CONTENT LONDON: UK-based preschool digital entertainment platform Hopster has commissioned new episodes of its original animated series Two Minute Tales.

CONTENT LONDON: Top executives at Amazon have urged producers to bring them their "crazy" scripted projects, whilst emphasising the power of highly local stories to go global.

This week's International Drama Summit highlighted the backlash against algorithmic recommendation systems and binge viewing among the new streamers.

Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV and content investor, producer and distributor The Story Lab have agreed a co-development partnership.

CONTENT LONDON: Paramount TV's president has set out how US streamer strategies are changing, with Hulu becoming less open to third parties but HBO Max happy to take US-only rights, for the time being.

CONTENT LONDON: Top execs at HBO Max have outlined the forthcoming streamer's international ambitions, with content chief Kevin Reilly promising a "more transparent approach" to other streamers.

CONTENT LONDON: Endemol Shine North America has linked up with the production and distribution giant's Israeli arm and Gal Gadot and Jaron Varsano's Pilot Wave to adapt Israeli series Queens for the US.

NBCUniversal subsidiary Universal Television Alternative Studio has hired Endemol Shine North America's senior VP of unscripted series and specials.

CONTENT LONDON: US premium cablenet Epix is aiming to appeal to “movie refugees” with high-end drama, its president said at Content London yesterday.

Disney+ has revealed details of the first gameshow set in the Star Wars galaxy, which will launch in 2020, hosted by the actor who played Jar Jar Binks.