NBCU Acquires Brit Producer

LONDON, August 20: As part of its efforts to ramp up its international production activities, NBC Universal is acquiring the British outfit Carnival Film & Television, whose credits include the hit BBC series Hotel Babylon. continued...

ITV in Deal for Brit Version of Paris Hilton Series

LONDON/SANTA MONICA, August 20: In a deal with Lionsgate, ITV2 will create a British edition of Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, in addition to licensing the original American version, set to air on MTV in the U.S. continued...

FME Picks Up Australian Crime Drama

LONDON, August 19: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has acquired the distribution rights to Nine Network Australia’s new crime drama The Strip. continued...

Sky Ramps Up Arts Programming

LONDON, August 19: Sky in the U.K. is launching a new arts channel this October focusing on opera, classical music, fine art programming and dance performances. continued...

New CEO for TV3, TV6 Sweden

STOCKHOLM, August 18: Manfred Aronsson has been named the new CEO of TV3 and TV6 Sweden, replacing Hasse Breitholtz, who regains his position as the executive VP of the Modern Times Group (MTG). continued...

Mezzo Sets December Premiere for Dutch Version

PARIS/AMSTERDAM, August 18: Mezzo, a European classical music and jazz channel, will launch a Dutch service in December to be available to all distributing partners in the Netherlands and Flanders. continued...

SPTI Bolsters Staff for Central Europe

LONDON, August 14: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has appointed Eddie Nelson as the general manager of the company’s networks in Central Europe, where he will oversee the four channel brands in the region. continued...

Ofcom: Britons Spending More Time on Communications Services

LONDON, August 14: New research from Ofcom indicates that people in the U.K. spent an average of 7 hours and 9 minutes per day on communications devices in 2007, including TV, the Internet and mobile, a 6-minute gain on 2002. continued...

Brand Licensing Europe Gears Up for High Numbers

LONDON, August 13: Still seven weeks ahead of Brand Licensing Europe and the number of companies from continental Europe exhibiting at this year’s event has already exceed the 2007 figures, representing the largest turnout from the region in the exhibition’s ten-year history. continued...

Report: British Online Services Expand TV Viewing Time

LONDON, August 13: Online catch-up services like ITV.com’s broadband player and Demand Five had an incremental effect on British viewing figures in the first half of this year, according to a new report from Thinkbox. continued...

AXN Sees Subscriber Growth in Central Europe

LONDON, August 12: The Central and Eastern European feed of AXN, covering Poland, Romania, Hungary. Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, has hit the 12-million household subscriber mark. continued...

BBC Worldwide Names New Digital, DVD VP for EMEA

LONDON, August 12: Simon Hutson has been appointed as the VP of digital media and DVD for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for BBC Worldwide Sales and Distribution. continued...

New Exec Appointment at Eyeworks

AMSTERDAM, August 12: Eyeworks has appointed Tobias Bringholm as managing director for Scandinavia, where he will oversee all of the company’s activities in the region and focus on further expansion. continued...

Unitymedia Expands Cable Footprint

COLOGNE, August 11: Germany’s Unitymedia Hessen has signed a deal to acquire PrimaCom’s networks in Aachen (North Rhine Westphalia) and Wiesbaden (Hesse) for approximately 49 million euros, adding some 100,000 cable subscribers to its reach. continued...

Freeview Tops British Poll of TV Innovations

LONDON, August 11: TV viewers in the U.K. have voted Freeview as the technology that has had the greatest impact on the way they watch television, while mobile TV was reported to have no influence on consumers’ habits. continued...

NBCU Launches Time-Shifted Channels in the U.K.

LONDON, August 8: NBC Universal Global Networks has launched two time-shifted channels on the Sky and Virgin Media platforms: Diva TV +1 and Hallmark Channel +1. continued...

Virgin Media Posts Loss

LONDON, August 8: An impairment charge of £366.2 million on its mobile business has led to Virgin Media posting a second quarter operating loss of £333.1 million, as compared with the year ago’s profit of £3 million. continued...

Shine Lines Up Dual Management Roles

LONDON, August 7: Tiger Aspect’s commercial director and senior VP of international production, Jamie Munro, will assume a joint managing director role at Shine Television, alongside Karen Smith, who has been upped from director of programs. continued...

BBC Motion Gallery Bolsters Sports Footage

LONDON, August 7: BBC Motion Gallery, the archive sales arm of BBC Worldwide, has signed a deal to add footage from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to its library of some 70,000 hours of BBC Sports content. continued...

Sky One Takes New J.J. Abrams Drama

LONDON, August 7: In a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, Sky One has scored the linear British TV rights to J.J. Abrams' new series for FOX, Fringe. continued...

Loss Up at Premiere

MUNICH, August 7: There was an 18.9-percent gain in second-quarter revenues to 272.4 million euros at German pay-TV giant Premiere, but the company still posted a wider loss, of 37.8 million euros, versus the 32.6 million euros loss recorded in Q2 2007. continued...

German TV Business Hurts ProSiebenSat.1 Performance

MUNICH, August 7: Although revenues were up 45 percent to 801.9 million euros at ProSiebenSat.1 Media, a weakened German free-TV ad market has impacted the company’s second-quarter net results, with profit down 32 percent to 59.5 million euros. continued...

Ten Sports Heads to Europe

MUMBAI, August 6: Spize TV, a pan-European DTH platform for South Asian TV channels in Continental Europe, has added Ten Sports to its lineup. continued...

New Sky One Dating Show to Feature 21st Century Twist

LONDON, August 6: Cilla Black is making her return to television in Loveland, an animated/live-action dating show for Sky One from Standing Stone Productions, which has already inked an option deal on the new format with FOX in the U.S. continued...

First-Half Loss for ITV

LONDON, August 6: Impairment charges have left ITV plc with a loss for the first six months of the year of £1.5 billion, versus the £85 million profit recorded in the year-ago period. continued...

ALL3MEDIA Inks Deals with Australian Broadcasters

LONDON, August 5: ALL3MEDIA International has completed a raft of deals with several Australian broadcasters for drama and factual programming, including BBC HD and BBC Knowledge taking on a range of China-based programs. continued...

The Young Ones Now Available Online in the U.K.

LONDON, August 5: BBC Worldwide’s hit ’80s series The Young Ones is now available on the iTunes Store in the U.K., with all six 30-minutes episodes from season one launching today and season two to follow shortly. continued...

Viasat to Premiere Action Movie Channel in CIS, Baltic Territories

STOCKHOLM, August 5: Modern Times Group’s Viasat Broadcasting will launch the movie channel TV1000 Action on September 1 in Russia, five other countries in the CIS and in the Baltics. continued...

Digital TV Homes in Western Europe to Hit 157 Million

LONDON, August 5: There will be 104 million digital TV homes in Western Europe by the end of this year, according to Informa Telecoms & Media, which forecasts 157 million homes and a 90-percent penetration rate by 2013. continued...

FIC Enters FOX Deal with Premiere

MUNICH, August 4: Starting October 4, Fox International Channels’ (FIC) FOX brand will be available on Premiere in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with hit series such as Lost, Entourage and The Wire broadcast without commercials in both German-language and original English versions. continued...

NonStop Television Acquires Swedish Entertainment Channel

STOCKHOLM, August 4: TV7, Broadcast Management Sweden’s (BMS) entertainment channel launched in 2006, has been acquired by NonStop Television, which plans to relaunch the network this fall across Scandinavia. continued...

BBC Three Commissions Multiplatform Comedic Drama

LONDON, August 1: A new comedy-drama tentatively titled Mouth to Mouth has been commissioned from Avalon Television for BBC Three to launch later this year, with rollout on the web and mobile phones prior to its linear broadcast. continued...

Five to Revive Minder

LONDON, July 31: A new six-part series for the classic drama Minder has been commissioned from talkbackTHAMES to air on Five in 2009. continued...

Telecinco First Half Profits Down 6 Percent

MADRID, July 31: Revenues were stable at Telecinco for the first half of the year, dropping just 1.6 percent to 563 million euros, but profit was down 6 percent to 198.9 million euros, due in part to accounting costs related to the purchase of Endemol. continued...

MTG Buys Bulgarian Broadcaster

STOCKHOLM, July 31: Modern Times Group is acquiring the parent company of the Bulgarian broadcaster Nova, which had an 18-percent audience share of the 18-to-49 set in the first half of this year, for 620 million euros in cash. continued...

Sky Reports Loss for Fiscal ’08

LONDON, July 31: Reporting a £499 million profit this time last year, BSkyB has recorded a loss of £127 million for the year ended June 30, 2008—despite a 9-percent increase in revenues to £4.95 billion—as a result of a £616 million impairment charge relating to its ITV investment. continued...

New Dance Show for ITV1

LONDON, July 30: ITV1 has commissioned Talent Television to produce for the fall a new one-hour Saturday night entertainment show, Everybody Dance Now. continued...

Profit Almost Doubles at CME

HAMILTON, July 30: Second quarter net income at Central European Media Enterprises (CME) gained 95 percent to $67.6 million, the company announced today, on revenues of $305.4 million, 41-percent higher than the year-ago period. continued...

BBC Hit with £400,000 Fine by Ofcom

LONDON, July 30: Citing “unfair conduct” in several TV and radio phone-in competitions, Ofcom has fined the BBC a total of £400,000, the highest penalty ever levied against the pubcaster. continued...

RUSH Available Via German Cable Operator

NEW YORK, July 29: VOOM HD Networks has announced a second international carriage deal for RUSH, the 24-hour linear channel devoted to extreme sports. continued...

FME Bolsters Summer Slate

LONDON, July 29: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has added ten new shows to its sales roster for the international market, covering drama, comedy and factual offerings such as the one-hour FestivAsia—Moon Dance and Hitler’s Bodyguard. continued...

Ireland’s TV3 Acquires Channel 6

DUBLIN, July 29: Channel 6, the Irish entertainment network launched in 2006, is being acquired by terrestrial broadcaster TV3 for an undisclosed sum. continued...

CTC Reports Q2 Gains

MOSCOW, July 29: Russian broadcasting group CTC Media has reported second-quarter consolidated revenues of $172.8 million, reflecting a 54.1-percent gain, posting a profit of $48.8 million, which was 59.1-percent higher than the year-ago period. continued...

CME Enters Bulgarian Market

HAMILTON, July 29: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) is acquiring an 80-percent interest in two Bulgarian channels—one terrestrial, one cable—for about $172 million. continued...

Former Endemol Producer Joins 19 Entertainment

LONDON, July 28: Kate Shepherd has been hired by Simon Fuller’s 19 Entertainment to develop new projects from the company’s London office. continued...

Report: Two-Thirds of Content on European TV Screens is Local

BRUSSELS, July 28: The European Commission has released a report indicating that 65 percent of European broadcasters’ schedules is made up of content from within the region, with more than 37 percent hailing from independent producers. continued...

Endemol Germany Appoints New Managing Director

HILVERSUM, July 25: Marcus Wolter will replace Borris Brandt as the managing director of Endemol Germany on October 1. continued...

M6 Releases First-Half Results

NEUILLY, July 25: Revenues for the first half of the year at M6 remained stable at 709.1 million euros, of which 367.1 million euros was derived from advertising on M6. continued...

Cast Members Announced for Merlin

LONDON, July 24: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and BBC One have announced the cast for the fantasy drama Merlin, including actor John Hurt as the voice of the Great Dragon. continued...

Ofcom Releases New Ad Guidelines

LONDON, July 24: Ofcom has published a revised advertising code for British broadcasters, including lifting a rule mandating at least a 20-minute interval between commercial breaks in a show. continued...

Spain’s Prisa Releases Half-Year Results

MADRID, July 24: Spanish media group Prisa, whose assets include Sogecable in Spain and Media Capital in Portugal, reported that revenues for the first half of the year were up 8.8 percent to 2.01 billion euros, and profit was up 18.6 percent to 86.93 million euros. continued...

Vivendi Posts Revenue Gains

PARIS, July 24: Revenues for the first half of the year at Vivendi were up 10.2 percent to 11.3 billion euros, the company announced today, with a 15.1-percent gain in second-quarter revenues to 6 billion euros. continued...

Sky Aligns with Universal for Music Service

LONDON, July 22: Sky has lined up Universal Music Group as the first label partner for its upcoming digital music service for consumers in the U.K. and Ireland, slated to launch later this year. continued...

Disney-ABC-ESPN in Free-TV Agreement in Greece

LONDON/ATHENS, July 22: Disney-ABC-ESPN Television has renewed its multi-year volume agreement with Greek pubcaster ERT for a range of content to be aired on both terrestrial TV and DTT. continued...

BBC Appoints Archive Director

LONDON, July 22: Roly Keating has been named as the BBC’s first director of archive content, responsible for maximizing public access to the company’s growing television, radio and multimedia library. continued...

MTG Releases Q2 Results

STOCKHOLM, July 22: Modern Times Group’s revenues for the second quarter gained 17 percent to SEK 3.3 billion ($555.8 million), while net profit soared from SEK 362 million ($60.6 million) to SEK 1.6 billion ($267.7 million). continued...

FME Names Home Entertainment VP

LONDON, July 21: Richard Tulk-Hart has been named as the London-based VP of sales for home entertainment, covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa, for FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). continued...

SPTI Appoints VP for Brand Partnerships, Channel Development

LONDON, July 21: Kate Marsh will become the VP of brand partnerships and channel development for Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) networks division in September. continued...

MIPCOM to Feature Mobile & Internet Screening Sessions

PARIS, July 21: This year’s MIPCOM will spotlight short-form programming for mobile and the Internet with a series of screening sessions, taking place October 13, 14 and 15, presenting cross-platform entertainment projects. continued...

Fiona Crago

The general manager of Beyond Distribution. continued...

Slawomir Cyra

The deputy director of program acquisitions and sales for international affairs at Telewizja Polska. continued...

Florin Nicoara

The programming director of Antena 1. continued...

Anca Truta

The CEO of the entertainment division at MediaPro. continued...

Markus Schächter

The director-general of ZDF. continued...

Ibrahim Sahin

The director general of Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT). continued...

The BBC’s Jana Bennett

The director of BBC Vision. continued...

CTC Media's Alexander Rodnyansky

The CEO of CTC Media. continued...

CME’s Michael Garin

The CEO of Central European Media Enterprises. continued...

Endemol’s Aat Schouwenaar

The chairman of the management board and CEO of Endemol. continued...

RTL's Anke Schäferkordt

The president of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland (Media Group RTL Germany) and the CEO of RTL Television. continued...

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