LOS ANGELES: Among its host of TCA announcements, Showtime revealed the pickup of the new one-hour drama series The Chi, created, executive produced and written by Lena Waithe (Master of None, Bones) and executive produced by Grammy and Academy Award winner Common (Selma, Smokin’ Aces).

LONDON: Netflix's annual content spend, which in 2016 amounted to $4.7 billion, is now comparable to a premium channel group or platform, Ampere Analysis reports.

NEW YORK: Nick Jr. has bolstered its 2017 lineup with a new animated series and season-two pickups for a trio of shows, including the Teletubbies reboot.

HILVERSUM: Television Entertainment Reality Network (TERN), creator of the premium Ultra HD channel INsight, has appointed Graeme Stanley as its commercial director.

NEW YORK: World Screen has produced the International Emmy Magazine 2016-2017 Digital Winners Edition, featuring the winners of the 44th International Emmy Awards.

LONDON/TEL AVIV: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has purchased a minority stake in Ananey Communications Group, a pay-TV channel provider and content producer in Israel.

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television has placed more than 380 hours of animal-themed content with broadcasters across Latin America.

PARIS: ZDF Enterprises’ (ZDFE) natural-history series Big Pacific will have its world premiere screening at MIPDoc in April.

STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights has licensed the Ukrainian comedy format Crack Them Up to Yellow Film & TV in Finland for a local adaptation.

MIAMI: The youth science documentary series Full Proof, part of NPO Sales’ catalog, explores topics such as rockets, balance, static electricity and more.