World Screen

LONDON: Tim Hincks, the CEO of Endemol UK, has become the president of the Endemol Group, while Virginie Calmels, the chairman and CEO of Endemol France, takes on the role of COO for the group. Hincks was named CEO of Endemol UK in 2008. He became a member of Endemol’s International …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group has announced a new agreement to air matches from the Barclays Premier League in Sweden and Denmark, beginning in the 2013/2014 season and running through till the end of the 2015/2016 season. The coverage will encompass all 38 rounds of the Barclays Premier League. In Sweden, …

WARSAW/BUDAPEST: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks has named Hubert Drabik to the newly created role of head of sales for Central Europe. Drabik will work primarily from Poland. He reports to John Rossiter, the general manager for SPT Networks Central Europe, at the regional headquarters in Budapest. Drabik is responsible …

LONDON: After a four-year run as COO, Lucas Church has been tapped as CEO of Endemol UK, overseeing a group that includes Initial, Remarkable Television, Zeppotron, Darlow Smithson Productions, Tiger Aspect and Tigress. Church has held a number of senior positions at Endemol UK. In overseeing the strategic and creative …

LONDON: Ruth Clarke is leaving her post at Shine International and joining ITV Studios Global Entertainment as director of acquisitions and co-productions. Clarke will oversee the company’s acquisition and co-production strategy, reporting to Maria Kyriacou the managing director of ITV Studios Global Entertainment. “Identifying co-production opportunities and securing world-class programming are core …

UNTERFÖHRING: Sky Deutschland narrowed its Q1 pre-tax loss to 73 million euros ($94 million), with strong revenue and subscriber growth. The first-quarter revenues grew 18 percent to 318 million euros ($409 million). The customer base grew by 73,000 to 3.085 million. There was an 11 percent year-on-year increase in gross …

PARIS: Lower TV ad revenue and higher programming costs led TF1 to post an 8.9-percent drop in its operating profit to 56 million euros ($72 million). Consolidated revenue for the first quarter at TF1 was up 2.3 percent to 628.6 million euros ($808.3 million). Net profit was down 24.5 percent, …

MUNICH: Recording its third-highest results in the company’s 42-year history, Tele München Group (TMG) posted an operating profit of 64 million euros ($82 million) on revenues of 300 million euros ($386 million). The CinemaxX theater chain, which TMG owns a 75-percent share in, generated revenues of 223 million euros and …

LONDON: Power has been tapped to represent the rights for the Bankside Films catalogue of 21 movies on an exclusive basis worldwide. Power also gets a first-look option on all other titles as they become part of the library, with the potential to add five to eight additional titles a …

LONDON: The BBC Trust has issued its final conclusions on the pubcaster’s Delivering Quality First cost-savings strategy, which includes dropping all kids’ programming on BBC One and BBC Two and reducing the programming budget at BBC Three and BBC Four. The BBC’s governing body notes in its report that "investment in children’s content will be preserved," …