Kristin Brzoznowski

Netflix has picked up a dark comedy that is loosely based on the life experiences of Rightor Doyle (Barry, You’re the Worst, Nerve), who serves as writer, director, showrunner and executive producer.

Fremantle has elevated Angela Neillis to senior VP of non-scripted content and Rebecca Dundon to VP of scripted content.

The Television Academy has made some rules changes for the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards competition, including defining a minimum run time to qualify for the TV-movie category.

Jonathan Entwistle, director of The End of the F***ing World, and the producers of Stranger Things have partnered on the new Netflix series I Am Not Okay With This, based on the Charles Forsman graphic novel.

The nominations for the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards have been revealed, with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Ozark leading on the TV side with four nods each.

Sonar Entertainment has secured a new production finance facility of $121 million led by MidCap Financial.

Registration for NATPE Miami 2019 is up by double digits on the 2018 conference, with an 8-percent gain in buyer registration and strong representation from OTT and SVOD services.

The sports producer Aurora Media Worldwide has joined the All3Media group of companies.

Cinedigm is to acquire the global OTT VOD service Viewster and its subsidiary platform Viewster Anime.

The streaming service Acorn TV has added 30 more countries to its footprint, including Australia, India and South Africa.