Kristin Brzoznowski

FremantleMedia International (FMI) has inked an agreement for a local version of the long-running Australian drama series Neighbours to be produced in Turkey.

Pinewood Television, which recently came under the full ownership of StoryFirst, has rebranded as Twelve Town, also penning a deal with Jude Law's Riff Raff Entertainment production company.

Production kicked off in Berlin this week on Netflix's second German original series, Dogs of Berlin.

Creator, executive producer and showrunner David Greenwalt is lined up to deliver a keynote at the upcoming MIP Cancun market.

Tele München Group (TMG) has come on board the €26 million TV adaptation of Umberto Eco’s worldwide best seller The Name of the Rose.

SKY has scored the exclusive premiere broadcast rights for the new drama series The Looming Tower for New Zealand.

Pasiones has acquired the exclusive U.S. rights for the Spanish-language premiere of the Turkish series Intersection (Kördügüm).

Kanal D International has licensed the drama series Leaf Cast, based on the classic novel of the same name, to Mega in Chile.

Gunpowder, a thriller based on the real-life 17th century events that led to Guy Fawkes Day, has been picked up by HBO for a December premiere.

According to Screen Australia’s 27th annual Drama Report, overall drama expenditure in Australia totaled nearly A$1.3 billion ($1 billion) in 2016-17, compared to the previous four years when the figure hovered between A$830 million and A$870 million.