Jamie Stalcup

Banijay UK has signed a development deal with Big Productions, co-founded by chef, TV presenter and grime artist Big Zuu.

The nominees for the 75th Emmy Awards have been unveiled, with HBO’s Succession securing 27 nominations, followed by The Last of Us with 24 and The White Lotus with 23.

SPI/FilmBox and France’s Free have inked a distribution deal for eight thematic SPI channels to become available via various packages.

Blu Digital Group and Atlantis Television have launched Blu Digital Group France to provide digital services and solutions to local French media companies and French localization services to clients globally.

Several changes have been made to the program structure for the 2024 edition of Berlinale, including dissolving Perspektive Deutsches Kino as a separate section and discontinuing Berlinale Series as an independent program.

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

Ascendant Fox, the production outfit behind the BBC One Boiling Point series and movie, has inked a development deal with BBC Studios and hired two new executives.

MIPCOM Cannes has opened the global call for entries for the seventh edition of the MIPCOM Cannes Diversify TV Awards, which recognize the promotion of diversity and inclusion in international TV.

Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT has wrapped after welcoming 1,031 accredited professionals from 41 countries, a 30 percent gain on last year’s attendance.

Newsflare has signed an agreement to make ViralHog’s library of user-generated videos available to publishers and producers worldwide via its global online transactional platform.