

Award-winning British writer Russell T Davies has attacked UK government plans to privatise Channel 4 as a “great crime” and one that would stifle opportunities for diverse stories and creators.

UK-based producer and distributor Nucleus Media Rights has secured an Indian partner for its latest scripted project, period drama series Mark Twain in India.

Telepool-owned German distributor Global Screen is shopping forthcoming period drama The Palace, which has now completed filming ahead of its premiere next year.