NEWS & FEATURES

• SeriesFest unveils virtual edition line-up
  Denver-based event SeriesFest has revealed the line-up of projects competing in its virtual edition next month.
• StudioCanal, Nova in first-run rights deal
  French producer and distributor StudioCanal has agreed a deal with Greek broadcaster Nova to give the latter first-run rights to a number of StudioCanal titles.
• Raydar detects Mackinnon & Saunders series
  UK producer-distributor Raydar Media has teamed with stop-frame animation specialist Mackinnon & Saunders to produce a preschool series aimed at increasing the portrayal of disability on screen.
• Saudi Whispers catches Netflix's attention
  Global streaming giant Netflix will premiere Saudi Arabian drama series Whispers next month.
• Foxtel, Discovery bag Blue Ant titles
  Australia’s Foxtel and US broadcaster Discovery are among a swathe of outlets to have acquired factual content from Canadian distributor Blue Ant International.
• Media Ranch grows slate, adds consultants
  Montreal-based format production and distribution company Media Ranch has acquired two unscripted formats from Ireland and brought in two consultants.
• Block Out stacks up in Spain, Holland
  Spanish pubcaster RTVE and Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS have both commissioned local adaptations of gameshow format Block Out.
• Re-voiced Total Wipeout returns to BBC1
  UK pubcaster BBC1 has commissioned Endemol Shine-owned Initial to deliver a six-part new version of gameshow format Total Wipeout.
• SBS Belgium calls A&E’s Live PD
  Broadcaster SBS Belgium has picked up the first five seasons of US cablenet A&E’s Live PD: Police Patrol and seasons three and four of paramedic series Nightwatch.
• Gaumont hires for animation & family
  Gaumont has appointed two execs at its animation and family division, including Karen Vermeulen as senior VP of global coproduction, financing and business development.
• BBC4 picks up Montalbano collection
  UK arts and culture pubcaster BBC4 has picked up the entire Inspector Montalbano collection from UK distributor Videoplugger.
• Lighthouse options Dawson book trilogy
  Recently launched UK indie The Lighthouse has optioned the global TV rights to Juno Dawson's trilogy of novels Clean, Meat Market and Wonderland.
• Tune in to C21FM from 10am today
  Today, Insight TV's Rian Bester discusses the 4K broadcaster's focus on acquisitions, Waddell Media's Jannine Waddell explains how the firm finished a wildlife series under lockdown, and Never Ending Story's Anne Roder Botbol reveals how the prodco kept a gameshow on air.
• Wowow, TV2 Norway recruit Rookie
  Norwegian broadcaster TV2 and Japanese pay TV channel Wowow have both picked up US police drama series The Rookie.
• BYUtv itches for ABC adventure show
  US cablenet BYUtv has nabbed US rights to an Australian children’s action-adventure series about a science-obsessed teenager.
• Execs depart in Seven Studios rejig
  Australia’s Seven Studios is shedding staff in a reorganisation following the resignation of Therese Hegarty, CEO of the production house owned by Seven West Media
• Movistar acquires Millionaire drama
  Spanish pay channel Movistar Series has picked up Quiz, ITV's fact-based drama about a British couple accused of cheating their way to the top prize on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.
• Arte, Movistar+ board Baghdad Central
  Franco-German cultural broadcaster Arte and Spanish pay TV broadcaster Movistar+ have picked up crime drama Baghdad Central following its premiere on Channel 4 in the UK.
• Lilium hires ex-Sky Vision exec Pas
  Italian factual outfit Lilium Distribution has hired former Sky Vision and BBC exec Peter Pas to join its international sales team.
• BBC bags Danish crime thriller
  The BBC has picked up a Danish crime series penned by one of the writers of Nordic noir hit The Killing.

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