Kristin Brzoznowski

At a business session this afternoon at NATPE Budapest, executives from STUDIOCANAL, AXN, Antenna Group and 3Vision shared insights on the evolving strategies for exploiting existing and new windows across Central and Eastern Europe.

FremantleMedia International has appointed Nick Pawsey as its new VP of sales and distribution, with oversight across CEE, Russia and CIS.

Awesomeness and MTG's Nordic video streaming service Viaplay have entered into a distribution deal.

Antenna Group has inked a deal with VICE Media’s youth-focused international network VICELAND to become the exclusive distributor of the channel’s original content across Central and Eastern Europe.

Following a review of its local business in Turkey, Endemol Shine Group has dismissed CEO Gokan Tatarer and Chief Commercial Officer Hakan Eren.

Sky Italia has secured the exclusive live rights to all UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches from the 2018-19 season through to 2020-21.

A+E Networks UK has launched its entertainment channel Blaze on Virgin TV in the U.K. and Ireland.

Sky Deutschland has secured the exclusive broadcast rights for the UEFA Champions League in Germany, with the Perform Group as sub-licensee.

Michael von Würden, CEO of Snowman Productions Denmark, along with Rasmus Steentoft, the company's chief creative officer, and Lars Fønss, executive director, have agreed to multiyear extensions of their contracts.

TF1 Group, ProSiebenSat.1 and Mediaset (Italy and Spain) have come together to establish the European Broadcaster Exchange (EBX), a JV meant to address the demand for brand-safe ad environments and high-quality pan-European video campaigns.