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Deb Tod has been promoted to the new role of director of content partnerships and sales for BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand, adding affiliate deals to her existing responsibilities for the strategic and team leadership of content sales and co-productions in the region.

Attendance at MIPTV is expected to be up some 20 percent from last year, led by several Asian countries increasing their presence at the market, plus gains in the number of buyers from key European territories, RX France’s Lucy Smith tells World Screen Newsflash.

The 2023 edition of Cartoon Forum, set to take place from September 21 to 18 in Toulouse, will feature the initiative Animated UK Meets Europe, spearheaded by Animation UK.

Natural history producer Silverback (Silverback Films and Studio Silverback) has been selected to receive the MIPTV SDG Award, in support of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

EndemolShine Germany and television chef, restaurateur and presenter Tim Mälzer have set up Potatohead Pictures, which will focus on developing new culinary formats.

C More has commissioned a second six-episode season of the detective drama Helsinki Crimes (Harjunpää).

Endeavor Group Holdings and World Wrestling Entertainment have signed a definitive agreement to form a new, publicly listed company consisting of UFC and WWE, resulting in a "$21 billion-plus live sports and entertainment powerhouse."

Omens Studios has secured a multi-season commission from Singapore’s MediaCorp to produce two brand-new series based on 123 Number Squad and Leo the Wildlife Ranger.

Australia’s ABC listen has lined up an exclusive companion podcast for the hit show Bluey that will take listeners behind the scenes.

With a track record of success in its home market of Germany, Wanna Bet? is a key format offering from ZDF Studios and part of its lineup in the TV Formats Screenings Festival.