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Jan Rudovský, the head of acquisitions at FTV Prima, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the types of shows that perform well for the channels, his strategy for select format licensing and what’s on his current wish list.

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has said that it will not oppose Birketu and Illyria's proposed joint bid to acquire Ten Network Holdings.

Entertainment One (eOne) has named Dan Gopal, a former ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) distribution exec, as executive VP of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Morgan Freeman is being honored as the 54th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.

World Screen is presenting the seventh annual Trendsetter Awards in partnership with MIPCOM, honoring RTÉ’s Dermot Horan, Walter Presents’ Jason Thorp, AMC Networks’ Aurelie de Troyer and SBS Broadcasting’s Rozan Hamaker.

SDI Media has named Natalie Simms, a seasoned IT exec with more than two decades of international experience, as the company's chief information officer (CIO).

Netflix has renewed the comedy Friends from College for an eight-episode sophomore season.

The Walt Disney Company is launching branded channels on the iflix SVOD platform.

Universal Music Group (UMG) and Grace/Beyond—led by principal partners Josh Wakely (Beat Bugs), Mikael Borglund and Trevor Roy—are developing three new music-themed TV series, including an animated children's program tentatively titled Melody Island.

MGM Worldwide Television Distribution is gearing up for MIPCOM with a slate of TV projects that includes The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, starring Patrick Dempsey, and Get Shorty, a reimagining of Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times best-selling novel.