Disney+ Hotstar in India has acquired two Serbian dramas and an Estonian spy thriller from India-based distributor GoQuest Media.

LA-based Genius Brands International has signed a 20-year deal to license the name and likeness of comic creator Stan Lee to Marvel Studios.

ViacomCBS-owned Channel 5 in the UK has commissioned a documentary series that follows former Monty Python star Michael Palin as he visits Iraq for the first time.

Fremantle prodco Fiction Valley has struck a three-year deal with screenwriter and director Pieter Bart Korthuis, who created the Amsterdam-based label’s Netflix drama Dirty Lines.

France Télévisions and RTBF in Belgium are among the broadcasters to have picked up factual content including nature documentary series Life in Colour with David Attenborough from Australia’s Flame Distribution.

European pay TV operator Sky has unveiled its largest ever slate of new programming for 2022, featuring a Bonnie & Clyde-inspired comedy starring comedians Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan.

Thai streamer Pops’ regional director Bani Tan discusses the platform’s niche content strategy and ambitions behind its push into originals.

London-based production, distribution and consulting company New Media Vision has picked up international rights to Hello (Again) created by Kim's Convenience and Marvel star Simu Liu and Nathalie Younglai.

Warren Buffet's investment vehicle Berkshire Hathaway has acquired a stake in Paramount Global worth US$2.6bn.

European pay TV operator Sky has commissioned a docuseries about how the UK became reliant on Russian money and missed opportunities to contain the Kremlin's influence, as part of a slate of new originals.