Jamie Stalcup

The second edition of the Audio-Visual Producers Summit, organized by Cinecittà for the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Italian Ministry of Culture in association with APA, is set to take place in Trieste from July 19 to 21.

Gracenote, the content solutions business unit of Nielsen, has signed a commercial agreement with A+E Networks EMEA to help advance its FAST offerings in the U.K.

SPI International’s FilmBox+ streaming service has expanded its European footprint by integrating with Vectra, the leading cable operator in Poland.

BritBox International has launched an add-on subscription channel for Prime Video members in Sweden, giving viewers more ways to watch British titles.

Viaplay Group has entered a long-term distribution partnership with Polish telecommunications company Play to add its Viaplay streaming service to Play’s TV packages.

Viaplay Group has upped Cecilia Gave to executive VP and head of sports to oversee the strategic development and management of its sports operations.

A+E Networks EMEA has promoted Marianna Kritikos to VP of commercial advertising and partnerships and regional director for the Nordics and Benelux.

SPI International’s FAST channel Filmstream has launched on Samsung TV Plus in Norway, Finland and Denmark.

Industry Media has hired business affairs specialist Gwenda Carnie as director to help grow its presence in the U.K. and internationally.

SPI International has launched a host of SPI/FilmBox channels on Bulgaria’s new interactive television service Yettel TV.