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CANNES: BBC Worldwide has inked SVOD licensing deals with India’s Hungama and Vuclip digital services.

MUNICH: Red Arrow Entertainment Group has invested in new production company Mad Rabbit, which will specialize in high-end drama.

CANNES: Executives from ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, UFA Fiction and RAI spoke about the power of German drama at home and abroad in a MIPTV panel this morning moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati.

CANNES: The Irish drama Red Rock is headed to BBC Daytime in the U.K. as well as to Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. market, thanks to deals secured by all3media international.

CANNES: FremantleMedia International (FMI) has clinched three deals for the drama Capital, including a sale to the U.S.

AMSTERDAM/CANNES: The original scripted format The Bridge has landed in Russia, with Endemol Shine Group partner company Weit Media set to develop a local adaptation.

MONTREAL: The scripted drama Versailles has landed in more than 135 countries, with Amazon Prime picking it up for the U.K. and Sony Pictures Television International Networks placing it in Russia and 15 Eastern European markets.

LONDON: Actors Steven Mackintosh (Luther) and Olivia Williams (Anna Karenina) have been cast in the new ITV drama The Halcyon.

NEW YORK: A roster of young actors has been added to the upcoming drama Class, a spin-off of the BBC international hit Doctor Who.

CANNES: Montreal-based production and distribution company Reel One Entertainment and UP TV have inked an international development, production and distribution agreement that will see the entities create scripted content to air on the U.S. cable network.