UK public service broadcaster the BBC has cancelled talkshow format The Claudia Winkleman Show after just one season.

Global streamer Netflix has commissioned its first drama series in New Zealand, set in a luxury ski resort and starring Rufus Sewell.

Former MultiChoice South Africa executive Simon Rexworthy has been appointed as chief strategy and corporate development officer at UK public service broadcaster Channel 4.

Scottish broadcaster STV is creating a television adaptation of its sports podcast series The STV Radio Football Show for STV, streamer STV Player and YouTube.

Former Paramount co-CEO Brian Robbins and his animation company Big Shot Pictures are behind a multi-media reboot of classic kids’ brand Alvin & the Chipmunks.

Many smaller UK indie prodcos will be forced out of business if the BBC pursues plans to own more of its rights by pushing for a review of the Terms of Trade agreement, claims Expectation co-CEO Tim Hincks.

The BBC's commissioning spend on original TV content declined slightly last year, as the embattled UK public broadcaster admitted that shows will be axed and new series greenlights reduced as part of a severe cost-cutting strategy.

Montreal-based prodco Duo Productions has appointed producer and screenwriter Émilie Fanning as director of scripted development and content producer.

Rogan Productions executive Mark Hedgecoe has been appointed creative director at Scottish unscripted prodco STV Studios Factual.

Abersoch-based digger operator Williams features in the episode Beyond the Waves, which reveals how he became a surfing champion after a life-changing accident as a teenager.