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Netflix and UN Women have launched Because She Watched, a special Netflix collection of series, documentaries and films to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Little Dot Studios, an All3Media majority-owned digital content creator and distributor, has acquired the London-based production studio WING.

Legendary Global, a television venture between Legendary Entertainment and Chris Albrecht, has tapped TV producer and executive Anne Thomopoulos as a partner.

Jude Troy, former head of TV production and acquisitions for Entertainment One (eOne) Australia, and Richard Finlayson, former director of television at the ABC, have joined forces as co-owners and directors of Wooden Horse.

Series Mania Festival and Forum are proceeding as planned, with certain measures being taken to ensure the health and safety of participants regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.

The third annual Lille Dialogues is to take place at this year’s Series Mania Forum on March 26, bringing together political decision-makers and leading industry executives.

James Durie has been tapped for the newly created role of head of scripted at Cineflix Rights, as the company ramps up investment across its drama production and distribution business.

The wider operations of Kew Media Distribution (KMD) will cease with immediate effect, while a long-term solution is being finalized to transition or sell KMD’s content library, according to Simon Kirkhope and Andrew Johnson of FTI Consulting, who were appointed as joint administrators.

The selection for Canneseries’ short-form competition has been revealed, with titles from Europe, North America, South America and Australia.

Global advertising spend is set to rise by 7.1 percent to $660 billion this year, according to WARC, with traditional media expected to record gains for the first time since 2011, boosted by a return to growth for TV.