Karolina Kaminska

Pubcasters the BBC in the UK, Germany’s ZDF and France Télévisions have greenlit an Elizabethan detective series for tweens based on children’s books The Lady Grace Mysteries.

UK pubcaster Channel 4 recorded its biggest ever deficit in 2023 as investment in original content reached its second-highest level.

Liam Keelan, senior VP of original content at Disney EMEA, is leaving the company after five years.

New York-based Endeavor Streaming, the streaming subsidiary of US talent and media giant Endeavor, has promoted chief business officer Matt Starker to a broader leadership role.

French prodco Bâton Productions is adapting Anouk Ricard’s comic strips Faits Divers (The Odd News) into a 2D animated shortform series.

Not-for-profit creative industries body Creative UK has launched a fund for businesses in the north-east of England.

Pay TV broadcaster Canal+ in France has commissioned a 2D animated preschool adaptation of author Astrid Desbordes and illustrator Pauline Martin’s children’s books Max & Lapin (Max & Rabbit) from French producer and distributor Dandelooo.

Belgian broadcaster VTM has commissioned a singing talent competition series called Lift You Up from prodco Be Entertainment.

UK representation-focused industry body Creative Diversity Network has appointed Amazon MGM Studios exec Miranda Wayland as its new CEO.

Netflix’s hit South Korean thriller series Squid Game will end after its third season in 2025, the streamer has revealed.