Jamie Stalcup

HBO has ordered to series The Franchise, a half-hour comedy directed by Sam Mendes that shines a light on the chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking.

Lionsgate’s Worldwide Television Distribution Group and Debmar-Mercury have signed a deal with Werner Entertainment to represent The Conners across streaming and domestic syndication.

The CW Network has extended the contract of Dennis Miller as president through 2027.

The 2024 Content Americas Copro Pitch has opened for entries and is accepting early-stage scripted series and documentaries from established producers from Latin America, Spain and Portugal that are looking for international co-production partnerships.

Industry veterans John Attard and David “Doc” Abbott have launched the Tennessee-based multiplatform content company Showdog Studio.

SPI International has partnered with LigaT to offer a variety of its channels to Portuguese viewers.

Astro has teamed with Qalbox by Muslim Pro to exclusively stream Muslim-centric content in Malaysia.

The comedy on-demand streaming service NextUp has partnered with sports and entertainment company EXTREME to debut a FAST channel on Virgin Media in the U.K.

Alex Baskin, former president of Evolution Media, has launched his own production company, 32 Flavors.

Jewish streaming platform ChaiFlicks has unveiled a slate of new programming to launch over the next several months, in addition to its free Summer Film Festival.