Kristin Brzoznowski

LONDON: Sky Vision has inked an exclusive three-script development deal with the production company Merman, which has a current roster that includes the Sarah Jessica Parker HBO series Divorce.

NEW YORK: Flowers, a new comedic drama starring Olivia Colman (Broadchurch, The Lobster, Peep Show) and Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh, Nathan Barley), will be available starting this spring on Seeso in the U.S. and on Channel 4 in the U.K.

LOS ANGELES: General registration is now open for NATPE Budapest 2016, which has already registered a triple-digit number of buyers.

NEW YORK: The digital edition of World Screen’s March issue—DISCOP Istanbul, HK FILMART and Pre-MIPTV—is now available. View it here.

LOS ANGELES: The classic comedy series Mr. Bean has launched on the streaming service Hulu.

SANTA MONICA: Skydance Television has entered into an overall agreement with writer/producer Marti Noxon, whose credits include co-creating the Lifetime series UnREAL and serving as executive producer on the CBS medical drama Code Black.

SILVER SPRING: Fourth-quarter revenues at Discovery Communications of $1.65 billion decreased 2 percent compared to the year-ago period, as growth at the U.S. networks was more than offset by a decline at the international networks, primarily due to currency effects.

The sixth edition is just around the corner, taking place March 1 to 3 at the International Convention and Exhibition Center in Istanbul.

Digital TV Research has analyzed the fees that Netflix charges in international markets compared to what pay-TV ARPU is in those countries, finding that the rates appear high in the short term. Looking broadly, Netflix charges $8 per month for one screen, $10 per month for two screens and $12 per month for four screens and HD content in its 130 new territories.

LOS ANGELES: Brad Falchuk, co-creator of American Horror Story and Scream Queens, has inked a new multiyear deal with 20th Century Fox Television.