Kristin Brzoznowski

BBC Studios alum Tobi de Graaff has been tapped by Sky Studios in a new role as senior VP of commercial.

The Global Task Force for Public Media is calling on Twitter to correct the designation of four of its members—the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), CBC/Radio-Canada, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Radio New Zealand (RNZ)—which have been labeled as “government-funded media.”

Herb Lazarus, whose long career in the TV industry includes serving as international TV president for Carsey-Werner Television Distribution, died earlier this week at the age of 88.

Show Must Go On has been selected as the winner of the 2023 MIPFormats Pitch, presented by MIPTV and FOX Alternative Entertainment (FAE), while Let Me Go Home won the MIPDoc Pitch. 

ZDF Studios is creating the new position of director of international content partnerships as part of the acquisitions and co-productions department.

Michael Carrington, former head of entertainment and specialist at ABC Australia, has teamed up with Wagtail Productions' Angela Faria (Sheer Will) to launch a new indie venture focused on scripted.

Canal+ Group and M7 Group have decided to exercise their call option on the remaining 30 percent shares of SPI International, acquiring full ownership of the company.

Among the new projects announced for HBO and its revamped streaming service Max are the Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight and an original Harry Potter scripted series.

Dr. Markus Schäfer, president and CEO of ZDF Studios, on highlights across the company's scripted, factual and junior catalogs.

A+E Networks has made two new appointments to support its international co-production efforts, tapping Ninder Billing for unscripted and Alexandra Finlay for scripted.