Newen has launched a new U.K. production company, Ringside Studios, in collaboration with English producer Gub Neal and production house DoveTale Media.

Of all the new shows that bowed across the world in January, Telecinco’s La Isla de las Tentaciones, the Spanish adaptation of Temptation Island, generated the most buzz on Instagram, according to The WIT.

FlixLatino, an SVOD service geared toward the U.S. Hispanic population, is now available on Prime Video Channels to Prime members for $2.99 a month.

Painless Productions has entered into an overall deal with producer, director and showrunner Rob Saffi, who will now collaborate with the company on two new unannounced projects for Travel Channel.

The BBC has commissioned Fizz and Nice One TV to produce Lightning, a new teatime entertainment show hosted by award-winning comic Zoe Lyons.

Love & Anarchy, a brand-new Swedish Netflix original series, has commenced filming in Stockholm, with a cast that includes Ida Engvoll and Björn Mosten.

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has invested in The Whisper Group, which comprises the live sports and non-scripted production company Whisper, Chapter 3 Graphics and East Media.

Two projects from Singapore and one from Malaysia have been named the winners of the regional short film competition inspired by the HBO Asia Original series Invisible Stories.

Redbox Free Live TV has launched in the U.S. with nearly 30 channels of movies and episodic content, including three exclusive Redbox-branded channels.

Showtime has ordered the first eight-episode season of the ongoing drama series Ripley, based on Patricia Highsmith’s best-selling quintet of Tom Ripley novels, with Andrew Scott (Fleabag, Sherlock) starring in the title role.