Around 70 positions have been eliminated at the HBO Max and HBO teams sitting under chief content officer Casey Bloys.

Execs for Texas-based local-TV giant Nexstar Media Group outlined plans on Monday to shift spending away from scripted programming at The CW after acquiring a 75% stake in the US broadcast network.

LA-based unscripted producer White Label Production has named former MGM exec Stephanie Wagner as senior VP and head of production and appointed former Netflix and All3Media America exec Katie Judkins as director of production.

Digital creator, actor, author and entertainment personality Joe Sugg is launching a new unscripted production company with backing from BBC Studios.

The unscripted team at Channel 5 has long been known for innovative commissions on a small budget that buck the trend of declining linear TV audiences – and now, paired with Paramount+, there is money to spend.

Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision has hired former ViacomCBS International Studios exec Guillermo Borensztein as senior VP of international content licensing and coproduction.

Former Tuesday’s Child and Possessed executive Simon Crossley has been named as the permanent head of development at Banijay UK label Remarkable Entertainment.

Texas-based local TV giant Nexstar Media Group is set to acquire a 75% stake in US broadcast network The CW.

Amazon's Prime Video streaming service is adapting anthology series Modern Love for Dutch audiences.

UK pubcaster BBC One has commissioned a new series fronted by Sir David Attenborough that explores the wildlife of Great Britain and Ireland.

NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock and Lionsgate have struck a multiyear deal for forthcoming John Wick prequel series The Continental.

Hearst Media Production Group has appointed media sales and marketing veteran Maria Thrasher as business partnerships and development executive.

Environmental streaming service WaterBear Network has promoted Sam Sutaria to the role of co-CEO among several key leadership appointments.

Ad-supported streaming service Tubi has greenlit an adult animated comedy executive produced by former Blink-182 frontman Tom DeLonge that parodies the tropes of mobster dramas.

Viaplay’s next Danish original is comedy-drama Call Me Dad, starring Alex Høgh Andersen (Vikings), Magnus Haugaard (Guilt) and Ellen Hillingsø (The Bridge).

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Shona Fraser is set to take charge of Banijay Germany label Good Times, with founder Sylvia Fahrenkrog-Petersen leaving the company.

Actor and comedian Kevin Hart’s US-based production outfit HartBeat has hired former Disney and NBCUniversal exec Brian C Price to lead its new branded content studio, Pulse, alongside several other appointments.

Spectrum Originals, the US-based programming brand involved with scripted series including Joe Pickett and LA's Finest, is set to wind down as its parent telco Charter Communications pulls out of the original programming business.

House of the Dragon co-creator Ryan Condal has shed light on some of the ways HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones spin-off will be different to the hit fantasy drama.