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Sayako Aoki, manager of sales and licensing for the international business development unit at Nippon TV, on some of the company's scripted formats that are resonating worldwide.

KiKA has added to its lineup an animated series from Gruppo Alcuni that features a young Leonardo da Vinci.

Diego Lerner, the president of The Walt Disney Company Latin America, said Disney+ has already exceeded the company’s expectations in the region in his keynote conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati at NATPE Virtual Miami, during which he received the Premio Ícono TV Latina for his contributions to the media industry.

America’s Most Wanted is returning to FOX, with Emmy Award-winning journalist Elizabeth Vargas to host.

ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has revealed at NATPE Virtual Miami its new slate of content, which features documentaries, made-for-streaming movies, premium series and content from VIS Kids.

Sky has revealed that by 2025 it plans to have 20 percent of its roles in the U.K. and Ireland workforce filled by those from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background, with 5 percent of the roles in Sky’s U.K. and Ireland workforce filled by Black employees.

Brenda Bisner, the chief content officer of Kidoodle.TV, provides a deep dive into the AVOD platform’s strategy during a one-on-one session taking place as part of the TV Kids Festival.

The factual-distribution specialist TVF International has extended its first-look deal with Singapore’s Mediacorp for two more years. 

ZDF Enterprises has licensed the Ukrainian crime drama Hide and Seek to Sony Pictures Entertainment Germany.

AMC Networks has picked up the revenge thriller The Beast Must Die, produced in partnership with BritBox UK, New Regency Television International and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free.