UKTV's W channel has ordered Ski A&E, a ten episode series following the medical emergency teams at Val Thorens - one of the highest ski resorts in Europe that attracts over 400,000 visitors each year. 
Mainstreet Pictures has optioned the TV rights to The Five, historian Hallie Rubenhold's untold story of Jack The Ripper's five victims. The indie set up in 2013 by former ITV drama execs Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes has tapped Vanity Fair scribe Gwyneth Hughes to pen the scripts for the TV adaptation. 
After serving as Acting Head of Drama since the exit of Anne Mensah, Cameron Roach has been promoted to fill the position on a permanent basis. His official title is Director of Drama and Sky Studios. He will report to Gary Davey, Managing Director of Sky Content. Roach has already commissioned his first two scripted projects as Director of Drama: sci-fi series Intergalactic for Sky One and period drama Little Birds for Sky Atlantic. 
ITV News has today launched Acting Prime Minister, a new podcast hosted by ITV News Political Correspondent Paul Brand. The podcast is available via Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. 
Arrested Development will return to Netflix UK to finish airing its fifth season from Friday March 15th, it has been announced. 
Sky Atlantic has released three first look images from the upcoming second season of Britannia, which is set to premiere later this year.