World Screen

LONDON: Tanya Shaw has been promoted to managing director of Shine TV, while Tim Whitwell was elevated to the role of creative director. Shaw is currently the creative director, having joined the company in 2014 from a role as commissioning editor for factual features and formats at the BBC. Whitwell …

LONDON: UKTV is expanding its senior leadership team with the appointment of Samantha Hammonds as general counsel, effective in January. In this newly created role, Hammonds will lead all legal and business affairs operations. She will be responsible for helping UKTV execute its commercial and corporate strategy, protect its intellectual …

LEIPZIG: Buyers from 20 countries picked up a slew of content at this year’s German Screenings, which wrapped up its 40th edition today. Global Screen closed a deal for a package of more than ten TV movies to STV Slovakia, with Just Bridge (DVD Benelux) signing the rights to the …

LEIPZIG: At this year's German Screenings, ORF-Enterprise sold a variety of programming, including several Universum nature and wildlife docs, to broadcasters around the globe. Universum's Making an Ancient Forest: Kalkalpen National Park, Dolomites: In the Heroes' Garden and Waterland Warriors: The Beavers Are Back are headed to RAI in Italy and SRF …

STOCKHOLM: FOX International Channels (FIC) has elevated Clara Scherman, the head of FOX in Sweden, to senior director of Nordic acquisitions. Scherman adds the new responsibility to her current remit. In addition to leading development of FOX Sweden, Scherman will be responsible for content acquisitions across all FOX channels in …

LONDON: A+E Networks and RTL Nederland have entered a two-year partnership to support advertising and sales activities for the channel brands HISTORY and Crime + Investigation (CI) in the Netherlands. The collaboration is set to begin January 1. As part of the agreement, RTL Nederland will represent both HISTORY and …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) is shuffling some of its management, following its investment in a number of scale new digital ventures and reorganization into a country management structure over the past six months. The MTGx core video-on-demand technical functions for both the Play and Viaplay services are being united …

LONDON: Perform Group has secured an exclusive deal to broadcast live and on-demand English Premier League matches in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein from the start of the 2016-17 season. The three-year deal also allows Perform to broadcast live and on-demand English Premier League matches in Switzerland and Luxembourg on a …

LONDON: Freesat is set to feature the UKTV channels Yesterday, Drama and Really. The three channels will become available on the subscription-free satellite TV service later this month. Drama is set to premiere Call the Midwife and the film Captain Webb, while Really will debut Louis Theroux: Behind Bars. Medieval Murder …

LONDON: Long-time BBC exec Alan Yentob is stepping down from his current role as the corporation’s creative director amidst a financial scandal involving his Kids Company charity. Yentob, who has been with the BBC for nearly five decades, will stand down at the end of this year. He will nonetheless …