TEL AVIV/CANNES: Dori Media Group has added to its catalogue the mentalist show Invisible, which first aired in Israel earlier this year.

NEW YORK/CANNES: A+E Networks has named Hayley Babcock, a former executive at Fox and Sony Pictures Television, as its head of formats, international programming and production.

LONDON: Discovery Communications has appointed Dominic Baillie as chief technology officer of Olympics & Sports, and Simon Farnsworth as senior VP of Olympic Technical Distribution.

CANNES: Beyond Distribution has placed more than 240 hours of programming, including Deadly Women, with Foxtel, and has also expanded the role of Joanne Azzopardi, who brokered the deal, to senior VP of sales and acquisitions.

NEW YORK: Jens Richter, the CEO of FremantleMedia International, tells World Screen Newsflash about the company’s drama business.

NEW YORK: The National Football League (NFL) has named Twitter as its exclusive partner to deliver a live, worldwide OTT digital stream of Thursday Night Football throughout the 2016 NFL Regular Season.

PARIS: Vivendi is set to launch STUDIO+, a venture that will create exclusive, short-form series specifically for smartphones and tablets, available via a dedicated app.

CANNES: Shows from Japan, Australia, the U.K., Netherlands and Norway picked up wins at last night's fourth annual International Emmy Kids Awards, which were held for the first time at MIPTV.

CANNES: Studio 100 Media has sold more than 100 half-hours of programming to Lithuanian pubcaster LRT.

LONDON: CBBC has given a second-season order to its upcoming soccer-themed kids’ drama Jamie Johnson, with the first run due out in time for the Euro 2016 Championships this summer.