CONTENT LONDON: UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned new drama Open Water, based on Caleb Azumah Nelson’s debut novel of the same name, and revealed it is on the hunt for its next tentpole crime series in the vein of Happy Valley.

CONTENT LONDON: Warner Bros Discovery-owned streamer Max will launch in Turkey next year, executive Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz revealed today.

CONTENT LONDON: Actor and Rabbit Track Pictures co-founder James Norton said it would be a “horrible thing” to see the UK lose its reputation as a "cultural powerhouse" if the arts are not made more accessible in schools.

CONTENT LONDON: Commissioners who cancel TV shows that promote inclusive, multicultural storytelling need to stop acting “like dinosaurs” and see the bigger picture, claims Media MDs co-founder Samantha Lawrence.

CONTENT LONDON: European pay TV broadcaster Sky is looking to boost its pipeline of returnable premium tentpole dramas and personality-driven factual titles with exclusive access.

CONTENT LONDON: Senior TV executives from the formats space have denied reports that timid commissioning, a lack of new ideas and an over-reliance on established hit shows has caused the UK unscripted sector to “flatline”.

CONTENT LONDON: UK pubcaster the BBC is looking to work with local prodcos and homegrown IP for its next major unscripted green light, according to editor of unscripted Syeda Irtizaali.

CONTENT LONDON: We hear from the people behind the eight drama projects shortlisted for the Content London Drama Series Pitch, held today. The winner, which will pick up a £30,000 prize, will be announced this evening.

German media company Leonine Studios has signed a first-look deal with Critical Content, the US-based unscripted outfit led by president Jenny Daly.

ATF: French production and distribution company StudioCanal is to develop crime drama series Red Butterfly, about an all-female gang run by two sisters in 1950s Singapore.