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Veerle Baetens, star, co-creator and co-writer of Tabula Rasa, and Malin-Sarah Gozin, co-creator, co-writer and showrunner, tell World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati how the series came about and provide insight into their writing process.

Beyond Distribution has inked format and finished program deals for the soccer-themed Footy Pups, a partially animated preschool series.

EPIX has appointed industry veteran Laura Sher as the executive VP and head of business and legal affairs for original programming.

CBS Corporation and the National Football League (NFL) have extended their deal to stream all NFL on CBS games on CBS All Access through the 2022 football season.

Armoza Formats has licensed the prime-time singing competition The Four for a local treatment in Kazakhstan.

Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) has signed a deal at NATPE Budapest International with Viasat World for the rights to air the docudrama Scars of Nanking on Viasat History.

In a session this morning at NATPE Budapest International, Eccho Rights’ Fredrik af Malmborg, Bavaria Fiction’s Moritz Polter, all3media international’s Stephen Driscoll and Keshet International’s Paula McHarg discussed working with international partners on successful scripted shows, including local remakes and co-productions.

Passion Distribution has signed a raft of deals across Central and Eastern Europe, including three packages in Poland and sales in the Czech Republic and Russia.

Ample Entertainment has entered into a co-production partnership with actress, producer and director Courteney Cox and her production company Hopper Productions.

Netflix has revealed the new original series Invisible Cities, created and directed by Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Rio, Ferdinand) and starring Brazilian actor Marco Pigossi (Caras & Bocas).