Leading distributors discuss recent trends in the scripted format space as broadcasters clamor for a bit of certainty.

The digital comics platform Manta has appointed Stephen Byong-Uk Lee as its chief business development officer.

PBS’s FRONTLINE has slated the premiere of its latest documentary on Vladimir Putin, Putin’s Crisis, on July 11.

A+E Networks EMEA has commissioned FirstLookTV to produce the ten-part docuseries #Dead2Me for Crime+Investigation.

Broadcasters in Germany, Spain, Portugal, the U.K. and Ireland have acquired the French crime thriller The Best of Us.

Banijay France labels Terence Films and Gétévé Productions are co-producing Rivière-Perdue, an adaptation of the Spanish crime thriller La Caza. Monteperdido, for TF1.

Screen Glue’s Fred and Pete’s Treasure Tales is slated to premiere in the U.K. on July 10 on CBeebies.

Princess Sam Entertainment Group has sold its adventure fantasy series Tara Duncan to broadcasters across Latin America and Canada.

Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery have entered into a new multiyear agreement, securing the pay-TV provider’s platform in New Zealand as the home of HBO, Max originals, Warner Bros. and Discovery.

100 Foot Wave producer Amplify Pictures has partnered with Rachel Eggebeen as chief content officer and Colin King Miller as chief operating officer, in addition to securing an equity investment from Great Mountain Partners.