Chelsea Regan

The AVOD service W4Free has completed feature film licensing deals with Kaleidoscope, Platform Entertainment, The Film Consortium and Icon Film Distribution to bring over 100 titles to the platform.

SPI International/FilmBox and the Bulgarian television operator and internet service provider Telecable have signed a distribution deal for ten channels from SPI’s portfolio.

Rakuten TV is set to launch the StarzPlay SVOD service within the platform, providing customers access to Starz’s original series, acquired content and a movie library featuring thousands of titles.

ViacomCBS Networks UK (VCN UK) has promoted Gemma Hewlett to VP of digital channels and Anna-Belen Dunlop to senior director of acquisitions.

Channel 4 has partnered with Snap Inc. to bring more than 300 short-form edits of Channel 4 content to Snapchat’s Discover platform over the next year.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has appointed Krishnendu Majumdar as its new chair.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has confirmed new dates for this year’s Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards.

The BBC is set to broadcast live free-to-air Premier League games for the first time since the league’s inception in 1992 upon its return next month.

Toby Ward has joined Avalon as head of U.K. production for comedy, entertainment and scripted.

The Red Arrow Studios company Studio71 UK has tapped Joe Varley to fill the newly created director of development position.