Eccho Rights unveiled the new Turkish dramas Heart of the City and Phi today with several cast members of the two shows on site in Cannes.

SPI International/FilmBox Channels Group has secured from FremantleMedia International (FMI) pay-window rights for three scripted titles, including The Young Pope, for its FilmBox movie channels and FilmBox Live VOD service.

The Sky free-to-air channel Pick has ordered a second season of the true-crime series Britain’s Most Evil Killers and its international counterpart, World’s Most Evil Killers.

Red Arrow Entertainment Group has struck up a partnership with Studio Glam US to jointly create and launch international formats.

The Mediapro Group has entered into a creative collaboration with The ThinkFoodGroup, the restaurant and culinary company run by chef José Andrés.

Armoza Formats has secured the first deal for its new prime-time singing competition The Final Four in France with TV personality and producer Arthur Essebag’s AWPG Group-owned prodco Satisfaction – The Television Agency.

ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has secured a slew of new drama sales across EMEA, including several deals for Victoria.

CBC has greenlit Frankie Drake, a tentatively titled original detective series starring Lauren Lee Smith (This Life, The Listener).

David Wood speaks to several leading production groups about crafting the ideal development slate.

ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has inked an exclusive first-look agreement with Maramedia covering all of the Glasgow-based producer’s natural-history programming.