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Your complete round-up of coverage from Content London 2024

PBS’s Masterpiece turns to Europe as UK broadcasters change strategies

Bring me your ‘holy sh*t ideas’ says NBCUniversal’s unscripted EVP Corie Henson 

Australia’s ABC seeks int’l drama partners, warns against ‘overreliance on soft money’

WBD’s Max ‘covered’ for UK launch in ‘26 without need for local slate, says Casey Bloys

Canada’s the CBC looks for romance in stories, sees opportunity in procedurals

ID preps Aaron Hernandez special as Sarlanis goes ‘toe-to-toe’ with streamers in true crime

Česká Televize joins Slovakian political drama Our People out of ‘moral duty’

European distributor Newen Connect renews financial partnership with Anton

Creative team discuss evolving the ‘language of magic’ for HBO’s Harry Potter series

Black Ops season one heads to Hulu

CBS preps Extraordinary World with Jeff Corwin

Nickelodeon picks up Sonic Prime from WildBrain

Screen Australia grows digital investment team

Slow Horses, Baby Reindeer, Men Up claim Drama Awards as BBC proves worth against streaming giants

Max seeking Spanish copros on condition it keeps a ‘level’ of creative control

BBC orders Open Water, on the hunt for the ‘next Happy Valley,’ says Lindsay Salt

Don’t be too locally authentic if you want a show to travel, warns Fremantle’s Richter

Riva Studios’ takeover of French animator TeamTO wins go-ahead from Paris court

Rai commissions Italian adaptation of Belgian gameshow format 99 to Beat

WBD’s Oflaz reveals Max will be rolled out in Turkey next year to replace BluTV

Talpa Studios’ The Floor rolls out in Greece

AI will bring about the ‘greatest IP theft in history’ in 2025 says Simon Mirren

Next version of OpenAI’s Sora coming ‘very soon’ with potential to upend film, TV

Carnival Films hires Noemi Spanos as creative director, promotes Marianne Buckland

US-based Fifth Season to distribute MDMA docuseries The Prophet of Ecstasy

NRK working on pair of drama series tackling societal issues with Banijay’s Rubicon

Battle of Hastings drama King & Conqueror producers tout international appeal

C21’s Big Picture to launch AI initiative to determine industry response to climate crisis