Joanna Padovano Tong

CANNES/MEMPHIS: Vivicast Media, a distributor of 4K and UHD programming and 24/7 linear networks, is making its debut as a MIPTV exhibitor.

MUNICH/NEW YORK: Red Arrow Entertainment Group's Left/Right has signed multiyear contract extensions with Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman, co-founders and co-presidents, and COO Kevin Vargas.

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has teamed up with leading players from the world of boxing to launch the first-of-its-kind annual tournament World Boxing Super Series.

NEW YORK/LONDON: Comedy Central International has greenlit five new short-form digital series exclusively made for Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, the Comedy Central Play app and the Comedy Central UK website.

BEVERLY HILLS: Two new stand-up comedy specials from Emmy winner Louis C.K. are due to debut exclusively on Netflix.

MADRID: As of today, the Olympic Channel is being offered in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish, in addition to English.

LONDON: Magnify Media has appointed two new senior staff members, Sarah Diggins and Natalia Sterlikova, who are responsible for format and program sales to Asia, CEE and the Middle East, respectively.

LONDON: Turner EMEA has hired Marc Goodchild, a seasoned TV producer and digital exec, as its head of digital content strategy and product for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

LONDON: Pulse Films has promoted Claire Wingate to the newly created post of senior VP of production and operations, while Isabel Davis has been upped to head of production for unscripted television and branded content.

LONDON: Live and on-demand coverage of this year's X Games Aspen will be available on ESPN Player in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.