Friday round-up: Latest news, deals & hires
All the latest news from the global content industry on Friday, 24 April
Apple TV orders Elizabeth Banks comedy
Series explores a woman’s attempts to coordinate her father’s relationships at a retirement community
Expectation and Plegazoid to produce BBC-NBCU mega-format
Joint entry beats seven other indies in competitive process which followed Destination X tender
WBD shareholders approve Paramount’s $110bn deal
Investors reject chief exec David Zaslav’s $500m bonus if deal completes, but vote is non-binding
BBC NI partners with CBC for romcom
Belfast-based Fabel and Toronto’s Cameron Pictures prep culture clash series
Australia’s Racat Group unveils finance firm
Nascent venture has already supported Network Ten’s upcoming drama Dalliance
Show of the Week: Veronika
A richly layered Nordic noir procedural that has already been recommissioned for two further seasons by SkyShowtime
