Mansha Daswani

Speaking at the TV Drama Festival today, ZDF Studios’ Robert Franke and Yi Qiao outlined the rising importance of English-language drama from the U.S. and the U.K. as the company continues to expand its international scripted presence.

Sky’s Katie Keenan, RTÉ’s Dermot Horan, MultiChoice’s Waldimar Pelser, TV 2 Denmark’s Lars Erik Nielsen and SVT’s Karolina Stallwood shared their scripted acquisition wish lists as the TV Drama Festival kicked off today.

Suk Pannu talks about adapting the Mrs Sidhu Investigates radio show for television and the importance of authenticity in the ongoing quest for greater diversity in the media business.

Applause Entertainment, the content studio of India’s Aditya Birla Group, has sealed a deal with yes Studios to develop a second season of the local adaptation of Fauda.

Rock Entertainment Holdings, the OTT service myTV SUPER and Regentact are partnering on the rollout of a new channel, Golden Chinese Drama.

Netflix has clinched a global deal with Nippon TV for the new rom-com Turn to me Mukai-kun.

The British Film Commission (BFC) and Malta Film Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the production of film and high-end TV projects between the two territories.

Banijay UK has picked up a stake in Rabbit Track Pictures, the London-based TV and film production company founded by James Norton and Kitty Kaletsky.

Paramount+ Australia has given a second-season renewal to Last King of The Cross, produced by HELIUM and distributed by Cineflix Rights.

Following the success of the Korean drama Soundtrack #1, a second season is headed to Disney+ later this year with a new cast.