Nico Franks

The creator economy in the US has cemented its place as a driving force in media consumption habits, with advertising spend projected to reach US$37bn by the end of this year, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau.

Angel, the US-based crowdfunding platform for faith-based content, has acquired ownership of three of its best performing series, spanning the family, thriller and fantasy genres.

NBCUniversal Entertainment-owned Bravo has greenlit a reality series following US real estate speculator, interior designer and TV and radio personality Jeff Lewis.

ADtv, the streaming service from Abu Dhabi Media, will be axed later this month, with its catalogue of more than 5,000 hours rolling onto Middle Eastern streamer StarzPlay.

A second season of Neuer, the procedural crime series from Slovak company KFS Production, is in development, according to distributor Onza Distribution.

Former MTV president Sean Atkins has compared the creator economy on social media to the

Matt Thunell, the recently installed boss at Paramount Television Studios, has set his leadership team amid the severe cuts at the US media giant that have seen a host of senior execs let go.

Norwegian public broadcaster NRK is gearing up to launch a scripted comedy from Oslo-based Seefood TV based on a fictional reality TV show inspired by hits such as The Celebrity Traitors.

Podcaster and entrepreneur Steven Bartlett has closed an eight-figure investment round in his company Steven.com, which he says values it at US$425m, as he bids to build

Banijay is pushing further into live events and online gambling, two areas that have helped the European production and distribution giant weather the current crisis in the TV industry.

The Walt Disney Company has completed its deal to become 70% majority owner in sports-focused streaming service Fubo, which it will now merge with its Hulu + Live TV business.

ETVF: Sky in the UK has ordered a series following TV personality Gemma Collins as she plans her wedding and looks to become a mum, plus a docuseries about the infamous 1995 Roswell footage from Louis Theroux's Mindhouse.  

Netflix has ordered an adult animated comedy series set within a Las Vegas law firm with a voice cast led by Adam Scott.

ITV has unveiled six commissions as part of its Fresh Cuts strand, part of the broadcaster’s £80m (US$108m) diversity commissioning spend.

Channel 4 has teamed up with NHS Blood and Transplant for a branded entertainment series in which singletons go on blind dates while donating blood.

Samsung TV Plus has signed a deal with comedy producers Next Up Comedy to air 15 stand-up shows from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which is taking place in the Scottish capital this month.

Disney has commissioned new series including a TV spin-off to the Pixar film franchise Cars and the first-ever preschool Avengers series.

Sky Sports in the UK is gearing up to launch a new weekday magazine programme about English football’s Premier League.

Red Bull Studios and Finnish investment fund IPR.VC have entered a multi-year alliance to finance a slate of sports and sports-adjacent documentary projects.

The Production Guild of Great Britain's newly appointed CEO, Kaye Elliott, has said there is