European pay TV operator Sky has commissioned six new documentaries, including a series about the 1990 World Cup in Italy featuring interviews with players including Paul Gascoigne and Roger Milla.

Johannes Larcher, head of HBO Max International, and Luis Duran, general manager for the streamer in Latin America, are among the latest top execs to be culled following the merger between Discovery and WarnerMedia.

Discovery+ is in production with US production group Propagate on a series following the lives of model and celebrity entrepreneur sisters Olivia, Sophia and Aurora Culpo that will premiere later this year.

Amazon's Prime Video is working on a French adaptation of an Israeli drama series about male sex workers with Mediawan Group-owned Oberkampf Productions and Story Nation Productions.

UK-based BlackBox Multimedia and EO Media in Latin America have optioned the book La Historia de Dinamic for a high-end Spanish drama series about the origins of the video game industry.

YouTube has promoted its global head of preschool Craig Hunter to a role overseeing all kids and family content.

Warner Bros Discovery and BT Group have confirmed they are setting up a new premium sports joint venture for the UK and Ireland, having been in exclusive discussions since February.

NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to a "groundbreaking" show that director and executive producer Jason Woliner (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) has been shooting for over a decade.

NBCUniversal-owned cablenet E! has expanded into the romantic comedy genre by greenlighting six original scripted movies alongside a host of unscripted shows for 2023.

Australian funding agency Screen Australia is adding Andrea Ulbrick, a former commissioning editor at ABC's factual unit, to its content department, shortly after hiring producer Kristen Hodges.