Scripted
Crunchyroll snags four million subs & reveals Idris Elba development deal
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll – which is in the process of being acquired by Sony…
AMC Networks invests in Canada’s Shaftesbury as part of ‘strategic’ deal
US-based AMC Networks has invested in Canadian prodco Shaftesbury, in what has been described as a…
Amazon orders star-studded drama anthology ‘Solos’
Amazon Prime Video has ordered Solos, a dramatic anthology series from executive producer and showrunner…
Univision buys Spanish-language streamer VIX to bolster AVOD push
US-based Hispanic broadcaster Univision has acquired Spanish-language streamer Vix, which it will use to supercharge its…
News round-up: AMC picks up ‘Bäckström’; BBC orders James Graham drama; Red Arrow shops ‘Blackout’; Bottle Yard secures funds
‘Bäckström’ picked up by AMC & returns for S2 AMC Networks has picked up season…
ITV Studios launches production trainee scheme to bolster diversity
ITV Studios (ITVS) has launched a production trainee scheme aimed at fast-tracking new and diverse…
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…
TBI Talks launches London Screenings specials
Ahead of The London Screenings in March, join TBI for a series of genre-focused discussions…
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…
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…