STOCKHOLM: Ay Yapim's original Turkish drama Phi is being distributed worldwide by Eccho Rights.

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has acquired three factual series spanning topics such as true crime, DIY builds and luxury cars, with Exposed with Deborah Norville among them.

BROOKLYN: VICE Media and Snap Inc. have expanded their relationship to include the development and production of shows exclusively for Snapchat.

MEMPHIS/CHICAGO: Vivicast Media has signed on to serve as the U.S. representative for the satirical news mockumentary show WTF NewsAmerica, created and scripted by Saturday Night Live and Second City TV writing alums.

NEW YORK: Adi Hasak, the creator of Shades of Blue, talks about the on-screen chemistry between series stars Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta and balancing serialized elements in the procedural format.

LOS ANGELES: NATPE Budapest, which will be held June 19 to 22, will host the inaugural CEE Regional Producers’ Summit.

TORONTO: PBS is slated to air the second and third installments of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables trilogy from Breakthrough Entertainment following the success of the first film on the U.S. channel late last year.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) has strengthened its operations in Latin America by appointing Bruna Sawada to manage its portfolio of TV properties, including Peppa Pig, Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom and PJ Masks.

The company's CEO has helped broaden its focus and production capabilities so that it can supply long- and short-form programming to linear and nonlinear platforms.

LOS ANGELES: GRB Entertainment's long-running factual series Untold Stories of the ER has been renewed for a 12th season, which is currently in production.