Julio Sobral, senior VP of US and Latin America global networks at Blue Ant Media, discusses launching original content on FAST and his ambitions for this year.

A record £6.27bn (US$7.02bn) was spent on high-end television production and film in the UK in 2022, according to official figures published by the British Film Institute.

Grizzy & the Lemmings producer Studio Hari has appointed Jetpack Distribution's former head of global sales Sophie 'Kido' Prigent to oversee its distribution strategy.

SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway and YLE in Finland have come on board Those Who Stayed, a war anthology series co-developed by Ukrainian producer Film.UA and Red Arrow Studios International.

The European streaming and FAST channels division of Japanese e-commerce and fintech giant Rakuten wants to offer more Japanese content but is being held back by local distributors' resistance to the revenue share model, according to senior exec Yuko Oki.

Channel 4 in the UK has commissioned Argonon-owned BriteSpark Films to produce a documentary series lifting the lid on the lives of three tech revolutionaries who changed the world.

Luci Sanan, former senior VP of global at The Story Lab, has set up her own consultancy firm following her recent departure from the content division of global agency Dentsu.

Animation specialist Lindsay Watson and Tina Newman, creator of the Vivi the Supervegan brand, are seeking investment for their forthcoming children's media company which promotes the philosophy of veganism through edutainment.

European media firm Lunar X has acquired Madrid-based animation outfit Sunnyside Up Studios, led by former execs at YouTube and Amazon, as part of its strategy to invests in digital-first content.

Masked Singer creator Wonwoo Park has linked up with Canada's Media Ranch, which will represent two of his Korea-based shingle DiTurn's gameshow formats on the international market.