French animation studio Millimages has hired TF1 Licenses' Marina Narishkin as it looks to build on the success of Molang with a slate of new TV series.

HBO Max has named MBC Group's Luis Duran as general manager for the streaming service in Latin America ahead of its expected launch there later this year.

NATPE: Audiences are shunning action-packed, drug-themed telenovelas in favour of lighter, more inspirational fare as a result of the pandemic, according to an online panel on the first day of NATPE Virtual Miami.

NATPE: The pandemic's impact on the global economy means 2021 will be the year of brand-funded programming, according to the chief operating officer of global entertainment at ITV Studios.

Global streaming giant Netflix added another 8.5 million paid subscribers in Q4 2020, bringing its total to 203.66 million and leading it to commit to continue spending big on original content to stay ahead of Disney+.

Naver, the South Korean internet conglomerate that owns digital comics platform Webtoon, is to acquire Canada-based digital storytelling platform Wattpad.

Mary & Flo: On the Go!, a children's spin-off to Canadian detective series Frankie Drake Mysteries, aims to inspire the innovators of tomorrow.

TVNZ is on board streaming service Stan's recently confirmed Australian and New Zealand version of hit competition format RuPaul's Drag Race.

Foreign-language VoD drama service Walter Presents has acquired three drama series produced by Montreal-based Pixcom.

An Australasian version of RuPaul's Drag Race is in the works, having shifted production from Australia to New Zealand due to the pandemic.