HBO has renewed House of the Dragon for a third season ahead of its second season premiere on June 16.

A food and travel series fronted by comedian and ITV presenter Judi Love (Loose Women), titled Judi Love’s Culinary Cruise, has been ordered for ITV1 and ITVX.

Folivari International has acquired the international rights to two new series, including The Baker Street Four.

Beta Film and Number 9 Films have partnered to form the subsidiary Number 9 TV, with Paramount and Cineflix Rights alum Kate Laffey tapped as head of TV.

Veteran producer and Paramount alum Jared Mass has launched the Atlanta-based Chalkdust Animation Studios, focusing on real-time virtual production for film and TV.

Prime Video has greenlit seven new original projects from Canada, including true-crime docuseries, reality series and three projects from comedian Tom Green.

Around 25 percent of all paid SVOD subscriptions in CEE now originate from pay-TV and telco bundles.

The global advertising market will reach $989.8 billion this year, a 7.8 percent increase.

Sky has lined up four original films and series coming to Sky Documentaries and its streaming service NOW later this year.

Fremantle has tapped Thalia Crone, former director of EMEA content operations at Warner Bros. Discovery, as global head of media supply chain operations.