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PREMIUM: Leaving aside the two buzzy juggernauts Twin Peaks and Star Trek: Discovery—both of which are already bespoke in prime pay and digital windows in major territories abroad—the hottest commodity at CBS Studios International this week during the L.A. Screenings appears to be, of all things, a military-esque drama, SEAL Team.

Gunpowder & Sky has partnered with Mandalay Sports Media for new "sporror" titles, which will be horror films set in and starring celebrities from the world of sports.

Continuing its analysis of the new fall network shows, The WIT reveals that the Marvel action/fantasy drama The Gifted generated the most interest in social media among FOX's new slate of dramas and comedies.

PREMIUM: "It exceeded all our expectations." That's how one of Europe's top program buyers, ProSiebenSat.1's Rüdiger Böss, described his reaction to the pilot for Young Sheldon, one among seven series that Warner Bros. screened on its lot Monday morning for foreign clients.

Tracking YouTube trailer views, Facebook likes and Twitter activity, The WIT will be analyzing social media responses to the new U.S. network shows all week, beginning with NBC, where Will & Grace generated the most buzz.

As per the 2017 International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association’s (LIMA) Annual Global Licensing Industry Survey, worldwide sales of licensed products and services rose 4.4 percent last year to $262.9 billion.

PREMIUM: "You'd have to be a moron not to take into account the global market when putting shows together." That's the view of Shondaland producing partner Betsy Beers, who spoke briefly with World Screen Newsflash Sunday night between glad-handing with overseas program buyers on the Disney backlot.

Global subscription and PPV revenues are expected to remain flat at around $185 billion between 2016 and 2022, despite the addition of some 120 million subscribers, according to Digital TV Research.

The brand-new The Big Bang Theory spin-off Young Sheldon is one of the series on the L.A. Screenings roster for Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD).

Next week, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution will be screening for buyers such new series as The Orville from Seth MacFarlane and 9-1-1 from prolific creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.