World Screen

LONDON: The newly unveiled Sky Q home entertainment system is promising a "fluid viewing" experience, allowing users to watch live channels, recordings and on-demand content in any room on a TV or tablet. The system is set for a launch in early 2016. Among the features Sky is touting is …

LONDON: Multiscreen activation specialist Monterosa has named former TF1 and Endemol exec David Jullien as its first head of international broadcast. In the newly created role, Jullien will be tasked with strengthening and creating new partner relationships with broadcasters, producers and brands to develop real-time digital TV experiences across global …

LONDON: Kudos has hired Phil Temple, who joins the company from Carnival Films, as executive producer. At Downton Abbey producer Carnival, Temple had served as development producer since 2014, after having been the head of development for two years. He takes up the new post at Kudos, which is part …

WARSAW: The thematic channel Polsat Viasat History has become available through UPC Polska as of today. Polsat Viasat History is being included in the Max package and, as part of a promotion, it is also being placed in the Select package until January 11, 2016. The channel is also offered through …

LONDON: In a speech to the Cardiff Business Club, BBC Director-General Tony Hall said that he backs the full external regulation of the corporation. Hall expressed that he would welcome the BBC to be regulated by an external regulator, outside of the BBC Trust—one that "holds our feet firmly to …

LONDON: FremantleMedia has taken a 25-percent stake in the factual-entertainment indie Full Fat TV, which was established by the former managing director of Endemol label Remarkable TV, Colette Foster. Full Fat TV is focused on producing factual entertainment and feature formats. The company is headquartered in Birmingham. During her time …

LONDON: BBC Trust has made decisions on a range of proposals for the public broadcaster, including moving BBC Three online and expanding the iPlayer to be more than a catch-up service. The pubcaster’s trustees determined that there is a “clear public value” in making BBC Three an online-only service, “as …

LONDON: Nelly Voukaki, who spent the last nine years in various roles at the Antenna Group, has been tapped to fill the newly created post of business development director at MoMedia. Voukaki will be reporting to Lucas Bertrand, the CEO of MoMedia. She is tasked with bringing new brand partners …

LONDON/PARIS: Discovery Communications has announced several new appointments at Eurosport in order to better focus on Olympics coverage for the 2018-24 cycle. The company’s Olympic Games leadership organization team will comprise five key functional areas. Jean-Thierry Augustin has been appointed as the president of sports development and Olympic commercialization, adding …

LONDON: Bob & Co's Duchess Street Productions has hired Miriam Brent, a former development editor at Raw TV, as the company's script executive, effective today. In her new position, Brent will be responsible for developing Duchess Street's slate of high-end original drama and dramatic adaptations. She will also offer editorial …