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Lionsgate Television UK has acquired the rights to develop the non-fiction novel Jerusalem from historian and novelist Simon Sebag Montefiore as an original drama.

Noel Hedges, the executive VP of content and acquisitions at DRG, tells World Screen Newsflash that the company is open to working with all types of producers, and shares what advice he has for those looking to pitch to him.

Canal+ Group and CBS Corporation have inked an exclusive licensing and trademark agreement that brings the Showtime brand to France for the first time.

DW has boosted its presence in Asia through a partnership that makes its flagship news program available live on free-to-air TV in Hong Kong via ViuTVsix.

The Putin Interviews, a series of interviews between filmmaker Oliver Stone (Platoon, Snowden) and Russian President Vladimir Putin, is premiering on Showtime beginning June 12.

Talpa Global has appointed former Endemol Shine executive Ingrid Akkerman as head of licensing and branded content.

Channel 4 in the U.K. has commissioned a documentary focused on Ivanka Trump, the oldest daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, from ITN Productions.

Lucky 8 TV (60 Days In) has secured an overall deal with development executive and producer Jason Bolicki’s newly launched banner Exit Four and has also hired former MSNBC Originals exec Jessica Winchell Morsa.

Anne Cherel has been appointed as the head of international sales for current movies at STUDIOCANAL.

Liam Keelan, the director of scripted at BBC Worldwide, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the partnership with AMC, the importance of having a variety of projects to showcase to buyers and trends in the scripted genre today.