World Screen

HELSINKI: SBS Discovery Television Finland has secured an extensive free-TV content deal with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution for series and movies to be made available on TV5 and Kutonen channels in Finland. The agreement includes such films as Fast & Furious 5, Snow White and the Huntsman, Bridesmaids, Ted and …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group has received regulatory approval from Swedish and Norwegian competition authorities for its acquisition of 86.8 percent of Nice Entertainment Group. The producer generated revenues of 121.1 million euros for the year ended June 30, 2013. MTG announced its 84.4 million euro ($114 million) investment in the …

LONDON: FremantleMedia has named Anne Brostrom as its managing director for Blu, the company's production division in Denmark. In her new role, which is effective January 1, 2014, Brostrom will be responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations of Blu. She will also be expected to manage the strategic vision of …

COPENHAGEN: Netflix has entered into its third partnership with a pay-TV platform in Europe, aligning with Waoo! in Denmark, which has about 270,000 customers. Following similar pacts with Virgin Media in the U.K. and Com Hem in Sweden, the Danish deal will bring Netflix directly to Waoo! subscribers set-top boxes. …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issue of TV Europe. Some of Europe’s top pay-TV and free-to-air buyers talk about spotting hits, the pros and cons of output deals and the need for nonlinear rights. The value of imported content to European buyers is not what it used …

SANTA MONICA: David Tennant of Doctor Who fame stars in the thriller The Escape Artist, produced by Endor Productions for BBC One and distributed by Red Arrow International. Steven Van Zandt, known from The Sopranos as well as Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, is front and center in the dramedy …

LONDON: Watch has two new hour-long Christmas specials on its roster that feature Dynamo the magician, famed from his hit series Dynamo: Magician Impossible. Dynamo Top Ten Greatest Moments is a special driven by social media. The fans voted on their favorite Dynamo moments from the last three seasons of …

UNTERFÖHRING: Record revenue growth in Sky Deutschland's third quarter drove an increase of 19 percent, reaching 392.7 million euros ($529.5 million). Subscription revenues were the main driver, up from Q3 2012's 306.6 million euros ($413.4 million) to 356.8 million euros ($481.1 million), with higher sub numbers and a 1.85 euros …

LONDON: FremantleMedia has appointed Sefan De Keyser as co-managing director of its production arm in Belgium. De Keyser, who takes on the role with immediate effect, will be working alongside Kristine Willems as co-MD of FremantleMedia Belgium. De Keyser will lead management of the day-to-day operations and will head up …

BELFAST: UTV Media is planning to launch a new television channel in the Republic of Ireland in early 2015. The UTV Ireland subsidiary is submitting an application to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for the content provision contract today. The new service will be based in Dublin, with newsgathering …