LOS ANGELES: Spike Lee's debut independent movie She's Gotta Have It is being adapted as a ten-episode series for Netflix that the filmmaker himself will direct in its entirety.

LONDON: ITV has inked a new three-year deal for Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor that will see the shows remain on the commercial channel until at least 2019.

STOCKHOLM: MTG has unveiled details for The Big Experiment, its first original kids' series that is slated to begin airing on Viaplay across the Nordic region later this year.

LONDON: Comedy Central UK has ordered a third season of the live-action comedy series Drunk History for broadcast early next year.

WARSAW: Netflix has updated its service in Poland, using local language, currency and adding Polish TV shows and movies in addition to Netflix's original programming.

BURBANK: Disney Channel is gearing up for Monstober, a month-long Halloween programming event that begins on October 1.

LONDON: Passion Distribution has secured sales in Germany for several true-crime and factual-entertainment shows, including season four of Timber Kings.

MAINZ: Mirela Nastase has joined ZDF Enterprises as director of ZDFE.drama, responsible for the sale of drama programs in French-speaking territories.

BOSTON: Auldey Toys of North America, a subsidiary of The Alpha Group, has been appointed as the North American master toy licensee for Rainbow’s animated series Regal Academy.

NEW YORK: YouTube sensations Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg talk to World Screen Newsflash about taking their talents beyond the vlog sphere to front their own road-trip special Joe and Caspar Hit the Road, sold by BBC Worldwide.