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Adam McKay’s untitled Lakers project, a drama series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, has been given a series order at HBO.

Lasse Scharpen has been appointed as the new CEO of Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion, a subsidiary of ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), taking the reins as of April 2020 with a mandate to establish the Berlin site as Studio Zentral.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Shaw Rocket Fund (SRF) are renewing and strengthening their partnership to fund the production of Canadian digital animated series for children that encourage the use of new technology.

The Studio 100 Group company Flying Bark Productions is set to open a brand-new studio in Los Angeles and expand its Sydney-based premises in the year ahead.

Calinos Entertainment has landed sales for five of its titles, including Forbidden Fruit, with broadcasters around the world.

The president of Media Ranch talks about the company’s ability to foster creative talent and nurture paper pitches that could become the next global format hit.

Fight Sports, a linear channel dedicated to original programming in championship boxing, kickboxing, MMA, martial arts and other live sporting events, is set to launch its digital subscription service Fight Sports Max in MENA.

BBC Studios and Yandex have agreed to a major output deal for content in Russia and the CIS, under which KinoPoisk HD will become the VOD home for Doctor Who.

HBO Max has greenlit the half-hour dramedy Generation from executive producer Lena Dunham, marking the streamer’s first pilot to get a full series order.

The pay-TV lifestyle network Outdoor Channel and indie producer-distributor Parade Media have entered into a content and equity partnership for Asia.