Dhar Mann Studios will produce an initial slate of 40 vertical video series for Holywater, with FOX Entertainment Global then handling the microdrama series across worldwide distribution windows. Dhar Mann Studios has more than 163 million followers. Via this partnership…

Ilkka Hynninen and Ilkka Rahkonen at ICS Nordic have brought award-winning writer and executive producer Brendan Foley on board to adapt Helena Immonen's Operation: Arctic Fox.

Banijay Rights' award-winning comedy Benidorm from Tiger Aspect for ITV has secured an apparel licensing deal with Blues Group.

Royal Blood (Blått Blod), a six-part historical epic from Fremantle's Miso Film, has secured a production commitment from the Scandi Alliance, consisting of TV2 Norway, TV4 Sweden, and TV 2 Denmark.

Ahead of its storied annual Showcase, BBC Studios has landed presales on Free Nelson Mandela (w.t.), a doc from Rogan Productions and GroupM Motion Entertainment for Channel 4.

Fremantle's Farmer Wants a Wife, marking its 25th anniversary this year, is being adapted by Naked for ITV as Farming for Love.

At a time of heightened global tension, Channel 4 has commissioned Lion Television to produce Frontline: Our Soldiers Facing Putin, which will deliver exclusive access to the inner workings of NATO throughout last year.

Buyers at PBS Distribution's London TV Screenings event will be able to hear from Bettany Hughes, Lynn Novick, and Dan Chambers as the distributor showcases Vikings: First Blood, Crime and Punishment in America, and Mystery of the First Temple.

GoQuest Media is partnering with producer Sachin Pandey to jointly develop a new true-crime IP for India, Insaaf Files—Bharat Ka Fightback, with YouTube a key part of the brand's distribution strategy.

Multiple seasons of LoliRock and Totally Spies! will roll out on Rakuten TV in several European markets following the platform's new deal with Banijay Kids & Family.