Joanna Padovano Tong

TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats has licensed the Canadian finished tapes of the celebrity game show Only One Knows to Russia's Questions and Answers (QAA) in an agreement made in collaboration with Media Thor@.

COPENHAGEN: Nice Entertainment Group's Strong Productions in Denmark has named Trine Bjørn Jakobsen interim CEO following the resignation of Fredrik "Fellini" Hillerbrand.

LONDON: The Story Lab has signed an agreement with Freeman Distribution to release a trio of films in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

LONDON: Sky is reorganizing its entertainment team, with Zai Bennett taking on the new role of director of programs for Sky Entertainment in the U.K. and Ireland, effective immediately.

LONDON: The Royal Television Society (RTS) has named Tom Mockridge as chair of the board of trustees, effective immediately.

LONDON: UKTV has commissioned Murder on The Blackpool Express, a two-part murder mystery comedy drama, for broadcast on its Gold channel.

PARIS: Newen Distribution, a subsidiary of the Newen Group, has appointed Malika Abdellaoui as the company's managing director.

GENEVA: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has revealed that next year's Eurovision Song Contest will feature participants from 43 territories, matching the record set in 2008 and 2011.

LONDON: A+E Networks UK, a joint venture between A+E Networks and Sky, has appointed Mark Neil as its VP of finance, effective January 3, 2017.

LONDON: NBCUniversal International Studios has hired Tariq Mirza, who previously worked for Kudos Film & Television, as VP, head of U.K. scripted; commercial, legal and business affairs.