Elephant International’s Sandra Ouaiss discusses the French firm’s upcoming projects for global SVoD services, as well as its role in the evolving superindie landscape.

Spanish production company Buendía Estudios is growing its slate of programming, partly thanks to a deal agreed with Universal International Studios.

South Korean cablenet MBN has commissioned a local adaptation of French singing competition format Mystery Duets from London-based sales boutique Can’t Stop Media.

Channel 4 in the UK has commissioned a new coming-of-age drama series created by Rocks screenwriter Theresa Ikoko and Call the Midwife scribe Lisa Holdsworth.

BBC Studios-owned multichannel operator UKTV has commissioned a show for its Dave network showing comedians including Stath Lets Flats star Jamie Demetriou perform live sketches at the Moth Club in London.

Poland’s TVP2 has recommissioned a local version of music format Don’t Forget the Lyrics over a decade after it previously aired on the broadcaster.

US cablenet Reelz is reviving police reality show Live PD two years after it was cancelled by A&E Network in the wake of protests against police brutality sparked by the killing of George Floyd.

Abacus Media Rights owner Amcomri Entertainment has acquired Australia’s Flame Distribution, adding more than 500 titles and 2,000 hours of programming to its library.

US-based streamer Netflix is developing an animated series based on the Ghostbusters franchise, produced by Sony Pictures Animation in conjunction with Ghost Corps.

The Edinburgh TV Festival has announced its first wave of speakers, with Succession star Brian Cox discussing his career in an in-depth interview and deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis delivering the Alternative MacTaggart lecture.