LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced cooperation agreements with 27 international sports federations to collaborate on content for the upcoming Olympic Channel.

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: AMC and Sony Pictures Television are developing David Carr’s best-selling memoir The Night of the Gun as a six-part miniseries, with Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) attached to play the late New York Times columnist.

MADRID: Nottingham Forest has inked several licensing deals for the animated series Super Wings in Iberia.

NEW YORK: Rachel Nelson, Corus Entertainment's director of original drama and factual content, talks about what’s driving the company's drama strategy and the balance she tries to maintain between original and acquired programming.

SINGAPORE: Asia TV Forum and all3media international have tapped four executives to oversee the first round of judging for the inaugural ATF Formats Pitch, being held in Singapore this December.

SHERMAN OAKS: ITV Studios America and ITV Studios Global Entertainment have inked an overall first-look scripted programming development, production and distribution agreement with Little Engine Productions and co-founders Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo.

SYDNEY: ABC Commercial has announced a range of new deals for the Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles, extending the reach for the franchise into a further 190 countries.

PARIS: Cyber Group Studios, Folivari and Winds have partnered for the co-production of Menino and the Children of the World, a new hybrid series combining live action and animation.

LONDON: BBC Children’s has commissioned Dot To Dot Productions to produce additional seasons of the kids’ series Footy Pups and Art Ninja.

PARIS: The French antitrust authority Autorité de la Concurrence has ruled against the CANAL+ Group's proposal for exclusive distribution of beIN Sports in France.