World Screen

VIENNA: Austria’s ORF-Enterprise wrapped up MIPCOM last week with a slew of factual sales, including pickups for titles from its Universum strand. Among those documentaries was Vanishing Kings: Lions of the Namib, which was acquired by National Geographic Channels International, Canada’s Explora and Sweden’s SVT. The latter also went for …

NEW YORK: Tony Hall, the director-general of the BBC, took part in this year's RTS Cambridge Convention, where he spoke about the future of the British public broadcaster.   brightcove.createExperiences(); The footage was created by the Royal Television Society. It was recorded at the RTS Cambridge Convention, which took place …

LONDON: Sky has signed a new multiyear movie and TV agreement with Disney UK & Ireland, providing Sky Movies and NOW TV Sky Movies Pass customers with premieres such as Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur and Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the first pay-TV window around nine months after …

STOCKHOLM: MTG is slated to launch two new channels, Viasat Series and Viasat Film Hits, in the Nordic region on November 10. Available in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Viasat Series will offer viewers a combination of new shows and existing hits from around the globe. All content will also be …

LONDON: Danny Cohen, the BBC's director of television, is leaving the organization to pursue a new leadership challenge. Cohen's remit covers the strategic, creative, operational and financial leadership of BBC Television, including BBC One, Two, Three and Four. He oversees a team of 3,000-plus people, producing more than 10,000 hours …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired the exclusive broadcast and online rights across the Nordic region for football from Spain’s La Liga and Italy’s Serie A until 2018, in addition to extending its exclusive rights agreement for France’s Ligue 1. MTG now holds the exclusive rights for broadcast and …

NEW YORK/PARIS: AMC Networks International has reached a carriage deal with Orange to make Sundance Channel Global available in France as part of the operator's Cinema and Series TV package. The 24/7 linear channel is available on Orange TV through its ADSL fibre and satellite platforms in France. The service …

STOCKHOLM/BEVERLY HILLS: C More Entertainment, Starz Digital and Starz Worldwide Distribution have aligned for a multiyear, content licensing output deal for exclusive first-run SVOD and pay-TV rights in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. As part of the pact, new Starz original series, including Ash vs Evil Dead, Flesh and Bone …

MONACO: Eurosport won big at the inaugural TV Sports Awards held last night in Monaco, with the pan-European TV channel netting several of the big honors, including best sports broadcaster. Additionally, Eurosport CEO Peter Hutton was named media executive of the year, while parent company Discovery secured the award for …

LONDON: STUDIOCANAL has aligned with RED Production Company, Spencer Millman, Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet to set up Guilty Party, a new TV and film production company based in the U.K. STUDIOCANAL is joining Guilty Party as a partner, with a 25-percent stake, and will also handle worldwide distribution. The …