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This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of TV Europe. OTT and on-demand platforms are reshaping the media landscape across Europe. Perhaps the most highly awaited television launch in Europe this year was not that of a traditional channel at all but that of an OTT service—the kick-off …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of World Screen. Established by a Royal Charter in 1922, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) declared from the start that its mission was: “to enrich people’s lives with programs and services that inform, educate and entertain.” Through the decades, just as …

DALLAS: The adoption of PC-to-TV connections in Europe has exceeded that of the U.S. market, according to Parks Associates. The New European Entertainment and Internet of Things research finds that among broadband households, 54 percent in Spain have connected a PC to the TV. In the U.K. and Germany, it's …

LONDON: Tim Mutimer, currently the head of non-scripted at Zodiak Rights, has been elevated to CEO, following the resignation of Steve Macallister. Macallister will remain at Zodiak Rights until the end of the year. Mutimer will take up the position with immediate effect and report to Zodiak Media CEO Marc-Antoine …

LONDON: Antenna Group has entered into a strategic pan-European media alliance with companies such as ProSiebenSat.1 and Modern Times Group (MTG) aimed at accelerating the growth of digital businesses. The alliance features seven leading media groups in Europe, including Turkey's Dogan TV, France's TF1 and Poland's TVN Group. The members …

LUXEMBOURG: RTL Group saw its net profit for the first nine months of the year fall by 42.8 percent to 306 million euros ($380.6 million), impacted by a new advertising tax in Hungary, the difficult economic situation in France and challenges at its FremantleMedia production arm. Revenue was down 1.6 …

LONDON: Following its successful acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority interest in Sky Deutschland, BSkyB will now simply be known as Sky, touting itself as "Europe's leading entertainment company." The enlarged operations will serve 20 million customers across five countries: Italy, Germany, Austria, the U.K. and Ireland. Its combined …

NEW YORK/LONDON: Playground Entertainment has hired Channel 4's Sophie Gardiner as the creative director of Playground Television, its newly formed U.K. division. Gardiner will work out of the company's London offices, which are due to open early next year. She will report to Louise Pederson, the newly appointed managing director …

LONDON: ITV reported an 8 percent increase in overall revenues to £1.8 billion ($2.84 billion) and a 7 percent gain in broadcast and online revenues. Revenue from Broadcast & Online reached £1.4 million ($2.2 million). Advertising revenues were up 6 percent for the first nine months. Online, Pay & Interactive …

MADRID/STAMFORD: WWE and Spain’s Atresmedia have renewed their TV distribution agreement and promotional partnership through 2016. The two entities first partnered in 2013. Since then, the ratings for WWE’s flagship programs Monday Night Raw and SmackDown have more than doubled, leading to the two-year agreement extension for Atresmedia’s channel Neox. …