International Insider: Mountains Of Content In Canada; Plimsoll Fits For ITV; Spacey In Court; Unexpected Exit At Paramount

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‘Allo Insiders, Jesse Whittock here. The sun is scorching out there in London today (I promise you this does happen occasionally), but I’ve stayed just cool enough to bring you a rundown of this week’s biggest stories.Rockie return: A bleary-eyed Max Goldbart here fresh from touching down at Heathrow Airport after an action-packed three days at the Banff World Media Festival.

Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Rockie Mountains (in the towering castle-like Fairmont Hotel) some of the most important people in the world of TV both in front of and behind the camera spent the early part of this week taking meetings and speaking to the interested public on all things television.

As is customary these days, talk of Netflix’s travails dominated the chatter — it really was ever-present in the buzzy mid-panel conversations — and the streamer’s Head of Global TV Bela Bajaria’s keynote was by far the most subscribed. “Back to basics” for Bela, the exec said, as she pushed what feels the company line that Netflix is focusing on what matters: commissioning the best stories from the best talent in the wake of lower-than-expected subs growth that has sent shockwaves through the industry.

More analysis coming from yours truly in coming days on the buzziest of Banff topics.Canadian battleground: However, Netflix isn’t having the best time in Canada.