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Canada’s CBC cancels ‘Trickster’ renewal following ancestry dispute

Canada’s CBC has cancelled a planned second season of its fast-travelling scripted original Trickster, following…

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TBI Talks launches London Screenings specials

Ahead of The London Screenings in March, join TBI for a series of genre-focused discussions…

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XTR launches global non-scripted AVOD Documentary+

Documentary+, a new non-scripted AVOD platform from US-based XTR and the late Zappos founder Tony…

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Scripted originals drop for first time since 2009, says FX

Scripted originals dropped in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade, according…

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Apple orders adaptation of ‘WeCrashed’ podcast with Leto & Hathaway; strikes $25m ‘Coda’ deal

Apple TV+ has ordered WeCrashed, a limited scripted series based on the podcast WeCrashed: The…

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UK’s ITV pulls ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ as pandemic hits production

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has been forced to cancel its hit entertainment show Britain’s Got Talent (BGT)…

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Wild Mercury hires Frances Flannery to head development slate

Banijay-owned Wild Mercury Productions has appointed Frances Flannery as head of development. In her new…

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Vietnam’s VTV & HTV remake Belgian, UK formats after NENT Studios UK deal

Vietnamese channels VTV and HTV is preparing to air formats from the UK and Belgium…

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Bertelsmann explores $3.6bn sale of France’s M6 Group

German media conglomerate Bertelsmann is reportedly looking to sell its controlling stake in French broadcast…

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Crunchyroll takes global rights to Nippon’s debut anime ‘Tsukimichi – Moonlit Fantasy’

Global anime streamer Crunchyroll has acquired Nippon TV’s Tsukimichi – Moonlit Fantasy, the first international anime…