Chelsea Regan

That Damn Michael Che, starring the Saturday Night Live comedian, has been renewed by HBO Max for a second season.

The 27th edition of Le Rendez-Vous Bi@rritz, set to be held online from September 6 to 8, will feature 14 Super Highlights and 16 project pitches.

AfterShock Media’s Rive Gauche has appointed David Sigurani as executive VP of film and TV and Max Zupanovic as director of development for domestic film and TV.

Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), which is set to return in-person to ExCeL London in November, has revealed the companies that are already confirmed to participate in the event.

Series Mania has unveiled the new annual Series Mania Étoile Award, which will be presented this year to Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Audra McDonald.

Incendo and The Steve Jaggi Company have commenced production on Love and Penguins, Incendo’s eighth film of the 2021 slate and first Canadian-Australian Treaty co-production. 

FilmRise has acquired the digital distribution rights to 83 motion pictures from Gravitas Ventures.

Starlings Entertainment and StoryFirst have formed a joint development fund covering premium drama and family entertainment.

Six creative projects have been awarded a total of $300,000 (C$510,000) as part of the next phase of the UK-Canada Immersive Exchange, a talent development and co-production program for U.K. and Canadian immersive technology creatives and producers.

WWE is set to return to New York City, with Friday Night SmackDown taking place at Madison Square Garden on September 10.