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Showtime has given a series order to the hour-long drama First Ladies, starring and executive produced by Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner Viola Davis, who will play former first lady Michelle Obama.

Strengthening its focus on buyers, MIPTV 2020 is set to unveil a bespoke market intelligence strand entitled What’s Trending.

The classic U.S. sitcom Seinfeld is set to premiere on All 4 beginning later this week, as part of a streaming deal with Sony Pictures Television.

The Mediapro Studio has signed a partnership agreement with the Los Angeles-based Orange Entertainment to strengthen its cinema division and boost its international content portfolio.

Endor Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company, has named Sara Johnson as creative director.

HBO Max has lined up actress, activist and host Jameela Jamil (The Good Place, The Misery Index) to MC and judge Legendary, its upcoming unscripted voguing competition series from Scout Productions.

House Productions, the U.K.-based indie founded by Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell, has secured the international film and television rights to the critically acclaimed biography and newly announced Costa Book of the Year, The Volunteer.

Bride & Prejudice: Forbidden Love, produced by the Red Arrow Studios company Kinetic Content, is heading to Lifetime for its second season.

The shiny-floor prime-time entertainment format The Wonderbox is set to be adapted in six different countries, including Italy and Spain.

Revenues at The Walt Disney Company in Q1 2019 were up 36 percent as the conglomerate delivered gains across all of its segments, including direct-to-consumer, with Disney+ ending 2019 with 26.5 million paid subs.