Emma Gladstone has been promoted to the role of head of east coast business development at Brent Montgomery's unscripted-focused production group Wheelhouse in the US.

Former Keshet International executive Fleur Wheatley has been appointed VP of sales for the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand at German distributor Seven.One Studios International.

US studio Lionsgate Television has upped Joel Meyer to exec VP of worldwide production, replacing veteran executive Gary Goodman, who is set to retire after 18 years at the company.

European media giant ProSiebenSat.1 has approved a proposed agreement with private equity firm General Atlantic to buy its minority stakes in NuCom Group and ParshipMeet Group, together with the intended sale of e-commerce portal Verivox.

UK producers association Pact has issued an in-depth report which raises serious concerns about the growing imbalance in the TV screen sector, with small and medium-sized producers threatened by a prolonged commissioning slowdown.

The TV industry in the UK must do much more to combat the toxic and “hugely inefficient” culture of forcing freelancers to work long hours during production periods, welfare and mental health experts claim.

LA-based animation studio Aura Productions is developing a slate of shortform sci-fi anime series created entirely by generative AI, which it aims to distribute via major social media platforms.

Seoul-based format agency Something Special has received investment from South Korean investment firms SB Partners and Daekyo Investment to boost its international expansion strategy.

VoD service Reveel has started streaming its first interactive narrative series Dreamcrusher, created by Canadian filmmaker and music video director Gavin Michael Booth.

European production group Fremantle's ambition to make €3bin (US€3.25bn) in yearly revenue has been pushed back again, parent company RTL Group's financial results for 2024 have shown.