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ISTANBUL: MISTCO has inked a deal with the Bangladeshi outfit SRK Studios for the Turkish drama Resurrection "Ertugrul," which will now launch on Ekushey TV.

LOS ANGELES: CBS has given a straight-to-series order for Salvation, a one-hour event series from Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout and CBS Television Studios.

LONDON: Euston Films, part of FremantleMedia UK, has created Euston North, a new regional hub based in Manchester.

LONDON: The BBC has planned six weeks of new dramas kicking off this fall for weekday afternoons, with season two of The Coroner among the highlights.

CANNES: Rivals Forever—The Sneaker Battle, which tells the true story of global shoe brands Adidas and Puma, has been sold by Global Screen to broadcasters in France, Benelux, Denmark, Lithuania and Eastern Europe.

VANCOUVER: Thunderbird Entertainment has signed a first-look deal with Skybound North, Skybound Entertainment's new production company focused on developing and producing content with top Canadian talent.

LOS ANGELES: Andrew Haigh (45 Years, Weekend) has signed on to adapt and direct the limited series The North Water, inspired by the novel penned by Ian McGuire.

LOS ANGELES: Azteca America is set to begin airing the new action thriller Rabia, produced by Mediaset España in association with Isla Audiovisual, early next month.

CANNES: Sony’s AXN group of international television networks and Pinewood Television have entered into a development agreement for a slate of six TV projects.

CANNES: The return of the hit series The Walking Dead will go out on FOX channels in more than 125 international markets following AMC's season eight renewal.