World Screen

LONDON: BBC Entertainment, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Knowledge and CBeebies are joining Cyfrowy Polsat, which is Poland’s largest DTH platform, later this month. The agreement, secured by BBC Worldwide Channel, means that the BBC’s thematic channels are available on all major DTH, cable and IPTV providers in the country. These four services join …

LONDON: Virgin TV customers can now access programming on the go from their computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones through the new cloud-based Virgin TV Anywhere service. The service offers the ability for live streaming of up to 45 channels at launch, depending on a customer’s TV package and method of access. This includes …

LONDON: Shine International has appointed Katrina Neylon, currently the VP of sales, to the role of senior VP for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Ruth Clarke exited the post earlier this year. Neylon steps into the role, reporting to Nadine Nohr, the CEO of Shine International. Neylon will be …

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1 more than doubled its underlying net income in the third quarter, to 65.1 million euros ($83 million), with its performance bolstered by the 50-percent rise in digital revenues, to 85.9 million euros ($109.5 million). The group reported total revenues of 636.9 million euros, a gain of 7.1 percent. …

LONDON: E4 has commissioned Drifters, a new comedy-drama series about a trio of young women entering the world of adulthood. Starring Jessica Knappett, Lydia Rose Bewley and Lauren O’Rourke, Drifters revolves around the lives of Meg, Bunny and Laura, three women who are learning what it’s like to live in the real …

LONDON: Darlow Smithson (DSP) has been commissioned by BBC Three in conjunction with BBC Learning to produce One Day Like This, which will be sold internationally by Endemol Worldwide Distribution. Based on real events, One Day Like This (working title) focuses on a fatal car accident in a small English …

SÃO PAULO: In partnership with cable TV operator ZON, Globo is slated to debut a new channel in Portugal this weekend. The channel, named Globo, will broadcast telenovelas such as Aquele Beijo and Seize the Day. Programming will also include talk shows, series, comedies, and a weekly special devoted to Brazilian …

LONDON: Tim Davie, who has stepped into the director-general role at the BBC on an acting basis in the wake of George Entwistle’s departure, has said that his job right now is to "get a grip of the situation." This weekend Entwistle resigned in the wake of the Newsnight child-abuse scandal. "In …

LUXEMBOURG: RTL Group reported revenue that was up 5.5 percent in the third quarter to 1.3 billion euros ($1.65 billion), thanks to higher TV ad sales from the Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and growing revenues at FremantleMedia. The group’s reported EBITA was up by 5.8 percent to 165 million euros ($209 …

LONDON: ITV has posted a 6-percent dip year-on-year in TV ad revenues for its third quarter, after a difficult summer because of the BBC’s London Olympics coverage. The group’s external revenue was up 4 percent to £1.57 billion ($2.49 billion). Non-net advertising revenue gained 15 percent to £730 million ($1.16 billion). …