World Screen

LONDON: As part of a new extended agreement with Sky, TalkTalk is set to offer its subscribers Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, Sky Sports F1, and Sky Sports News on a pay-per-day tariff as part of a three-year deal. Through the expanded partnership, TalkTalk will continue to offer …

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1 Media has appointed Lesley Mackenzie as the executive VP of E-Entertainment, responsible for the areas of digital entertainment, online video (ProSiebenSat.1 Digital, Studio71, maxdome), online games and music streaming. Mackenzie previously held posts as group digital officer at LOVEFiLM in the U.K., Star TV Asia in India and …

LONDON: The U.K.’s BBC One has commissioned a new documentary looking at the world of shopping addiction. Twofour is set to produce the hour-long Britain’s Compulsive Shoppers (working title). Dan Adamson and Bridget Sneyd will exec produce for Twofour and Tom Macdonald for the BBC. Charlotte Moore, the controller for …

ISTANBUL: FOX International Channels (FIC) has put in place a new organizational structure for its executive team in Turkey, which is now integrated in the South Europe and Africa region. The reorganization is meant to enhance the position of Turkey in Europe, and to exploit the talent of the local …

MUNICH: Red Arrow Entertainment is set to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Sultan Sushi, the group's production company based in Belgium and the Netherlands. In March 2010, Red Arrow took a 51 percent stake in the company in Belgium. In June 2010, Red Arrow expanded the Sultan Sushi …

LONDON: BT has become the first U.K. pay-TV provider to offer movies on a buy-to-keep basis as well as to rent. Through BT's YouView box, customers are able to buy many of the latest movies from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, along with a selection …

LONDON: ITV has ordered a new tactical quiz show, The 21st Question, from Chocolate Media, which is part of NBCUniversal International Television Production. The 21st Question features exactly 21 questions. One player faces ten challenges through a series of "winner stays on" rounds. These test both strategy and wits. Only …

LONDON: Remarkable Television has been commissioned by ITV to produce the game show Ejector Seat, which will debut in daytime later this year. Andi Peters will be the presenter for the fast-paced general knowledge quiz. The show watches as six players are sat at the top of a track that …

PARIS/MUNICH: Olivier Courson, the chairman and CEO of STUDIOCANAL, and Rola Bauer, the president and partner of TANDEM Communications, are to present a joint keynote address at MIPTV on Tuesday, April 8. The keynote, entitled TANDEM/STUDIOCANAL: European Sensibility—Global Appeal, will touch on the companies' international productions and announcements of new …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Showcase is expecting its largest event yet, with a record 725 delegates attending, and highlights such as the new drama The Musketeers. Paul Dempsey, the president of global markets at BBC Worldwide, said: “We’ve had a phenomenal response to our 38th annual Showcase in Liverpool with many …