Top Stories

AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has promoted Patrick Connolly to senior VP of programming for AMC/SundanceTV Global.

The Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved the pending acquisition of much of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company.

Sports combat franchise Bellator has entered into a multiyear distribution agreement with the live sports streaming service DAZN.

Monday Night Raw will continue to air on USA Network while SmackDown Live is heading to FOX as part of two new five-year deals announced by WWE that kick off October 1, 2019.

Yvette Lee Bowser, executive producer and showrunner for the Netflix show Dear White People, has inked an overall deal with Lionsgate to develop new series.

Robert B. Parker's Wonderland is being adapted into a feature film for Netflix, with Peter Berg attached to direct and Mark Wahlberg set to star.

Endemol Shine Group has tapped Lars Blomgren for the newly created role of head of scripted for EMEA.

In a session this morning at NATPE Budapest International, Eccho Rights’ Fredrik af Malmborg, Bavaria Fiction’s Moritz Polter, all3media international’s Stephen Driscoll and Keshet International’s Paula McHarg discussed working with international partners on successful scripted shows, including local remakes and co-productions.

Ample Entertainment has entered into a co-production partnership with actress, producer and director Courteney Cox and her production company Hopper Productions.

NATPE Budapest International officially kicks off tomorrow, and the event has "widened its scope this year to incorporate and encourage attendance from buyers and sellers from CEE as well as the EMEA region," according to JP Bommel.