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Interest in Turkish drama series is building across the Asia Pacific, Müge Akar, head of sales at atv, tells World Screen Newsflash.

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Guardian Media Group have formed a strategic creative partnership that sees SPE gain exclusive first rights to the full range of Guardian’s global journalism, with the aim of developing audiovisual adaptations.

UKTV is planning to unite its bouquet of free-to-air channels and free streaming service under the new masterbrand U.

In the first of a series of distributor Q&As ahead of Asia TV Forum, Rashmi Bajpai, executive VP for Asia at Banijay Rights, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the company’s thriving business across formats and tape sales in the region.

The December digital editions of World Screen, TV Asia and TV Listings include embedded videos, links to our market-leading video portal, WorldScreenings.com, and more in an elegant, user-friendly design targeted to on-the-go reading.

The GREAT! Player, a VOD service from Narrative Entertainment, has launched on the Freeview Play and YouView TV platforms.

TV Asahi’s Ossan’s Love, which gained popularity in Japan and other Asian countries, is returning after a years-long hiatus as Ossan’s Love Returns, which the company is spotlighting in the TV Asia Screenings Festival.

Lightning International has expanded its team with the appointments of Eric Tan as director of content sales for Asia, David Newton as director of business strategy and Desmond Chung as head of marketing and communications.

Banijay has launched the department Banijay Branded Entertainment (BBE), led by Carlotta Rossi Spencer, head of branded entertainment business development.

Content Warsaw has been scheduled to take place from June 4 to 7, 2024, at Kinogram.