World Screen

STOCKHOLM: TV series and films from the NonStop Entertainment catalogue are being added to Netflix for its members in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The multi-year agreement includes titles such as American Splendor, The Class, Battle Royale and Frozen River. Netflix just launched its service in Scandinavia as of October. “Scandinavians …

LONDON: Argonon has hired Accelerate Worldwide, a new commercial management consultancy, to assist with the company’s digital growth. Accelerate, which launched last month, will help Argonon expand its digital efforts by facilitating strategic acquisitions or senior industry hires. Argonon is the first client for Accelerate, which was co-founded by Kate …

LONDON: Sky has reached a deal with Warner Bros. for the exclusive rights to all eight Harry Potter films for Sky Movies. The pact kicks off next month. During the three months that the films will run on Sky movies, the works will not be available on any other U.K. …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Channels has signed a carriage deal with the Norwegian DTT provider RiksTV, which will add BBC Entertainment to its lineup as of November 1. BBC Entertainment debuted in the Nordic market in 2008. The channel features hit shows such as Dragons’ Den, Alan Carr: Chatty Man and The Graham Norton Show. With …

LONDON: Netflix is bulking up its offerings for members in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland with the addition of series and films from the ITV Studios Global Entertainment catalogue. The signing of a new multi-year deal sees a range of titles heading to the regional service, including the thriller Appropriate Adult …

LONDON: Syfy in the U.K. is becoming the broadcast home for Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine via a deal with CBS Studios International. Star Trek launches on November 5 at 7 p.m. The channel becomes the first to deliver Star Trek: The …

LOS GATOS: Netflix makes its official debut today in Finland, following launches earlier this week in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Throughout Scandinavia, 10 million broadband TV households can now subscribe to the service to instantly access a selection of Hollywood, local and global TV programming as well as movies. At launch, Netflix …

LONDON: Channel 4 has signed comedian Adam Hills, who hosted the late night show The Last Leg for the network during the Paralympics, to an exclusive one-year talent deal. The contract will see Hills return with A Last Leg Christmas Special and a series in 2013. Channel 4 will be …

LONDON: After serving as the CEO of BBC Worldwide for eight years, John Smith has announced that he is exiting the post, which Tim Davie, the current director of BBC Audio & Music, will take over. Smith told staff that he is leaving to "pursue new opportunities" in the commercial sector. …

PREMIUM: The most successful shows on France’s tier of commercial digital terrestrial (DTT) channels barely top the audience threshold of 1 million viewers; only a handful of programs reached that level last Monday through Saturday (October 15-20) and most of them were American feature films. The top DTT audience of …