Chelsea Regan

Sky Studios and Birmingham Repertory Theatre have launched Sky Comedy REP, a new partnership that aims to discover and develop new regional comedy writing talent from across the U.K., particularly from underrepresented communities.

FIFA has awarded the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 2022 to Antenna TV in Greece.

Through a new partnership with Rakuten TV, SPI International’s ad-based digital movie service Filmstream has launched in 42 European countries.

The London-based production company Lucky 17 has appointed Eleanor Lawrence as partner and head of scripted to spearhead its move into original content creation.

Narrative Entertainment has unveiled the free-to-air entertainment network GREAT!, which is launching in the U.K. on May 25.

Please Help Me, a 15-minute comedy special from Banijay UK’s Tiger Aspect Comedy, is set to launch on BBC Three.

Matera is set to host the first edition of the Audio-Visual Producers Summit from July 7 to 10.

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is set to produce two English-language films every year, starting with Hilma, a biopic of the Swedish artist and feminist pioneer Hilma af Klint, written and directed by Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, My Life as a Dog).

Comedy Central UK has greenlit three new series, including the female-fronted discussion show Yesterday, Today & The Day Before from Rumpus Media.

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and Matchroom Sport have renewed their media rights partnership in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland while extending it to Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland for the first time.