World Screen

PARIS: The French media regulator Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has authorized the migration of LCI to free-to-air DTT, subject to "commitments." The French news channel has been operating since 1994. The CSA has now cleared the way for the service to become available on freeview DTT. Around 20 million …

LONDON: The BBC has reached an agreement with the British trade association Pact regarding the BBC Studios proposal, setting out a framework that will "strengthen the U.K. production sector and bring substantial benefits in terms of opening up new commissioning opportunities to competition." The new charter and agreement pertain to …

LONDON: Channel 4 will become the new terrestrial home of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship from 2016-18, as the BBC has ended its contract early due to cost-cutting measures. As part of a new deal agreed to with Formula 1 World Championship Limited, Channel 4 will air ten live …

LONDON: BBC Three has ordered the original comedy Sunny D to series following its pilot debut as part of this year’s BBC Three Comedy Feeds. The sitcom stars comedian Dane Baptiste as a man trapped in a mundane 9-to-5 job who is still living at home with his moody twin …

LONDON: BT has become the first TV service in the U.K. to support 4K Netflix streaming, offering Ultra HD content through a set-top box. The UHD content can be accessed through an updated version of the Netflix app on Ultra HD YouView+ set-top box. Users also need to have Netflix's …

LONDON: The former head of entertainment at Yellow Film & Television, Pete Paavolainen, has been appointed CEO of ITV Studios Finland. Paavolainen will head up the business’s ongoing expansion in entertainment and factual-entertainment production, with a focus on exploiting ITV Studios' existing formats in the territory, as well as original …

MADRID: The Mediapro/Imagina group has named Laura Miñarro head of distributor Imagina International Sales. The appointment is meant to strengthen the group’s commitment to the production and distribution of media content, boosting the activities carried out by Imagina International Sales’ worldwide offices. Miñarro has held different roles within the company …

LONDON/HILVERSUM: Willem Zijlstra is set to step down from his role as CEO of FremantleMedia’s Dutch scripted business, FourOne.Media, by year’s end, with Georgette Schlick taking over responsibility for the unit. Zijlstra will focus on his own creative projects, though he continue to work with the FourOne.Media team as a …

BUDAPEST: AMC has secured carriage deals with three operators in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), effective January 1. AMC has been added to the lineup of several telecom operators in the region. In Hungary, the channel will launch on telecom operator Telenor and service provider Invitel. The channel, which is …

LONDON: British horse racing is slated to broadcast on free-to-air television in the U.K. exclusively on ITV for four years beginning in 2017. ITV has picked up the rights to air nearly 100 days of racing each year. The agreement comprises all of the marquee events on the main ITV …