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The millennial social media darling talks about the teenage coming-of-age thriller Light as a Feather, which she calls a “guilty-pleasure show.”

Andy King, a breakout personality from the Netflix doc Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, has signed a talent deal with Wheelhouse Entertainment’s Spoke Studios.

Mentorn Scotland has added to its factual slate with three new titles headed for the BBC, including the traveling culinary show Corner Shop Cook-Off.

ATF Chinese Pitch has begun its search for new content for Chinese-speaking markets and is currently accepting scripts from around the world in both Chinese and English.

Lightbox, the factual production company founded by Emmy-winning producers Simon and Jonathan Chinn, has appointed Ben Samuel as the creative director of development.

The call for entries for the third edition of the MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence Awards is now open.

Thames, part of Fremantle, is set to bring back the classic show Supermarket Sweep for ITV2, with Rylan Clark-Neal as host.

BET Networks has hired Devin Griffin, who has served in various senior content roles at Netflix, as general manager of BET+, the new SVOD service focused on the African-American audience.

HBO Asia’s streaming platform HBO GO is now available in Vietnam via the FPT Play service.

Netflix has added to its roster of Chinese-language content, licensing six new titles coming on the service in the second half of the year.