This Week’s Top Stories

Cross-border series The Net to feature editions in Brazil and Portugal; Univision revenues increased 11.8% in 2021; Turkish drama Daydreamer premieres in Argentina. Watch these and all of the week’s top stories in 60 seconds.

1. Cross-border Series The Net to Feature Editions in Brazil and Portugal

Beta Film announced it has wrapped shooting on the German series of The Net (Promised Land), while the Italian series (Power Play) is prepping filming and the Austrian series (Prometheus) is in post production; and revealed further additions to the cycle are currently in development, among others in Brazil and Portugal. Read more.

2. Univision Revenues Increased 11.8% in 2021

The company closed 2021 with an 11.8% increase in revenue compared to 2020 and 5.7% compared to 2019. Read more.

3. Turkish Drama Daydreamer Premieres in Argentina

The Turkish drama distributed by Global Agency made its debut on Telefe on Monday, February 21, reaching more than 55% share in its time slot. The series will also premiere next Monday in Chile on TVN. Read more.

4. ITV Studios Strikes Content Deal with Canada’s CBC

Canada’s national public broadcaster acquired a slew of scripted and non-scripted titles from the studio. Read more.

5. Federation and ZDF Sign Multi-territory Deal with Disney+ for Find me in Paris

The platform has acquired all three seasons of the hit series, while RAI in Italy also picked up season three following on from its successful run of the first two seasons. Read more.

6. Toy Boy Enters Netflix’s Global Top 10

The Spanish series ranked third among non-English speaking series and seventh in the general TV ranking, regardless of language. Read more.

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