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THEMA, a CANAL+ company, has inked a distribution deal with Roku to add multiple international series to The Roku Channel in the U.S., the U.K., Mexico and Canada.

Off the Fence has entered a one-year co-development partnership with AI specialist Return to Earth Studio.

ITV Studios has notched up a slew of deals on the detective comedy-drama Ludwig that will see it airing in 85 international markets, and separately, the company struck a deal with VICE Studios to serve as its distribution partner.

BBC Studios has signed deals that will see Smother adapted in Slovakia and Doctor Foster remade in the Czech Republic.

Eccho Rights has landed a first round of deals for the action thriller Safe Harbor, which has sold to ITV in the U.K., among others.

Mattel has introduced a brand-new Fisher-Price Barney toy line, inspired by the return of the purple dinosaur in the new animated series Barney’s World.

Among a set of new format deals from ITV Studios, Side Hustlers and Double the Money have been commissioned in South Africa.

The three winners of the first edition of the Webtoon Academy Angoulême program, organized by Média-Participations’ Ellipse Studio and ONO, Korean company Kenaz and partners Wacom and EMCA, have been unveiled.

BBC Studios and China’s Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trade Co. have signed a co-production and co-distribution deal to create a 3D giant screen adaptation of the landmark natural history series Asia.

Andy Harries, founder and CEO of The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures, is planning to exit his post and transition to the role of executive chairman in 2026.