SERIES MANIA: Netflix's charm offensive in France continued on the second day of this year's Series Mania Forum in Lille.

SERIES MANIA: Netflix's documentary chief has defended the streamer's global rights policy as it unveiled more projects out of its fledgling French operation.

SERIES MANIA: A French drama inspired by a lesbian nightclub in Paris has been awarded €50,000 (US$57,000) in development funding at the Series Mania event in Lille.

SERIES MANIA: A senior official at France's Ministry of Culture believes the country's TV industry is lagging behind markets such as the Nordics, the UK and US in embracing diversity.

Uncertainty about the future is being reflected both on screen and off in Europe, C21's senior reporter found on the opening day of this year's Series Mania Forum in Lille.

SERIES MANIA: Nordic SVoD service Viaplay is developing a thriller set in a near future where Norway has chosen to sever all ties with the rest of the world.

SERIES MANIA: A project inspired by the Ukrainian radical feminist activist group Femen has kicked-started the coproduction pitching event here in Lille, France.

Denmark's SAM Productions is the latest high-end drama producer to make the jump into children's programming.

Eight independent film distributors in the US have banded together to supply content to a fledgling subscription VoD service.

The creators of comedy series Schitt's Creek have revealed the show's forthcoming sixth season will be its last.