Kristin Brzoznowski

Netflix and The Netherlands Film Fund have partnered on a new relief effort for film and TV productions to help the hardest-hit workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, following on the streamer's similar arrangements with organizations in Spain, the U.K., France and elsewhere.

ViacomCBS Networks International has signed new distribution agreements in Sweden and Finland for the Paramount+ streaming service and strengthened existing partnerships across the Nordic markets.

Gaspard de Chavagnac and Marina Williams have teamed up to launch Asacha Media Group, a newly formed European content creation group backed by private-equity firm Oaktree.

The long-running Belgian quiz show Blokken has revamped its gameplay to take into account new social-distancing and safety measures brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.

Talpa Network and FCCE have come together to launch the new entertainment platform Scoop Network in the Netherlands.

Netflix has aligned with Audiens, the social protection group of the French cultural sector, in agreement with the Minister of Culture represented by the CNC, for the creation of a new COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund.

The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF) will become a digital event as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

BBC Studios Entertainment is producing a live three-hour special—meant to celebrate the acts of kindness, humor and the spirit of hope and resilience that is keeping the U.K. going during the COVID-19 pandemic—for BBC One.

A new multiyear agreement sees WWE’s weekly flagship programming becoming available live and on-demand with original U.S. commentary on the DAZN streaming platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

ITV has created a £500,000 development fund targeted at the U.K. independent sector to help producers during the COVID-19 crisis, while the BBC has outlined its own package of measures to bolster the creative health of indies.