French broadcaster M6 has commissioned a local version of entertainment format Lego Masters from Endemol Shine France.

German public broadcaster ZDF has picked up crime thriller The Bank Hacker and the first season of factual series The Weekly from Red Arrow Studios International.

Broadcasters in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark have pre-bought new ITV drama series Professor T from German distributor Beta Film.

Canal+ in France and Fox in the UK have renewed drama series War of the Worlds for a second season.

Canada-based digital storytelling platform Wattpad is eyeing local streaming companies it would like to partner with, according to Aron Levitz, head of Wattpad Studios.

The head of WarnerMedia-owned HBO Europe, Hervé Payan, has stepped down from his role to be replaced by exec VP Christina Sulebakk.

US educational and informational prodco Litton Entertainment, part of Hearst Television, has appointed former CBS exec Angelica Rosas McDaniel as executive VP of strategy.

Children’s entertainment executives Steve Couture and Ken Faier have joined forces to launch Epic Storyworlds, an independent children’s content creation company headquartered in Quebec.

Singaporean broadcaster Mediacorp has transferred production responsibilities for drama series Ink at Tai Ping to Hong Kong’s ViuTV because of issues relating to Covid-19.

Broadcasters in Europe including Germany’s ZDF and Sweden’s SVT have acquired documentary Keith Haring: Street Art Boy from factual distributor TVF International.