World Screen

UNTERFÖHRING: Sky Deutschland reported a first-quarter net profit of 12.3 million euros ($15.4 million), with nearly 100,000 new subscribers. The German pay-TV company marked its first quarterly profit since 2007. However, Brian Sullivan, CEO, warned that Sky Deutschland will have more loss-making quarters before posting annual net profit. He commented: …

LUXEMBOURG/LOS ANGELES: RTL Group is acquiring a controlling stake in the online video network StyleHaul for $107 million. The group is increasing its shareholding to 93.6 percent, up from 22.3 percent. RTL Group will then have the opportunity to acquire the remaining equity, which is owned by StyleHaul's management and …

BERLIN: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Northern Europe has appointed Mathias Blüm as head of its digital unit. In the role of VP of digital media for Northern Europe, Blüm’s tasks will include the development of the digital business as well as potential partnerships and the creation and implementation of …

LONDON: Netflix has launched on the U.K. Internet TV service YouView, bringing with it box sets of hits such as Breaking Bad, Orange Is the New Black and House of Cards. Also available are The Originals, Homeland and Bojack Horseman, along with films such as The Hobbit: The Desolation of …

LONDON: BBC Daytime has ordered a second season of Two Tribes, a fast-paced quiz show from Endemol's Remarkable Television. Led by Richard Osman, Two Tribes looks on as contestants are split into tribes based on what they have in common. The program recently enjoyed a successful first season after debuting …

LONDON: Sky is planning to invest £3 million ($4.8 million) for production companies and arts organizations to team up on innovative TV projects. The Sky Arts Amplify initiative is designed to foster integrated partnerships between creative institutions and TV production companies. The plan is to make £1 million ($1.6 million) …

MUNICH: In the third quarter, ProSiebenSat.1 increased its revenues by 10.5 percent to 637.5 million euros ($790 million), with TV advertising and digital contributing to this growth. Recurring EBITDA increased by 7.9 percent to 162.9 million euros ($202 million) compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Underlying net …

LONDON: David Morrissey (The Walking Dead, The Driver) has aligned with producers Jolyon Symonds (Complicit, The Driver) and James Gay-Rees (Exit Through the Gift Shop, Senna) and director Asif Kapadia (Senna, The Warrior) to launch a new independent production company, On The Corner.  The outfit will develop scripted and non-scripted …

WARSAW: The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Puls has signed a free-TV content deal with NBCUniversal (NBCU) International Television Distribution for a range of series and films to air on its TV Puls and PULS2 channels. The pact includes a range of library titles and current series, along with more than 100 movies …

LONDON: The British comedy Detectorists, which just finished its first run on BBC Four, has been renewed for a second season. The show follows the relationship between two friends who share a passion for metal detecting and dream of finding a priceless Saxon hoard that will cement their place in …