Jamie Stalcup

All3Media-backed indie Build Your Own (BYO) Films has tapped Natasha Phillips as head of development to manage and grow its slate of scripted and non-scripted programs.

Viaplay Group’s Viaplay streaming service is set to launch in the U.K. on November 1, with subscribers having two package options.

Samsung TV Plus has revealed its upcoming lineup of new channels in Europe, including The Jamie Oliver Channel.

Sky Studios has signed an exclusive multiyear first-look deal with Tortoise Media to adapt the company’s original podcasts into high-end series and features across scripted and documentary.

Tin Roof Media, the television content group housing Blink Films and Outline Productions, has appointed Charisma Jones as its first head of legal and business affairs.

SPI/FilmBox and Telekom Srbija Group, Serbia’s largest internet and cable television provider, have extended their distribution deal to allow subscribers to continue accessing 13 SPI channels and on-demand content.

Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has refreshed its commissioning team with a number of key changes to existing posts and three newly created roles.

Calinos Entertainment has appointed Kanal D International alum Gamze Utma Besler as international sales manager for Asia, CIS, Russia and the Baltics.

Banijay Italy has tapped Vincenzo Piscopo, formerly at Ciaopeople, as chief commercial and digital officer.

SPI/FilmBox’s adrenaline sports channel Fast&FunBox is now being distributed by 160 network operators in Germany via M7 Deutschland’s pay-TV bouquet FamilyHD.