Kristin Brzoznowski

Channel 4 is bringing Young Sheldon, a prequel to The Big Bang Theory that follows the life of a 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper, to E4 next year.

BBC Worldwide (BBC WW) is bringing a range of talent to MIPCOM to launch its key scripted titles, including James Norton (War and Peace) and Juliet Rylance (Days and Nights), who will join writer Hossein Amini to introduce McMafia.

Tele München Group (TMG) has acquired a stake in Load Studios, and the two are planning to jointly create new revenue streams in the digital content segment.

Red Planet Pictures has made three new appointments as well as promoted existing team member Harriet Creelman.

British creative industries could be worth £128.4 billion ($174.4 billion) to the U.K. economy by 2025, according to an independent review of the sector led by Sir Peter Bazalgette.

Deutsche Telekom has commissioned its first original series for the new TV platform EntertainTV.

Kanal D International has established a new division for international co-productions and content investments.

HBO Nordic has greenlit its first Scandinavian original series, Gösta (working title), written and directed by acclaimed Swedish filmmaker Lukas Moodysson.

Orange and Netflix have renewed their agreement for the distribution of the streaming service to Orange TV customers in France and have expanded their partnership to all countries in which the Orange Group is present.

U.K. Culture Secretary Karen Bradley is planning to refer the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox and Sky to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for review.