World Screen

ISTANBUL: TVE is heading to DISCOP Istanbul with plans to focus on its channel sales and program-distribution businesses. Program highlights include Isabel, which focuses on the life of Spain’s Queen Isabella the Catholic. “Isabella and Ferdinand begin their reign, but they have to overcome a series of difficulties and embark …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issue of TV Europe. ProSiebenSat.1 Media is one of the leading media groups in Europe and reaches some 41 million households in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Today it comprises a bouquet of free-TV and pay-TV channels, digital assets and a production-and-international-distribution unit. …

LONDON: The BBC and BSkyB have resolved their long-running dispute over retransmission fees, agreeing that the pubcaster will no longer have to pay to have its services carried on Sky, saving around £5 million ($8 million) per year. The BBC had threatened to start charging Sky for its content if …

LONDON: The UKTV channel Dave has commissioned a second season of Crackanory, a "story time" show for adults. Crackanory tells satirical and contemporary stories using a combination of live action and animation. The program comes from Tiger Aspect Productions. The upcoming 6×40-minute season is slated to premiere on Dave later in …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issue of TV Europe. Last year, ITV, the leading commercial broadcaster in the U.K., increased its audience share for the first time since 1990. In fact, of the country’s five terrestrial broadcasters, ITV was the only one to improve its share—and this …

PARIS: Maurice Lévy, the chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, is lined up to deliver a keynote address on Tuesday, April 8, as part of MIPTV's Media Mastermind Keynote series. Publicis Groupe is the world’s third largest advertising and communications group. Lévy is widely recognized as one of the leading …

GENEVA: Eurovision is set to make broadcast history with the first-ever live televised debate between the European Commission presidential nominees. The Eurovision debate will bring the nominees face to face and broadcast the action on TV and online. Between five and seven presidential hopefuls are expected to participate. The debate …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises is co-developing Europe: The Story of Us with Nutopia, and will be distributing the production around the globe. The series is still open for international co-production partners. Nutopia is developing Europe: The Story of Us for ZDF Enterprises. The Story of Us is an epic TV event …

PARIS: Eurosport and France Télévisions are continuing their partnership with the French Tennis Federation (FFT), broadcasting the French Open until 2018. The deal makes the networks the official broadcasters for the five Roland Garros tournaments in the French market. France Télévisions, which has aired the tournaments since 1987, will remain …

STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights has announced further deals on the scripted format The End, coming on the heels of a U.S. commission. In Germany, Eccho Rights optioned The End to local producers UFA, which are developing the show for SAT.1. In France, Shine has taken an option to develop the series. …