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ITV and BBC have landed the rights to the UEFA EURO 2024 and UEFA EURO 2028 tournaments.

Future Today’s AVOD kids’ channel HappyKids has signed a deal to exclusively premiere 20 new episodes of Blippi.

Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in 72 Films, the independent production outfit behind All or Nothing: Arsenal and 9/11: One Day in America.

BBC Studios has become 100 percent owner of Voltage TV, the factual indie behind shows such as Inside the Factory for BBC Two, DNA Journey for ITV and The British Tribe Next Door for Channel 4.

Matt Thunell (Stranger Things, House of Cards) has exited his post at Netflix to become the new president of Skydance Television.

Banijay is expanding its operations in Israel, picking up a majority interest in MoviePlus Productions.

Production has begun on Steeltown Murders (w.t.), a fact-based crime drama for BBC One and BBC iPlayer produced by Severn Screen (The Pembrokeshire Murders, Hidden/Craith) in association with All3Media International.

The second season of Cyber Group Studios’ Gigantosaurus is set to be released as a DVD titled We’re in This Together! on November 15.

Narrative Entertainment has made its first foray into the FAST TV market, launching, among other services, POP Kids.

Veteran travel and wildlife TV presenter, conservationist and author Nigel Marven talks to World Screen Newsflash about his partnership with MagellanTV, the power of television to entertain and educate, and how streaming has transformed the doc-programming landscape.