Paramount+ Bags Channel 5 Drama ‘Compulsion’; ‘Long Lost Family’ Deal; Red Sauce Hires — Global Briefs

As the U.S. streaming giants commission more and more shows from Europe, the continent’s traditional broadcasters now see co-productions as the best weapon in their armory. The LA Screenings continues this week, but across the pond the number of expensive dramas with multiple partners is expanding as channels seek to make budgets stretch further.

BBC Studios Partners With ‘Repair Shop’ Star Jay Blades & Hungry Bear

Tom Hollander Starring In Billie August Post-WWII Drama ‘Me, You’

Paramount’s Channel 5 To Revive BBC Cult Hit ‘Challenge Anneka’ After 30 Years

Netflix Greenlights Swedish Film ‘A Day And A Half’ From ‘Chernobyl’ Star Fares Fares

Richard E. Grant bags guest role in ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ retelling

The Scottish Government has announced that more than £3.25 million has been issued in disability payments to over 3,000 children and young people since Child Disability Payment launched in November 2021.

Fremantle’s Fiction Valley Ties With ‘Dirty Lines’ Creator Pieter Bart Korthuis

Sky Recommissions ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ On Four-Strong Entertainment Slate

‘Trump In Tweets’ Producer Wonderhood Bolsters Senior Team

Sky Orders Soccer Transfer Window Docs Series ‘The Window’ From Universal Pictures Content Group & Pitch Productions

Channel 4 Puts 1,000 Hours Of Shows On YouTube: British broadcaster Channel 4 has signed a deal with YouTube to put 1,000 hours of programming on the Google-owned streaming platform. The agreement expands on an existing partnership between the companies and will allow Channel 4 to sell its own advertising around the show — a first-of-its-kind deal in the UK and Europe. Shows will begin rolling out this month and include 8 Out Of 10 Cats; Location, Location, Location; Nikki Grahame: Who Is She?, SAS: Who Dares Wins and The Dog House. Selected titles will be made available 30 days after their first broadcast on Channel 4 or younger sibling network E4. Channel 4 has been following a five-year ‘Future 4’ strategy to supercharge digital revenues, and its management believes today’s deal represents a “major step” in that process.

RTS London Unveils Lineup & Warner Bros Discovery’s Priya Dogra As Chair

Fremantle-Owner RTL Group Boosts Revenues By 11.3%

Studio Lambert Promotes Trio In UK & U.S.

British broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered an apocalyptic comedy series starring Friday Night Dinner and The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird.

Naman Ramachandran Paramount Global’s streamer Paramount+ will launch in the U.K. and Ireland on June 22, with other international territories to follow.

British Comedy Legend Billy Connolly To Be Given BAFTA Fellowship