Warner Bros has hired a former Nickelodeon general manager and current boss of Disney-owned Freeform to lead global strategy for Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang.

Channel 4 is planning to reduce its content budget by £150m (US$186m) as part of measures to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, which also include furloughing 90 employees.

Disney+ has reached 50 million paid subscribers globally since its launch five months ago, The Walt Disney Company has revealed.

Denver-based festival and marketplace SeriesFest has revealed details of its virtual 2020 edition, which will see all of its panels, competitions and premieres made available online.

Italian public broadcaster Rai TV has fast-tracked the launch of its animated reboot of Topo Gigio, the famous puppet character created more than 60 years ago.

A host of public broadcasters have picked up Gutsy Animation's reboot of classic kids' property The Moomins from PGS Entertainment in France.

Sky in the UK has commissioned Avalon to produce a fast-turnaround topical entertainment show fronted by comedian Russell Howard.

Ad-supported VoD service Pluto TV, owned by ViacomCBS, has launched in 17 Latin American countries.

The UK Covid-19 Film & TV Emergency Relief Fund has gone live today to provide support to the workers and freelancers who have been hit hardest by the closure of productions across the country.

IN10 Media's India-based factual streaming service DocuBay has agreed a global acquisition deal with US independent producer/distributor studio Big Media.