Jamie Stalcup

Hacks co-creators Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs and their production company, Paulilu Productions, have signed an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG).

Paramount+ has given the green light for the series Players, a documentary-style comedy that follows a fictional professional League of Legends esports team.

Starz has renewed its hit comedy series Run the World, produced by Lionsgate Television, for a second season, with Rachelle Williams joining as showrunner.

BBC Studios Comedy Productions and Mondo Deluxe are producing the new comedy thriller Black Ops for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) has expanded its local production team with the appointment of Will Hamilton to the new position of director of commercial and business operations.

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the best-selling book How to Be an Antiracist, has signed a multi-genre development agreement with Boat Rocker Studios.

BBC Studios Americas has promoted Suzy Raia, who has been responsible for driving Bluey growth in the region, to senior VP of consumer products and business development.

Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) have set an exclusive, multiyear cross-studio overall deal with Emmy Award-winning producer, writer and performer Wyatt Cenac.

Electric Entertainment has appointed Warner Bros. veteran Anthony Tapay as director of programming and operations.

FilmRise has acquired the digital distribution rights to over 300 titles from the Maverick Entertainment library.