BERLINALE: Writer Russell T Davies says multiple UK broadcasters, including eventual commissioner Channel 4, turned down his latest break-out drama hit It’s a Sin.

Irish and New Zealand broadcasters are attached to a forthcoming crime drama that was among the projects presented during this year’s Berlinale Copro Series.

French streamer Salto and SBS in Australia are among the buyers to have picked up Danish series Cry Wolf, a detective drama set in the world of social services.

CONTENT LONDON: Broadcasters around the world have picked up rights to Russell T Davies’ forthcoming drama It’s a Sin, commissioned by Channel 4 in the UK and coproduced by US streamer HBO Max.

MIPCOM: UK actor, director, screenwriter and producer Noel Clarke has said television’s commissioning “gatekeepers" must change for screen diversity and inclusion to improve.

MIPCOM: Vietnam Satellite Digital Television has struck a deal with BBC Studios to bring UK dramas Doctor Foster and Les Misérables to Vietnam.

MIPCOM: Sony Pictures Television has landed exclusive format and distribution rights to Italian prodco Lux Vide’s medical drama Doc – Nelle Tue Mani.

MIPCOM: German drama Babylon Berlin will soon be on air in more than 140 territories after distributor Beta Film completed new deals with broadcasters in Latin America, Japan and South Korea.

Singapore-based animation company Omens Studios has hired former Blue Ant Media executive Harry Teper to run its new London office, with two projects already in the works.

Franco-German broadcaster Arte and ZDF in Germany have partnered with Story House Productions and distributor ZDF Enterprises on a series that promises to investigate the biggest crimes in history.