Canada’s Blink49 Studios is partnering with UK prodco Eleven to adapt ML Rio’s novel If We Were Villains for television.

Recession fears, the adult animation boom and the rise of vertical video were among the key talking points at last week’s Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Netflix is beefing up its content offerings in Japan, India and Korea with a raft of new greenlights and renewals.

Former 20th Television exec Cheryl Dolins has been appointed senior VP of comedy programming and development at Fox Entertainment, replacing Julia Franz who is moving into a consulting role at the company.

All3Media-backed LA production company Maverick TV USA has named Helga Eike as its new head of development.

US studio Lionsgate has signed a first-look deal with Groundswell Productions, the TV and film company led by American producer Michael London.

Roku has made one of its most significant hires to date, appointing Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier as its new president of Roku Media.

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan has received a two-season order from Apple TV+ for his latest TV project.

OIAF: The recent uptick in the commissioning appetite for adult animation is likely to sustain in the years ahead, despite the cuts that are taking place across the content sector, according to a panel of execs at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Super Channel in English Canada and Quebecor Content in Quebec have picked up Cineflix Productions’ feature documentary Summer Qamp.