World Screen

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has appointed Anders Jensen as the executive VP of the group's Scandinavian free-TV and radio operations, a newly created role that reports directly to Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, the president and CEO of MTG. The appointment is effective August 1. Jensen will be responsible for the …

MADRID: Shine Iberia has hired Ruth Martínez, who joins from Boomerang TV, as its new head of acquisitions. Previously, Martínez was the head of acquisitions and sales in the international department at Boomerang TV. Before this, she was the commercial manager at 3Koma. She was previously director of TV shows …

This article originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issue of TV Europe. European broadcasters are filling their prime-time grids with a mix of local dramas and adaptations of unscripted formats. Much of Europe remains economically challenged with advertising revenues in decline in many markets. The southern part of the continent—Greece, …

OSLO: The Norwegian cable operator Altibox has strengthened its relationship with Warner Bros., now set to deliver full seasons of such shows as Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory. Seasons one through ten of Two and a Half Men will be available to Altibox customers in …

STOCKHOLM: Morten Aass has been appointed as the new president and CEO of Nice Entertainment Group, as Patrick Svensk, the current chairman and CEO of Nice Entertainment Group and executive VP of content for Modern Times Group (MTG), is leaving the company. Aass was the CEO of Nice Entertainment Group …

MUNICH: The overall quality of pilots the Hollywood studios presented this year at the L.A. Screenings was high, although there was no single breakout hit, according to ProSiebenSat.1’s Rüdiger Böss. As senior VP of group programming acquisitions for the German media giant, Böss buys for a broad range of channels, …

LONDON: There was depth and breadth to the pilots offered at the L.A. Screenings this year, according to Sarah Wright, the controller of acquisitions at British pay-TV behemoth Sky. “There was everything from high-concept shows like Odyssey (NBCU) and Gotham (WBITD), to romantic comedies such as Marry Me (SPT) and …

The city of Prague will serve as the new home for NATPE Europe this year, which is hosting the content market and screenings from June 23 to 26. Rod Perth, the president and CEO of event organizer NATPE, is enthusiastic about the move from Budapest. He notes that Prague is …

LONDON: Sophie Turner Laing, the managing director of content at Sky, has announced that she is exiting the role later this year. Turner Laing has been with Sky for 11 years. As MD of content, she has been responsible for Sky's portfolio of entertainment, movie and news channels, as well …

LONDON: A+E Networks UK has launched Crime + Investigation (CI) in Slovakia on two new operators, while securing additional carriage for HISTORY in the country as well. CI is now available on IPTV and DTH operators Slovak Telecom and DIGI Slovakia. The channel is home to such series as The …