Joanna Padovano Tong

A second season of the fantasy comedy Zapped, a UKTV original created by Black Dog Television and produced by Baby Cow Productions, is slated for broadcast on Dave later this year.

BBC One has added to its lineup the new six-part comedy series Edith, starring Alison Steadman, John Cleese and Jason Watkins.

BBC Worldwide has licensed a variety of programming to SVT in Sweden, including numerous episodes of popular children's shows.

Yann Le Prado has become the new head of catalog at STUDIOCANAL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canal+ Group.

Julien Leroux has been named executive VP of sales and content development for Newen Distribution's new U.K. subsidiary.

AwesomenessTV, the global entertainment media brand aimed at Generation Z and owned by Comcast, Hearst and Verizon, has opened a London office to expand its European presence.

LONDON: Phil Goodhew has been elevated to senior VP of commercial strategy at Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITVD), a newly created position.

BARCELONA: At this year's MIPTV, Filmax International is slated to showcase the hit thriller I Know Who You Are, among other highlights.

LONDON: Discovery Communications and Group Nine Media have unveiled a new collaboration between Eurosport and the millennial media brand NowThis for the production and co-distribution of sports-related social video content.

LONDON: A newly expanded leadership team has been appointed at A+E Networks UK with the promotions of Adrian Pilkington, Izabella Wiley and Mark Neil.