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WarnerMedia has revealed that the HBO Max streaming service will officially launch on May 27, with an initial slate of originals that includes the scripted comedy Love Life, starring Anna Kendrick.

ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has started production on Balcony Stories, a short-form series to celebrate the ways people are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

Court TV has added Ashleigh Banfield as a special contributor, appearing nightly on the network’s live prime-time show.

Eccho Rights has sealed the first international deal for the Turkish series Sisterhood, which has landed a slot on Mediaset in Italy.

Tod Productions and STV Productions have optioned The Jigsaw Murders: The True Story of the Ruxton Killings and the Birth of Modern Forensics, a new true-crime book written by journalist and author Jeremy Craddock.

UYoung has launched Ukids, a new, safe one-stop service of global children’s programming for families in China.

The animated series YoYo has launched its second season, with 52 new episodes, on Rai Yoyo in Italy.

Kidoodle.TV has added several new shows to its safe streaming offer, including a range of series from CBC/Radio-Canada Distribution.

TFOU, a children's block on TF1 in France, has inked an agreement with La Chouette Compagnie for the development of the children’s series Azuro & the Dragon Squad.

A production shutdown in Canada that runs through June will result in the sector taking a C$2.5 billion ($1.8 billion) hit, according to the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA).