Sara Alessi

SKY in New Zealand and CBS Studios International (CBSSI) have agreed to a long-term content licensing deal that encompasses exclusive rights to programming from CBS, The CW and Showtime, including the drama Twin Peaks.

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is presenting a range of content from MTV, Nickelodeon, Channel 5, Spike, BET, VH1 and Comedy Central to MIPTV buyers, including Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party.

IM Global Television has secured an exclusive agreement to handle international sales for Funny Or Die’s original digital content slate.

NEW YORK/AMSTERDAM: AMC Studios has bolstered its executive team, naming Mark Dee-Shapland to the newly created position of head of content sales.

TORONTO/CANNES: Portfolio Entertainment is heading to MIPTV with a slate that features two new culinary shows and a selection of kids’ series, among other highlights.

PARIS: Among the highlights planned for MIPTV 2017 are the Digital Fronts, which will showcase a new generation of content creators, including VICE Media, AwesomenessTV, Jukin Media and more.

PARIS: Paul Telegdy, the president of the alternative and reality group at NBC Entertainment, and Meredith Ahr, the president of Universal Television Alternative Studio, have signed on to deliver a joint keynote at MIPTV 2017.

PARIS/SYDNEY: STUDIOCANAL has named Louisa Bayles to the post of head of TV and digital sales for Australia and New Zealand.

LONDON: FOX Networks Group Content Distribution (FNGCD) has secured additional sales for Atlanta, the Golden Globe-winning coming-of-age comedy created by and starring Donald Glover.

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/KUALA LUMPUR: Netflix alum Sean Carey has joined iflix Group in the role of chief content officer as the SVOD service for emerging markets rolls out in its tenth country.