UKTV executive Hilary Rosen has been named chair of UK screen industry organisation Bafta, succeeding Sara Putt, who is stepping down after a three-year term.

The Walt Disney Company and Channel 4 have announced a landmark agreement to bring content from the UK public service broadcaster to global streamer Disney+ from early 2027.

With production hubs fast becoming the key to format production, Fremantle executives explain why their cost-saving efficiencies are a ‘comfort blanket’ for risk-averse buyers.

German producers are struggling with soaring production costs, a “dramatic” drop in commissioning rates and a rise in series cancellations due to industry consolidation, claims Leonine Studios CEO Fred Kogel.

The UK government’s plan to introduce a so-called ‘YouTube tax’ as an alternative funding model for the BBC has been blasted as “institutional protectionism” by veteran TV executive Leo Pearlman.

Netflix is partnering with Hoichoi to bring a slate of the Bengali streamer and studio’s scripted titles and new original series collaborations to its Indian audiences.

Israeli broadcaster Keshet 12 has ordered a second season of original entertainment format Who Wants to Start? following strong ratings for the first, which is currently screening.

Multi-genre acquisitions for FAST channels and brand-sponsored original commissions are both on Rakuten TV’s agenda as the streamer expands beyond Europe, its senior executives explain.

Italy’s Mediaset, independent Central and Eastern Europe-focused pay TV broadcaster Viasat World and Discovery in Latin America have all acquired natural history series Wild Battlegrounds.

Television executives, talent and media figures have expressed their dismay that UK public service broadcaster the BBC is to close the linear services of BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra in spring 2027.