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BBC One has commissioned a new adaptation of Worzel Gummidge, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, who also stars as the titular scarecrow.

In 2018, online advertising contributed 57 percent of the U.K.’s total advertising spend of £23.6 billion ($30 billion) and is predicted to account for 62 percent by 2020, according to a new Enders Analysis report.

SPI International/FilmBox has signed a distribution deal with Salt Mobile that sees the Swiss telecommunications provider set to broadcast four thematic channels from the company’s portfolio.

Conecta FICTION has revealed the finalists from its four pitching sessions, with selected projects hailing from Argentina, Chile, Spain, the Netherlands and the U.S., among others.

Calculus Capital and Stargrove Pictures are working with BFI on a new fund to support high-end productions in the U.K.

Digital TV Research has forecast 131.2 million gross SVOD subscriptions in Western Europe by 2024, doubling from 65.19 million by end-2018, with Disney+ expected to make "a strong and immediate impact."

TVF International has sold a number of its shows, including the ABC-commissioned China Love, to broadcasters in Spain.

Funimation, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television, is bringing more anime to fans in the U.K. and Ireland with the acquisition of Manga Entertainment, a distributor of the Japanese animation in the region.

Star Media, in an effort to fend off piracy, has developed its own system for removing links to illegal content to protect not only its rights but also that of its rightsholders.

The Edinburgh TV Festival is expanding its charitable remit with the launch of The TV Foundation, a new division that is set to be ushered in by a campaign exploring living wage.