World Screen

LONDON: Andreas Boenisch, formerly of Zodiak Rights, has become a partner in Can’t Stop Media, the venture launched by fellow ex-Zodiak executive Matthieu Porte. Boenisch, previously VP of sales at Zodiak Rights, will work with Porte to expand Can’t Stop’s sales and acquisitions efforts, with a particular emphasis on ramping up …

PARIS: Ad revenues at M6 Group were down by 2.2 percent in the first half of the year, with the French broadcasting group’s overall revenues for the period down by 1.2 percent to 710.8 million euros. Ad revenues at the M6 channel fell 4 percent to 342.1 million euros, but …

LONDON: ESPN has picked up French Ligue 1 broadcast rights for the U.K. and Ireland while also extending its deals for other European football leagues, including Italian Serie A and Germany’s Bundesliga. ESPN today announced the renewals of Italian Serie A, Eredivisie and the Russian Premier League across TV and digital …

PARIS: Advertising revenues for TF1’s flagship channel dropped by 5.9 percent to 713.2 million euros in the first half, while net profit fell by 21.2 percent to 93.5 million euros. Total revenues for the group in the period were down 1.8 percent to 1.3 billion euros, with other activities—outside of …

LONDON: BSkyB has reported a record financial performance for the year ended June 30, 2012, with revenues rising to £6.8 billion and operating profit increasing by 14 percent to £1.2 billion. The platform’s customer base now stands at 10.6 million, an increase of 312,000 on last year, with a churn …

LONDON: As part of its strategy to strengthen its international content business, ITV plc has acquired the Norwegian production firm Mediacircus and has agreed to partner with Israeli broadcaster Reshet on development and production initiatives. “We are now beginning to build on our strengths with selective investments and partnerships at …

LONDON: ALL3MEDIA has tapped an ad agency veteran, Farah Ramzan Golant, as its new CEO, effective November 5. Ramzan Golant is currently executive chairman of AMV BBDO, the U.K.’s largest ad agency. She was previously CEO of the firm, which has worked with Guinness, BT, the Economist, Sainsbury’s, Aviva, Pepsi, Mars, Mercedes …

LONDON: Citing the progress made in its Transformation Plan, ITV has reported double-digit revenue and profit growth in the first half of this year. Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2012, rose 10 percent to £1.13 billion, with pre-tax profit rising 15 percent to £235 million. Non-advertising revenues …

LONDON: Sky has clinched a deal to add content from Channel 5 to its on-demand service, Sky Anytime+, later this year. The broadcaster will join BBC and ITV on the catch-up service, alongside a slate of on-demand programming from Sky. Also available is content from MTV, UKTV, Discovery, FX, HISTORY, Disney and …

LONDON: British broadband, telephony and mobile provider TalkTalk has announced deals with Sky and UKTV to add channels from both operators to the Internet-delivered YouView platform launching in the U.K. later this year. The deal with UKTV will bring all of the branded channels from the BBC Worldwide-Scripps Networks International …