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The BBC commissioned more than £1.4 billion ($1.7 billion) of original TV content in 2021-22, according to its latest report, and worked with more producers in more locations than any other U.K. broadcaster.

For the first half of 2022, ITV's revenues rose by 9 percent to £2 billion ($2.4 billion), with an adjusted profit before tax of £301 million ($365 million).

Entertainment One (eOne) has hired Christopher Kennedy as development executive for U.K. television, joining from Universal International Studios.

Banijay has signed an agreement to acquire Sony Pictures Film und Fernseh Produktions (Sony Pictures Television Germany) from Sony Pictures Television.

SPI International-owned and operated Film1 has revamped its streaming app, which includes a new OTT infrastructure that allows customization and updates.

The French competition authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) has issued its report regarding the proposed merger between Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6, citing that the transaction raises "significant competition concerns," in particular for the advertising market.

Newen Studios has acquired a majority stake in the London-based production house Rise Films, adding to its U.K. portfolio of production companies.

Audrey Brugère has been named executive VP of literary adaptations at Canal+ Group.

ITV has scored a slate of more than 400 hours of anime and true-crime content for ITVX ahead of the streaming service's launch later this year.

The Royal Television Society (RTS) has added to the lineup of speakers for London Convention 2022, with Gerhard Zeiler, president of international at Warner Bros. Discovery, set to headline as international keynote speaker.