INTERNATIONAL NEWS FROM C21Media.net

Long-awaited Independent Film Tax Credit greenlit by UK government

Little Dot shows how to turn piracy into profit

SPA and industry take Australian gov’t to task over lapse in streamer regulation

Netflix greenlights Italian version of hit dating format Love is Blind

Starlight Media goes OTT to shine more brightly in Ukraine

Channel 5, Crackit spotlight bedroom predators

MENA buyers including Al Jazeera and BBC Arabic shop for factual at TVF International

Teen series Near or Far headlines Sinking Ship Entertainment’s Mipcom slate

DCD Rights discovers Bodies in the Barrels as part of true crime Mipcom slate

Seven.One Studios International expands Sonnleitner role to bolster formats team

Wheel in Motion, Coproduction Co, August Media partner on Syrena’s Mermaid Show

New Zealand’s Kiri and Lou animation series gets feature treatment

TGC Global Entertainment signs distribution deals with Japan’s Kansai TV and TV Tokyo

9 Story gets The Woohoos! and The Singalings

Azuro & the Dragon Squad head to Mango TV in China

Kartoon Studios goes FAST in UK, Italy, Spain and India

Alison Barrat handed elevated leadership role at wildlife network Love Nature

SkyShowtime to rollout new ad-free subscription tier, SkyShowtime Premium

Plimsoll’s Dr Martha Holmes talks ethical tech in natural history filmmaking

Music format Unforgettable Duet to head Something Special’s Mipcom slate

Rogers moves ahead with WBD channel launches, rival Bell drops legal action

Channel 4 redundancy scheme nears completion, in-house production to start in 2026

Two weeks left to enter the Content London Pitch competitions

Channel 4 reports biggest ever deficit in 2023 as investment in originals rises

Former Nelvana executive Athena Georgaklis to consult on Woodchuckchucks

CosmoBlue Media appoints Levent Gültan as CEO of streamer Macademia

Taking the lead in the protection of public service media

Static Waves acquired by Xosqe, Frazier & Maljaars given leadership roles

Samantha Lawrence and Jane Atkinson launch Media MDs consultancy

Dutch streamer Videoland, Talpa Studios’ StukTV enter exclusive partnership