Sara Alessi

WARSAW: SPI International’s FunBox 4K/UHD channel has launched in Luxembourg on PostTV.

BUDAPEST: AMC Networks International – Central Europe has acquired a package from Prime Entertainment Group that includes cinema-focused programs such as Hollywood’s Best Film Directors, among other titles.

WARSAW: SPI International/FilmBox’s premium HD movie channel is rolling out in the Czech Republic and Slovakia today.

WARSAW: Several of SPI International’s FilmBox channels are rolling out on D-Smart in Turkey, while in the Czech Republic, its FunBox 4K/UHD has joined České Radiokomunikace’s (CRa) experimental DVB-T2@HEVC transmissions.

STOCKHOLM: Hanne Palmquist, who has worked at Danish Film Institute and SVT, has been named commissioning editor and VP of original programming at HBO Nordic.

LONDON: UKTV has commissioned a sophomore season of the original series Marley’s Ghosts for its comedy channel Gold.

BUCHAREST: Paprika Latino, which is part of Nice Entertainment and the MTG group, has appointed Akos Erdos to the post of CEO.

LONDON: The scripted comedy People Just Do Nothing, from Roughcut TV, has been commissioned by BBC Three for two additional seasons.

BELFAST: Big Mountain Productions is expanding with the appointment of Donna Higgins as the head of production and Lucy Wedlock to the newly created position of series producer.

COPENHAGEN/HELSINKI: Following the Banijay-Zodiak merger, three executives have been named to senior positions at Banijay Finland, under which the combined non-scripted activities will be joined going forward.